President’s Christmas message

Posted on December 21st, 2011 by Phil

Dear Marauders So the end of 2011 is nigh. From a Malta Marauders point of view , it was a reasonably successful year. Finishing runners-up in the Malta Veterans Tournament was a definite plus, and all the players enjoyed the weekend in general, and in particular meeting such a diverse group of Vets from all [...]

Why don’t referees apply the laws?

Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by Phil

Part I – Feeding in the scrum As a rugby referee at the grass-roots level of the sport, I try, to the best of my ability, to apply the laws as they are written. What makes life difficult is when referees at more exalted levels of the game are not seen to be doing the [...]

Tags: laws, rugby, scrum