Rugby Video Evidence
Application
of the rules
Football
In a game of
football, there is a referee whose responsibilities are:-
Powers
- stopping, suspending or
terminating the match at his discretion, for any infringements of the
Laws;
- stopping, suspending or
terminating the match because of outside interference of any kind;
- Stopping the match if, in his
opinion, a player is seriously injured and ensuring that he is removed
from the field of play. An injured player may only return to the
field of play after the match has restarted;
- allowing play to continue until
the ball is out of play if a player is, in his opinion, only slightly injured;
- allowing play to continue when
the team against which an offence has been committed will benefit from
such an advantage and penalises the original offence if the anticipated
advantage does not ensue at that time;
- Taking disciplinary action
against players guilty of cautionable and sending-off offences. He is not
obliged to take this action immediately but must do so when the ball next
goes out of play;
- Taking action against team
officials who fail to conduct themselves in a responsible manner and may, at
his discretion, expel them from the field of play and its immediate
surrounds.
Duties
- enforcing the Laws of the Game;
- controlling the match in
co-operation with the assistant referees and, where applicable, with the
fourth official;
- ensuring that any ball used
meets the requirements of Law 2;
- ensuring that the players'
equipment meets the requirements of Law 4;
- acting as timekeeper and keeping
a record of the match;
- Ensuring that any player
bleeding from a wound leaves the field of play. The player may only return
on receiving a signal from the referee, who must be satisfied that the
bleeding has stopped;
- punishing the more serious
offence when a player commits more than one offence at the same time;
- acting on the advice of the
assistant referees regarding incidents that he has not seen;
- ensuring that no unauthorised
persons enter the field of play;
- indicating the restart of the
match after it has been stopped;
- Providing the appropriate
authorities with a match report, which includes information on any
disciplinary action taken against players and/or team officials,
substitutions and any other incidents that occurred before, during or
after the match.
This is what
is expected a referee to do during a game situation, they are assisted by two
linesmen who are called the assistant referee’s
as they provide additional watch over the game and provides the referee
with information that the referee might of missed or did not have a clear view
of.
A linesman duty
usually includes indicating to the referee the following:-
- When the whole ball has passed
outside the field of play.
- Which side is entitled to return
the ball into the field of play.
- When a player may be penalised
for an offside offence.
- To assist the fourth official
(if present) in notifying the centre referee that a substitution is being
requested.
- When offences or other
infringements of the Laws of the Game have been committed of which the
referee does not have an adequate view.
A linesman
can also be called upon to take over the referee at any part of the match if
the referee is unable to continue.
Rugby
In rugby the
game is controlled by one referee and they have got two linesmen who run along
the touchlines and provide the referee with guidance.
The referee
is in sole control of the game time, awarding points, sending players off and
on and ensuring the teams follow the rules of the game and applying penalties.
There are 15
players on each of the two teams and are positioned as follows:-
1. Prop
2. Hooker
3. Prop
4. Lock
5. Lock
6. Flanker
7. Flanker
8. Number 8
9. Scrum-half
10.
Fly-half
11.
Wing
12.
Centre
13.
Centre
14.
Wing
15.
Full
back
Positions 1-8 are known as forwards and take part in scrums and lineouts and the backs 9-15 are out infield either in a defensive line or attacking line formation.
A game of
rugby is played in two halves and each half is 40 minutes long, this is
controlled by the referee. Points can be awarded by the referee by the
following methods:-
· Try (5 points) – Placing the ball
down in the oppositions in-goal area.
· Conversion (2 points) – This is a
place kick taken in line from the point the try was awarded at and can only be attempted
after a try is scored. The kicker must get the ball between the posts.
· Penalty kick (3 points) – A place kick
taken at the place of the penalty and the ball must go between the posts.
· Drop kick (3 points) – A kick taken
where the ball is dropped to the ground and kicked. It must go between the
posts.
For a
penalty kick and a conversion, the linesmen are ordered by the referee to leave
the touchlines and stand behind the posts to judge if the ball goes between the
posts. The drop kick can only be judged by the referee.
The referee can use the guidance of a Television
Match Official if available to review footage of a specific moment in the game.
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