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Wayne Barnes has launched a new video series, using his kids' superhero figures to explain uncontested scrums
Wayne Barnes has launched a new video series to help explain some of rugby’s more complex rulings – and he is using his kids’ superhero toy figures to illustrate his Gallagher Premiership explanations. The English referee’s series was prompted by the recent rash of uncontested scrums in the league.
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Three games, starting with Barnes in charge of the meeting of Bath versus Wasps, have gone to uncontested scrums in recent weeks, prompting debate as to the rulings on whether the team unable to contest scrummaging should have to lose a player because of it.
Using the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, along with a computer screen graph detailing all the various scenarios in a grid, Barnes talked through the three incidents, initially explaining that it was right that Wasps could replace a player as they had lost someone due to a head injury.
He then went on to highlight that it was also correct in the Harlequins vs Bath and Bristol vs Northampton matches for Bath and Northampton to each lose a player after those games went to uncontested scrums.
Bath suffered as they had two yellow cards at the time while Saints paid a price due to injuries to their two loosehead props.
For my fellow rule book diehards & to answer all the questions I get, I’m starting a series of short videos (from my kitchen table) breaking down the laws behind the biggest talking points. This week it’s uncontested scrums.#ThrowTheBookhttps://t.co/8AeYZToWoJ
— Wayne Barnes (@WayneBarnesRef) September 18, 2020
Explaining why he decided to start the video series, Barnes, who recently joined Twitter, said: “I’m going to simplify what can sometimes be quite a complex game and I thought I would get a little bit of help from my kids’ superheroes.
“Now since the restart, we have had three separate occasions when games have gone to uncontested scrums. Quite unheard of, unprecedented but quite complex as well. There have been lots of questions asked on whether or not a player should have been replaced, whether a team should have been punished by losing a player and all the different scenarios that come into play.
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“There are so many different scenarios that referees can’t have that all in their mind, that’s when we make mistakes so we actually have this little document which is in our kit bag which we use when these things start to happen.”
After explaining that the correct decisions were taken in all three Premiership situations, Barnes concluded: “A really complex area but hopefully a bit more clarity. We have sorted that out and we will hopefully sort some more out as we go along.”
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— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) September 9, 2020
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I’d say France was far more hard done by in the 2011 final than the All Blacks in this game. Joubert simply refused to call a penalty against the All Blacks in the last quarter even directing an All Black to drop a ball he picked up in an offside position rather than penalizing him. This article also totally discounts the efforts of PSTD. Ask Jordie how well he played. Or the backup flank who played hooker for the entire game. Siya was also a brilliant tackle by Richie from scoring a blinder. Pollard was also fantastic. Look I don’t like the boks style but the only thing more questionable than the content of this article is the timing of it. Get over it already
140 Go to commentsDad Marty was also a handy rugby player for Linwood back in the day. Great bloke. Sensational softball career.
2 Go to commentsWhat ifs are always dangerous. If you look at the game before Sam cane got sent of SA was dominating. You could make the argument the going down to 14 men rallied the troops and made them have to play to win which is always dangerous.
140 Go to commentsOmg… you are bruised And battered Benny. Stop crying … the scoreboard speaks. What a pathetic lover you are.. 🤣🤣🤣
140 Go to commentsPacific Lions, cry me a river
140 Go to commentsThis is the single worst piece of journalism I have ever seen since your last one. As a neutral, who really states that there should be an asterisk next to a win? You are an utter embarrassment to real AB fans, journalism and that joke of a house which pays you for this nonsense. Get a life, Ben.
140 Go to commentsGuys. Cancel the World Cup champions after this analysis. It changes everything. Ben knows. We’ll have to unengrave the Bokke off the trophy and hand it to the ABs, now that I’ve been enlightened about this illegitimate win. This needs to be done. Now!
140 Go to commentsBen is right here though, Springboks were woefully poor with the advantage they had throughout this game. The France match was heroic because that was an even contest this match had it taken place in Rugby Championship would have been an easy win for NZ. If anything this match should tell the Bok coaches that a lot of this team should be changed. They beat this same NZ team by record margin with the same circumstances but with a different core. They bring back the tried and tested guys and they nearly botch this game.
140 Go to commentsI knew who wrote this article from the first few words in the headline…lol. The red card actually did the ABs a favour. It galvanized them, only then did they step up a gear. Before that there was zero momentum.
140 Go to commentsFirstly the foul on Bongi was a planned move just like the NZ master plan with Bryce Lawrence you kiwis are filthy fux perhaps try to play a cleaner game next time I doubt that’s possible tho but don’t worry world rugby is on yr side they trying to take away all the BOKS strengths to help all you weakling as Jeremy Clarkson would say LA OO ZA ERR..🤣
140 Go to commentsAbsolutely spot on Ben. I certainly wouldn't gloat over a win like that. Frustrating as it is it's done and dusted and history will forever show the result.
140 Go to commentsHo hum.
140 Go to commentsNo question they were the better team. But that is the beauty of sport isn’t it!
140 Go to commentsEveryone is into Hurling in Ireland according to Porter, but only 11 of Ireland's 32 counties enter a team into the national competition. Same old blarney.
1 Go to commentsLet’s be honest. The draw and scheduling in the World Cup was a joke but South Africa found a way after having to go the hard (nearly impossible) way to the Cup Final via France and England. NZ had a hard game against France (lost) and had 5 weeks to prepare for the Quarter, 3 weeks knowing it was Ireland. NZ theerfore had to win one big game against an Irish team who played SA and then Scotland 7 days before. They won and it was de facto a semi final because they were playing a relatively weak Argentina team and it was a walk over. In the final a very rested NZ team was playing a very tired SA team and still lost. They couldn’t score more than 11 points. Put another way SA had to find a way to win while tired and they achieved that. NZ should thank their lucky stars that they fixed the scheduling in 2015 otherwise they would be dealing with a Bok treble.
140 Go to commentsPerhaps if Bongi wasn’t targeted and removed from the game in the first 3 minutes it would have been quite a different game. Maybe if NZ also faced the same competition the Boks faced to their win NZ would have looked quite different. The final score shows who outplayed who.
140 Go to commentsRubbish article! Abuladze played most of Exeters matches when fit. He got injured against Glasgow a while ago and is out for the rest of the season, thats why he hasnt played for Exeter and Georgia recently. Do some proper research next time!
1 Go to commentsGotta love it when kids throw their toys out the pram and can’t hack it with the grown ups debate. Here’s looking at you turlough! 😉🤣
148 Go to commentsThey lost the game period move on
140 Go to commentsSpringboks won! Stop winging. You can change the game however much you and your rugby colonizing IRB want to and the Springboks will win you at that too. Your mind is colonized my friend get a life
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