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Castres’ Rory Kockott was this week handed a three-week suspension for “making contact with the eye area” of Munster’s Chris Cloete during Round 4 of the Champions Cup. The incident was not spotted by the referee during the game but…
This season has not been particularly kind to Wasps, so far. Christian Wade left for the NFL (discussed here) in October, significant financial losses were reported in November, transfer rumours are circulating about many of their key players, they have…
A disturbing incident has emerged from the France v Fiji match on Saturday 24 November which saw Fiji claim an historic victory concerning the French No.8 Louis Picamoles. In the video below, Picamoles appears to suffer two concussive blows in…
The 2018 Autumn Internationals have come and gone without a single red card or suspension – in the men’s game, at least. Surely, this is something we should be celebrating? A cleaner and safer game is in the interests of…
Sports Arbitration Revisited Pt II: Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland | Keep Calm Talk Law Following the recent case of RFC Seraing and Doyen Sports Company v FIFA and Others , the ECtHR took a look at the concerning world…
Sports Arbitration Revisited Pt I: Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland | Keep Calm Talk Law Following the recent case of RFC Seraing and Doyen Sports Company v FIFA and Others , the ECtHR took a look at the concerning world…
World Rugby has created a new law, for implementation with immediate effect. A World Rugby ‘proclamation’ states: “Acting in accordance with the Bye-Laws and on behalf of the Council, the World Rugby Executive Committee have agreed to create a new…
This week reports have emerged that World Rugby and, in particular, Vice-President Agustín Pichot are considering scrapping summer and autumn tours in favour of a new ‘World League’. The plan has reportedly been discussed with the heads of the New…
The rugby world (or at least the twittersphere) erupted into furore on Sunday after Will Spencer’s red card against Wasps. The Leicester lock was sent off in the in the 40th minute after the referee deemed his shoulder to have…
“The last twenty years have seen huge growth in sports arbitration. Rather than allowing disputes to be settled in ordinary domestic courts, most Sports Governing Bodies (SGBs) now provide for all disputes under their regulations to be settled exclusively by…
