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Here’s another collection of articles from around the worldwide web, covering all sorts of topics. We’ve included a few this week about other sports – are there lessons to be learned from the development of Gaelic football, hockey, and elsewhere? Other pieces touch on Major League Rugby, retirements, eligibility, inevitability, …

World Rugby has confirmed 19 match officials to take control of the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. A total of 84 matches will be played during the three-day even that kicks off on July 20. Included on the men’s tournament panel are two referees from the Americas. …

Americas officials have been assigned big matches this coming weekend. Referees from Argentina are to be involved in both Super Rugby and the Vancouver 7’s tournament. In Vancouver Damian Schneider of Argentina and Mike O’Brien of the USA are both to be involved. They are two of the nine referees …

Referees from six different national unions have been appointed to take charge of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. All but one match will be adjudicated by officials from the Americas. Andrew Brace of Ireland will take charge of the tourney opener which will double as the first leg of the …

Rose LaBrèche will referee in the Six Nations for a third consecutive year. The 29-year-old will take charge of the Italy vs England in Reggio on February 4. A week later she will be in Dublin to act as an assistant in the Ireland vs Italy match at Donnybrook. A …

World Rugby has confirmed the referees for the Americas 2 Rugby World Cup Qualifying series between Canada and Uruguay. Ireland’s Andrew Brace will take charge of the first match, to take place on January 27 at Vancouver’s BC Place. The second, at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on February 3, …

After months of speculation World Rugby has confirmed that a new law book will be unveiled on January 1, 2018. The landmark reveal concludes nearly two years of development and will see the new law book drastically reduced in size. While the laws themselves will see no changes, simplification in …

It’s been a little while since we’ve posted a selection of some worthwhile reading from around the online rugby world. This time we’re going to take a slightly different approach. Instead of writing a summary or our thoughts below the link, we’re simply going to post an excerpt and let …

Rose LaBrèche can add another accolade to her already impressive resume. The Canadian referee has been named to the senior panel for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to take place at the Gold Coast, Australia, in April. LaBrèche, 29, is the only Americas referee named among the 11 set to take …

The Americas will be represented by two referees on the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. Mike O’Brien of the USA and Argentina’s Damián Schneider have been selected as part of a 15-strong group to take charge over the course of the season. O’Brien has been appointed to six of the ten …