Play On : the rugby referee podcast

Rob and Candace meet up again in a new virtual studio to discuss the Autumn International rugby matches coming up.

They highlight the WXV tournament and how well it was run for match officials and pla…

Rob and Candace are back !

The main segment this week they discuss the topics covered in the ‘Behind the Whistle- The Bledisloe’ Q&A.

The Panel:

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo…

In Part 2 of the Interview with Keith Lewis at the London World Rugby office. Candace asks Keith the Play On Podcast rapid fire questions.

They speak about how laws change and why they pick laws to tr…

Candace travels to the World Rugby office to meet Keith Lewis the World Rugby Law Coordinator. 

Keith describes his journey on getting into his current role at World Rugby and his blogging- https://ru…

They are back ! Nathan and Candace meet up to discuss Rugby 7s at the Olympics the results and the refereeing that type of game. Plus a little Olympic 7s quiz.

Blowes Cup summary on who might be in th…

This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey focus on drop goals in rugby union. How to give a drop goal ? What happens if it’s successful or not? What to look out for?

The other topics discussed are- which nat…

The three finally meet up in person for the pod- Candace, Rob and Pearcey.

Pearcey shares his Blowes Cup referee experience which Candace happens to be his Match Official Developer! 

Candace reflects f…

Candace Barritt and Nathan Pearce focus on Penalty Tries ! How far out is it acceptable to give a penalty try ? What common areas do they occur?

Highlight some rugby referee news: UK Premiership Final…

This week, Candace Barritt and Rob McKay cover events in finals rugby across the globe. This includes high impact moments and the processes match officials use to manage them.

A benchmark player suspe…

Candace Barritt and Rob McKay meet up again to focus on if rugby players are watching enough rugby. While Rob bares all about his story with meeting Ben O’Keeffe for the first time.

They highlight the…

This week we have our first guest on the podcast- Stuart Dickinson (Stu): a former World Rugby Referee. He answers some quick fire questions about his most memorable moments, a law he wishes could ch…

Coucou ! This week Candace and Rob do a French themed pod.

Rob referee update was his one of a kind tied games scenario.

Highlighting the Pacific 4 series winners and Champions (EPCR) Cup referees. Foc…

Rob McKay the Referee Secretary of NSW joins the pod for the first time with Candace to run through his rapid fire questions.

The main focus is breaking down the law changes and trials that have come …

The all important Pre Game Chat !

Candace has been working on re writing and recording her pre game chat. She runs through it with Nathan and he shares his referee bible.

They discuss about who they in…

Candace and Nathan are back! It’s time to finally introduce themselves and how they got into refereeing.

They answer some quick fire questions such as: favourite law, worst player you’ve reffed, best …

Candace Barritt + Nathan Pearce meet for the first trial of the Rugby Union Referee podcast !

It will cover women’s and men’s rugby matches from a referee perspective. With Candace explaining what it’…