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The sins of Percy

Law Discussions The sins of Percy Playing fullback for South Africa against Wales at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, Percy Montgomery was given two yellow cards. Two yellow cards in the same match meant that he was sent off. Being sent off meant having to go to an inquiry, probably on Wednesday. We look at the sins of Percy.

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'Daniel Carter has it all'

OPINION 'Daniel Carter has it all' The world's papers are unanimous in their verdict of New Zealand's 23-19 victory over England at Twickenham - 'an epic'. And they are pretty sure who the star of the show was - the 'sublime' Daniel Carter. But opinions were divided as to the actual worth of England's efforts and the role of the officials...

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How the voting may have gone

Second Phase How the voting may have gone Syd Millar, the chairman of the International Rugby Board, announced that New Zealand would host the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He also said, in an interview, that the process had been transparent.

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Spear tackle - two more things

Law Discussions Spear tackle - two more things The spear tackle is not going to die and in fact judgement/sentence still awaits Ma'a Nonu who was cited for a dangerous tackle of the spear variety when Ireland played New Zealand.

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Incidents - November ii

Law Discussions Incidents - November ii We have already given the statistics for the second weekend in November and have discussed the prickly matter of the spear tackle. Now we are going to look at some incidents from six matches, including a penalty try at Murrayfield and a mark at Twickenham.

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Referees till 20 November

Laws & Referees Referees till 20 November There are Tests again this weekend and a United Nations of referees all over Europe - and goal judges in Bucharest.

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Spear tackles again

Law Discussions Spear tackles again Ma'a Nonu has been cited for his tackle on Gordon D'Arcy in which the New Zealand centre lifted the Irish centre off his feet. D'Arcy fell to ground and received treatment. The referee spoke to Nonu and penalised him. We shall discuss this - and four other cases over the weekend. Four! At least four.

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November 11-12 - stats

Law Discussions November 11-12 - stats As we shall do throughout this month, wherever we can, we shall give some statistics on each match with some comparisons from match to match.

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Six beers with a brewmaster

Second Phase Six beers with a brewmaster

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Incidents from the 1st weekend of November

Law Discussions Incidents from the 1st weekend of November Tests have broken out again in November, their intensity to be increased in the second week when the invasion of Europe takes place in earnest.

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First Test for young Scot

Laws & Referees First Test for young Scot After a period of great Scottish refereeing with the likes of Brian Anderson and Jim Fleming, Scottish refereeing has been a bit thin. But there are great hopes for young Peter Allan who referees his first Test on Saturday.

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Referees for Dubai, George Sevens

Laws & Referees Referees for Dubai, George Sevens The IRB Sevens circuit starts in Dubai on 1-2 December and then moves down to George 9-10 December. Of course, referees have been appointed, mainly the same set for both tournaments.

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