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The first week of the 2019 Rugby World Cup has not been short of controversy. There’s been some brilliant rugby played, but the decisions of referees have unfortunately dominated the headlines. This article will consider the main disciplinary incidents of…
On Tuesday 20 August, World Rugby announced that France second-row Paul Gabrillagues (the “Player”) had been handed a six-week suspension for foul play in the France vs Scotland match on Saturday 17 August. The player appeared before an independent World…
Scott Barrett’s red card in the first Bledisloe Cup test of 2019 has provoked outrage and controversy across the rugby world. The decision by referee Jerome Garces to send off the All Blacks’ second row for a shoulder charge on…
I have published an updated version of this article, available here: World Rugby's High Tackle Framework - An Update for 2020. In May of this year, World Rugby published its new Decision-Making Framework for High Tackles. It is intended as…
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…
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…
Chris Ashton was yesterday handed a seven-week suspension by the RFU. It came as a result of the red card he received in a pre-season friendly match between Castres Olympique and his new club, Sale Sharks, on Friday 17 August,…
Challenging the Call: Sporting Governing Bodies and Judicial Review | Keep Calm Talk Law Courts have long resisted extending judicial review to sporting governing bodies, using a strained notion of contract to provide cover where necessary. However, with sport playing…
Crossing the Line in Sport: Is Cheating Always Wrong? | Keep Calm Talk Law The distinction between cheating and gamesmanship is incredibly difficult to define. At what point should we draw the line?
World Rugby's 'new tougher approach' won't do enough to protect players Rugby columnist Ben Cisneros argues World Rugby's new ruling on tackles could be counter-productive.
