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Nel to lead BBRU again
08 December 2012Current president of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, Louis Nel, was on Thursday re-elected for another two year stint at the helm of the union. The BBRU’s representative officials after the elections are: President (2013/2014 term): Mr LM (Louis) Nel. Vice
President: Mr Henry van Wyk.Deputy President (Tshwane): Genl Maj JW (Hans) Meiring.Vice-President: Adv. Charles van Staden.Deputy President (Limpopo): Asst. Comm. CEJ (Charles) van Wyk.Vice President (Limpopo): Mr Pierre Venter.Vice...
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BLUE BULLS RUGBY REFEREES SOCIETY
29 October 2012Notice is hereby given of the 75th Annual General Meeting of the Blue Bulls Rugby Referees Society to be held on 12 November 2012 at 18:30 at Loftus Versveld. Any motions should reach the secretary no later than 12:00 on 5 November 2012.
Schoolboy rugby deserves better
20 July 2012Of all Mankind’s great inventions, few have succeeded in capturing the imagination more than sport. Soon we are about to witness the greatest sporting pageant of all, the spectacular Summer Olympic Games. Sport has a fascination for all of us. It has the
power to inspire, to enthuse, to entertain.
First Aid recommended requirements at club and school matches
28 May 2012The following are the recommended minimum requirements for first aid personnel and equipment at all club and school matches. Personnel A person or persons suitably trained in Emergency Field-Side Care (A trained first aider or para medic) At least 2 trainee
first aid assistants Referees/coaches who have first aid knowledge could be of immense value Some form of transport should be readily available if it is not possible to have an ambulance on standby. An ambulance at the playing v...
SARU: Ban ref abusers for life
25 May 2012Cape Town - Players and coaches found guilty of assaulting referees should expect to be banned from the game for life, Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) said on Thursday. Hoskins said he had written to SARU’s 14 provincial
unions, urging their disciplinary committees to take the strongest possible action against any individuals under their jurisdiction who physically or verbally abused match officials.“Anyone who physically attacks a referee should be ...
Clarification in Law 1-2012
16 April 2012The designated Members of Rugby Committee at the IRB published the following clarification in Law. Please note that this is not a Law change, therefore effective immediately. Law Reference: 22Date: April 10, 2012Request: The FFR request a clarification
for the following: Following a kick ahead, the ball goes over the goal line and whilst it is still up in the air, a player places his hand on it and grounds it. However, before this player grounds the ball, his geet are in touch. We would like...
Incident: Chris de Beer
16 April 2012The Blue Bull Rugby Union (BBRU) has officially taken over investigations into the matter where referee Chris de Beer has been assaulted by a player from Hoërskool Hans Strijdom during the annual Mauritz Hansen Rugbyweek 2012. The Blue Bulls Rugby Referees’
Society has now completed our investigations into the matter, and handed the investigations over to the Blue Bull Rugby Union for further investigation and action. We will support the rugby union in their investigations where neces...
Seun kap blaser met kop
09 April 2012Chris de Beer Foto: Craig Nieuwenhuizen Pretoria. – ’n Skole-rugbyspeler staar strafregtelike én siviele klagte in die gesig én kan moontlik lewenslank uit rugby geskors word nadat hy Woensdag ’n skeidsregter met die kop bewusteloos geslaan het. Die skeidsregter,
Chris de Beer (37) van die Blou Bulle Rugbyskeidsregtervereniging (BBSV), was ’n ruk lank bewusteloos nadat die seun, van die Hoërskool Hans Strijdom op Mookgophong (Naboomspruit) hom tyden...
Reëls & Regulasies: Skole Rugby
06 April 2012Die volgende reëlings sal geld by skole rugby waarby die Blou Bulle Rugby Skeidsregters Vereeniging betrokke is. 1. TEGNIES Afrigters en toeskouers moet asseblief 'n minimum van drie meter aan albei kante van die grenslyn wees, waar toue gespan
moet word, dit sluit B- en C- velde in. Indien nog sitplek op die pawiljoen beskikbaar is, mag niemand langs die veld staan nie. As gevolg van die vinnige-ingooi-reël is dit noodsaakl...
Law Discussion: Ranger's last act
14 March 2012Did I get that one wrong? (c) Getty In the very last minute of the Super Rugby match between the Bulls and the Blues, there was an incident after the try which has resulted in a citing. It is not that aspect that interests us but whether there should have
been a penalty afterwards or not. Bjorn Basson of the Bulls scored a try in the left corner. René Ranger of the Blues dived shoulder first onto Basson who was on the ground. The referee discussed the matter with his assistant who had ...
SuperBru SuperRugby 2012
21 February 2012 Join our SuperBru pool for Super Rugby 2012. This is great fun and can be a result of some fun discussions. Join us over at SuperBru. The poolcode is jutemagi.
BokSmart Dates
16 February 2012The Blue Rugby Union will present the BokSmart course on the following dates: Date: Saturday 3 March 2012 and Saturday 17 March 2012 Time: 08:00 till 13:00 Venue: Blou Bull Hall, 2nd Floor, Main Pavillion, Loftus Versveld Costs: Free. No pre-registration
is required, however schools and clubs are required to confirm attendance numbers via email in advance. For further information, please contact Kosie Horn.
Bronze Referee Web Award
09 January 2012We have been honoured with a Bronze Award by the RugbyRefs.com website. I'm very honoured to be able to inform you that your website has won aBronze Referee Web Award at RugbyRefs.com.The Award is recognition for the hard work, time and effort that goesinto
making a website presentable, useful and up to date.The Bronze award isn't only about how a website looks, it's about it'scontent, how useful it is to referees, and how well it is used as apublic relations tool, and will hopefully serve as...
New Management Comittee
14 November 2011The Blue Bulls Rugby Referees' Society held their anuual general meeting tonight, 14 November 2011 during which a new executive was elected. We want to thank Gerhard Roodt for his contribution during his two years of years as the Chairman of the society
and for all the hard work and long hours he put in to make this society one of the best in the country. We also would like to thank every member that served on the executive for his service and contribution to the society. It is greatly appreci...
Annual Awards 2011
07 November 2011Friday night saw the year end function of the Blue Bulls Rugby Referees Society and a few members were awarded and recognised for their hardwork and service to the society thoughout the year of 2011. Congratulations to everyone that rewarded and thank
you for each and every member's contribution through the year. The following service awards and merrit awards were awarded: Service Awards: 5 Year Service: Stephan Geldenhuys Johan Vorster Terence Westcott Vusi Xaba 10 Year S...
Blue Bulls Rugby Referees' Society AGM
19 October 2011Notice is hereby given of the 74th Annual General Meeting of the Blue Bulls Rugby Referees' Society to be held on 14 November 2011 in the Mike Odendal Hall (MOS), Suite 301, Loftus Versveld at 18:30. AGENDA Welcome Attendees Constitution of the meeting
Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting Annual Report 2011 Administrative matters Registration 2012 Annual Programme 2012 Awards Election of the Executive Grading Adjournment Notice of the Election of t...
Congratulations Graig Joubert!
17 October 2011The Blue Bulls Rugby Referees’ Society would like to congratulate Craig Joubert on his appointment as the referee in the final of the Rugby World Cup this coming Sunday, 23 October 2011. Craig had an outstanding tournament and he showed his class during
the playoff stages by each week delivering a better performance than the previous. As fellow South Africans and referees, we are proud of Craig on this outstanding achievement. Once again, congratulations Graig and ejoy every second! Cr...
Provincial Finals
12 October 2011Congratulations to Ben Crouse on his appointment of the First Division o/21 final in Wellington this coming weekend. He will be the man with the whistle in the game between Eastern Province and Border at Boland Stadium Wellington. His assistants for the
game will be Quinton Immelman and Linston Manuals. Everyone at the Blue Bulls Rugby Referees' Society would like to congratulate him and whish him all the best with his game.
Final Appointments
09 September 2011Congradulations to the following guys for being appointed to the finals this weekend! It was hard work during the season and this is some recognition for your hard work. For the guys that didn't get the appointment this year, there is always next year.
1'e Carlton GameRefereeAR 1AR 2 Carlton 1'e Ben Crouse Jaco van Heerden Jan Venter Carlton 2'e Herman Janse van Rensburg Marais van Zyl Phillip Jooste Carlton o/21 Johan Greeff Jaco Hauptfleisch Terrence Westcott ...
Welgedaan Johan!
08 September 2011Johan Heymans is beloon met die semi-finaal tussen die Oostelike Eagles en Korrektiewe Dienste. Volgens Johan Beukes het hy hom uitstekend van sy taak gekwyt en die volgende skrywe is gevolglik ontvang van Johan Beukes van die Oostelike Eagles rugby klub.
Semi Final Appointments
26 August 2011Congradulations to the following guys for being appointed to the semin-finals this weekend! It was hard work during the season and this is some recognition for your hard work. For the guys that didn't get the appointment this year, there is always next
year. 1'e Carlton GameReferee Carlton 1'e Jaco van Heerden Carlton 1'e Johan Greeff Carlton 2'e Johann Cronje Carlton 2'e Terence Westcott Carlton o/21 Jimmy Kruger Carlton o/21 André Botha ...
TIME FOR REVIEW - LAW 11
31 July 2011 TIME FOR REVIEW? RULE 11 By Charles Ross The 2011 rugby season is in full swing and with a successful Super Rugby season (depending who you supported) already behind us, the Currie Cup and Tri-Nations in full swing and the excitement building up
to the Rugby World Cup we have much to enjoy and to look forward to. Over the years the Laws of the Game of Rugby Football has evolved with one objective in mind and that is to improve the game as a spectator sport. Af...
MODERN DAY RUGBY REFEREE
31 July 2011 MODERN DAY RUGBY REFEREES By Charles Ross The 2011 rugby season is certainly in full swing in the Southern Hemisphere and rugby games, at various levels, are being played on just about every day of the week and the man or woman in the middle is either
praised or criticised after each game. Some, heaven forbid, may even be assaulted. I recently received an e-mail (maybe some you may also have received it) with regards a speech that Bill Gates made at a High School. The ...
RUGBY IN THE OLYMPICS
12 July 2011RUGBY IN THE OLYMPICS By Charles Ross With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in South Africa I thought it time to remind us on the involvement of Rugby Football in the Modern Olympics. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman, admired the ethos
of Rugby Football (as it was known then), its moral values as well as the physical and mental skills required to play it. De Coubertin first visited the Rugby School in 1888 and in 1896 he wrote the foll...
Inernational Rugby Board World Rankings
07 July 2011INTERNATIONAL RUGBY BOARD WORLD RANKINGS By Charles Ross For those that have not yet seen the latest International Rugby Board World Rankings as at 04 July 2010 here are the top ten rankings: 1. New Zealand &nb...
DEFINING MODERN DAY RUGBY
04 July 2011DEFINING MODERN DAY RUGBY FOOTBALL BY CHARLES ROSS Since William Webb Ellis first picked up the football and ran with it the game of rugby has been transformed on numerous instances to bring us to where the modern game of rugby is today. Much of the
transformation has taken place over the last 12 to 15 years and is mainly to do with arrival of the professional era. Players are being compensated for their talents with contracts and remunerated accordingly. Tele...
Law Ruling 1-2011 Uncontested scrums
22 June 2011This is a very important ruling relating to uncontested scrums and replacement substitutes. See attachment for more information. IRB Law Clarification 1 2011.pdf (21.9 kb)
Fitness Top 10 - Jun 2011
21 June 2011We had our second fitness test on Monday 20 June and a few guys didn't know the end of their legs... Well done guys! Gerrie de Bruin - 123 (Shuttles) Terrence Westcott - 113 Pietr Taute - 113 Johan vd Merwe - 106 Jocelyn Tucker - 106
Jimmy Kruger - 101 Herman J v Rensburg - 100 Jaco v Heerden - &nb...
Law Amendments 2011
14 June 2011Attached are the law amendments for 2011. In brief, it entails the following: Law 1 - THE GROUND - The dash lines are all the same Reason: To standardise the field markings. Applicable: 26 May 2011 ANNEX FIVE - TECHNICAL ZONE - Ensuring proper, swift yet
controlled management of Replacements and Substitutions. Reason: Ensuring 15 plays 15 and quicker substitutions. Applicable: 25 May 2011 ANNEX SIX - NUMBER OF PLAYERS FOR 7-A-SIDE - Nominate and use up to 5 players...
2011 Year Programme / Jaarprogram
18 November 2010Review date 10 November 2010 GROUP MEETINGS Monday 31 Jan – 18h30 – TBC Monday 18 Apr – 18h30 – TBC Monday 30 May – 18h30 – TBC Monday 29 Aug – 18h30 - TBC Monday 26 Sept – 18h30 – TBC MEMBERS MEETINGS Monday 31 Jan – 19h30 – MOS Monday 28 Feb – 19h30
– MOS Tuesday 22 Mar – 19h30 – MOS Monday 18 Apr – 19h30 – MOS Monday 30 May – 19h30 – MOS Monday 20 Ju...
TOP 5 FOR 2010
28 October 2010MEESTE WEDSTRYDE GEBLAAS 79 Johan vd Merwe 75 Willie Ferreira 62 Herman J v Rensburg 60 Johan Cronje 56 Stephan Geldenhuys MEESTE GEVLAG 48 Johan vd Merwe 47 Banie Gous 41 Pietr Taute CJ Breytenbach 37 Francois Olivier MEEST 3e GRENSREGTER
10 Jaco Hauptfleisch Vaugn Naude 9 Jonty Coetzee Misha le Roux Pie...
Provincial Semi Finals Appointments 16 Oct
13 October 2010Sat 14:25 WP v FS U21 A Newlands Natal BB Bol 16-Oct Semi Cape Town A Sehlako L Burger L Manuels 12:15 WP v Leopards U19 A Newlands BB BB Bol Semi Cape Town B Crouse L Burger L Manuels 15:00 Valke v WP APC NvS/C Barnard St FS BB
Lions Final Kempton Park P Jv Vuuren G de Bruin E Nel
Provincial Semi Finals Appointments
04 October 2010Date SA T TV Match Comp Venue Referee Sat 15:00 EP v Valke U19 B Nelson Mandela BB 09-Oct Semi Port Elizabeth L Burger TBC WP v FS APC So/Ce TBC BB Semi Cape Town S Geldenhuys
Birthdays in October
30 September 20101st October - Luke Burger 2nd October - Shaun Kelly 7th October - Martin Moshaba 11th October - Johan Makkink 29th October - Francois Pienaar
2010 Year End Function
30 September 2010Die Bestuur van die Blou Bulle Rugbyskeidsregtersvereniging nooi u en u gade uit na die jaareindfunksie wat gehou sal word in Loftus Versfeld (In die Raadsaal. Kom by die Hoofingang in) Datum : Vrydag 5 November 2010 Tyd : 18:30 vir 19:00 Drag: Das en
Baadjie Koste is R200 p paartjie Kontantkroeg beskikbaar RSVP: Jopie Kunz (082-387-5895) of Gerhard Roodt (082-452-8828) voor of op 21 Oktober 2010 The Management Committee of the Blue Bulls Rugby Referee Soci...
The ruck after a tackle
30 September 2010Just a short note to bring your attention to an area that is being neglected at present generally. It pertains to the ruck developing after a tackle. Allow me to give a typical example: - Team purple takes the ball into a tackle and is tackled by team
pink. - You referees manage the tackler pretty well and the result is that he releases in a flash. - In the meanwhile Pink and Purple arrive to contest or clean out. RUCK FORMS! - The ball then comes out very quickly and a Pink player st...
Dangerous Tackle
29 September 2010There are various levels of dangerous when dangerous tackles occurs, but this tackle below set the bar at a whole new level. This happend during an ITM Cup game in New Zeeland this season.
When is a kick at goal good?
15 September 2010SARU Media Advisory When is a kick at goal good? There has been some discussion relating to a penalty kick that match officials ruled wide by Jacques-Louis Potgieter for the Vodacom Blue Bulls against the Vodacom Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. There
has been some commentary that the officials erred. The kick has been reviewed by the Referees’ Department of SARU, which has confirmed that the correct decision was made. For media information, the Law requires that in order for a k...
Feedback from SA Referee's Council Meeting
15 September 2010Herewith feedback on some important issues that were raised at the combined Council and RM meeting held in Jhb on 25 May 2010. Most is for information purposes but please note where action is required. I thank you for your time and attention. Should there
be any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. A. Demographics a. The recruitment campaign is going well although we have identified some areas where we can step it up strategically spoken. b. The fact is that the growth under blac...
Forming of a Maul
13 September 2010When a Maul forms: A maul begins when a player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier’s team mates bind on the ball carrier. A maul therefore consists, when it begins, of at least three players, all on their
feet; the ball carrier and one player from each team. All the players involved must be caught in or bound to the maul and must be on their feet and moving towards a goal line. Open play has ended. In this instance, the player fro...
U/19 Substitution Laws
01 September 2010The u/19 Law variation is very clear and you are referred to law 3.12 of the variation which inter-alia allows for a substituted player to replace another player. (In senior rugby this is only allowed when there is blood). PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL 4/5’S
ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND ALL MATTERS REGARDING REPLACEMENTS, ETC. It is unfair on teams if they are being disadvantaged due to us not knowing the laws – in fact it is embarrassing. Your cooperation in this regard is highly apprecia...
Birthdays for September
29 August 2010Congratulations to the following people who celebrate their birthday this coming month: Herman J v Rensburg :- 3 Sept Pieter Pienaar :- 8 Sept Christo Coetzer :- 14 Sept Gerrie de Bruin :- 15 Sept Johan Greeff :- 24 Sept Mokgethi Maleka :- 26 Sept CJ Breytenbach :- 26
Sept
Final Appointments
11 August 2010Geluk aan die volgende skiedsregters wat aangestel is om die finale te blaas die komende naweek: Carlton Liga: 1ste - Referee :- Ben Crouse 2'e - Referee :- Christo Bezuidenhout 3'e - Referee :- Terence Westvott 4'e - Referee :- Charl Weideman o/21 - Referee
:- Johan Greeff o/19 - Referee :- Jaco Hauptfleisch Senior Liga: 1ste - Referee :- Herman J v Rensburg 2'e - Referee :- Gerhard v Niekerk 3'e - Referee :- MC Baartman President Liga: 1ste - Referee :- Shaun Kelly 2'e - Referee ...
