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Referee signals

Knowing the referee signals is to your advantage. It will help you play well in the game, improve your rugby and win more games.

Learn from the signals

Learn from mistakes.
Whenever the referee detects a breach of the rules...
...signals are given by the referee...
...to help players and spectators...
...understand which rugby rules have been broken...
...and what mistakes were made.

If the referee...
...blows the whistle at the same time...
...it means play must stop.

Sometimes there...
...may be no whistle and ...
... play continues...
...under the rule of advantage.
The referee just gives the signal...
...and so everone knows what is happening.

It`s useful and sometimes important...
...to know what the signals mean.
If you were the player making the mistake...
...and I doubt that very much!...
...make a mental note to correct and improve...
...that part of your game.

Give away as few penalties as possible...
...win more games.

Always keep facing the opposition...
...so there are no surprises!

Simply accept the referee's decision...
...only in extremely rare situations ...
...would it be changed!

Find out about referee signals on this IRB page

So...
...be sure you know...
...the referee signals...
...but give few of your own...
...keep them guessing...
...when you learn to sidestep...

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