Play On : the rugby referee podcast
This podcast will cover women's and men’s rugby matches from a referee perspective. To show an insight for people of the complexities of the game but also the fun and interesting side of the sport we all love!
How to find us and get in touch:
#PlayOnPod
@play_on_pod
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 56
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Womens 6Nation finals & Line out positioning
Play On Podcast celebrates our 1 year anniversary :)
The squad (Candace, Rob, Pearcey) meet up to discuss all things Womens 6Nations + rugby news.
Highlighting a special weekend full of Anzac Day rugby…
Super Rugby & Grounding (or not) in goal
The crew is back with Candace, Rob and Pearcey discussing some of the big calls that happened in the Super Rugby.
The three reflect on their own appointments that took place in the country (bush) and…
Women’s 6Nations review + Loitering
Welcome back :) Candace and Rob meet up this week to review the matches from the Women’s 6Nations (W6N) and more !
Rob highlights the usual Super Rugby appointments for the men’s + women’s
Highlight so…
Guest Pod: Tyler Miller- Paris Olympics/ Injury Recovery/ Fitness/ Rapid Fire Questions
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up for a special guest pod.
What hasn’t our guest achieved refereeing?
x2 Olympics, Rugby World Cups, World Series 7s, WXV, Commonwealth Games, Super Rugby and more
Tyler d…
World Rugby Rankings & 6 Nations reflection
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up to reflect on the 6 Nations finishing for the men.
Luckily the Women’s 6 Nations (W6N) begins this weekend (March 22nd)
They highlight the appointments from across Supe…
Captain management from the 6nations & Interactions in rugby
Hello Hello — Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again after a massive weekend full of Super Rugby and 6nations.
They highlight some appointments for the coming weekend.
Reflect on the captain management…
Pop quiz: Old vs New rugby terms / Rugby Appointments/ Technical Zone
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again for an exciting week ahead for 6nations and Super Rugby.
They run through some key appointments from across the competitions from PWR to Super Rugby (Women’s & M…
Rugby- Concussion Management Procedure and Super Rugby highlights
Candace, Rob and Pearcey reunited again.
Highlights: Women’s Super Rugby, Vancouver 7s, 6nations matches, and the Men’s Super rugby.
Discussion on head contact from some of the Super Rugby Matches, a…
Guest Pod: Rapid Fire Questions with Graham Cooper / Round 1- Super Rugby highlights
This week Pearcey and Candace review some rugby news- broadcast deals in Rugby, wheelchair rugby referee course (Register your interest at [email protected]!)
Pearcey reflects on his Match Officia…
Guest Pod: Graham Cooper - all things Game Management Guidelines and Perth 7s
Educator, referee and integral part of the rugby framework in Australia. The guest this week is Super Rugby Referee- Graham Cooper (Coops).
Coops describes his rugby background and how he got into re…
Super Rugby Appointments + MLR Law Variations
Candace and Rob meet up to discuss all things referee related.
With 6 Nations match review on key moments in England v France. Which links to what is the definition of a knock on?
Super Rugby begins th…
Guest: Rachel Horton chats about being a Rugby TMO
Our guest Rachel Horton- this week has an amazing background before becoming an International TMO for World Rugby. Rachel recently was involved with Perth 7s and will continue her work for the Women’…
Perth 7s / 6 Nation Appointments / Refereeing Knock Ons + Forward Pass
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again to review some big tournaments and matches.
Referee highlights:
- Perth 7s
- Waratahs vs Pacifica
- 6 nation appointments
Rob shares some takeaways from a player point of …
European Rugby Champions Cup & Obstruction call
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again to discuss all things refereeing
This week the main segment is reviewing the results of the European Rugby Champions Cup and how good the match officials are doi…
Rugby Australia Green To Gold Plan
New year of rugby and the Play On Podcast hosts are excited about what’s to come in 2025.
Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back after short hiatus.
Topics:
-Rugby news + Referee selection for 6nations and m…
New World Rugby Laws Passed & End Of Year Highlights
Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet for the last podcast of the year !
Candace runs through some rugby weekly highlights for referees.
The main segment is on the new laws passed (and some not, and others on …
World Rugby Awards & Trends from Autumn Internationals
This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey discuss a few different topics.
-World Rugby Awards
-Dubai 7s - referee highlights
-Recruitment for new rugby referees
-Trends from Autumn Internationals
Law of the week…
Wright’s Night Rights Wales Woes
The team is back for all those whistleblowers out there.
Candace, Rob and Pearcey chat about …
-New head of World Rugby
-Autumn International matches and the refereeing trends
-The Coronation of NSW new …
Wallabies Win in Twickenham
Candace, Rob and Pearcey review the Autumn internationals matches from the past weekend. With the main focus being the big win at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham- where the Wallabies beat England - 42-…
England vs New Zealand Autumn International match review by referees
Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back chatting about the big matches from the Autumn Internationals.
Main segment: A match review of England vs New Zealand from a referee perspective.
They touch on the …