Second Edition.
This book is the Rugby Football Union's definitive refereeing handbook. It is intended as a source of guidance for those wishing to become qualified referees, for referees who are already qualified, and for interested players, coaches and spectators.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to ensure that it continues to deliver the latest guidance on Rugby Union refereeing.
The handbook includes helpful sections on:
- The referee's general management of the game
- The scrum, line-out, ruck and maul
- The effective application of the advantage law
- Officiating offside and obstruction in open play
- The referee's positioning
- Officials' physical fitness
- The demands of touch judging
