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APPLYING ADVANTAGE WHILE CONSIDERING MATERIALITY

APPLYING ADVANTAGE WHILE CONSIDERING MATERIALITY. Is materiality important?. Does size matter?. CAVEAT. The content and opinions within this presentation is solely that of the presenter and may not necessarily be the views of USA Rugby. What does the law say about advantage?.

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APPLYING ADVANTAGE WHILE CONSIDERING MATERIALITY

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  1. APPLYING ADVANTAGE WHILE CONSIDERING MATERIALITY Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  2. Is materiality important? Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  3. Does size matter? Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  4. CAVEAT • The content and opinions within this presentation is solely that of the presenter and may not necessarily be the views of USA Rugby Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  5. What does the law say about advantage? • Purpose is to make play more continuous with fewer stoppages for infringements • No immediate whistle if as a result of one team’s infringement, the opponent may gain an advantage. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  6. What else does the law say about advantage? • The referee is the sole judge of when advantage is gained • Advantage can either be territorial or tactical Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  7. When isn’t advantage applied? • Referee contact • Ball out of tunnel • Wheeled scrum • Collapsed scrum • Scrum player lifted in the air Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  8. Advantage as Opportunity (1) • Advantage, simply put, gives teams the opportunity to play to their strength, what ever that strength is, and provides the potential for a flowing experience for players, spectators, and officials alike. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  9. Advantage as Opportunity (2) • Advantage allows teams the opportunity to identify weaknesses in their opponent early in the game so that later in the game those weaknesses can be preyed upon. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  10. Advantage • Can be Territorial or Tactical Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  11. Territorial advantage • Very little advantage played when the team with advantage is being put under pressure or duress • A broader view of “advantage gained” should be applied closer to scoring opportunities advantage Attacking team Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  12. Tactical advantage Attacking teams want to create mismatches and may need time to set this up Attacking team Remember, attacking means going forward. An attacking team does not necessarily have possession of the ball. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  13. Why is materiality applied to advantage? • Must consider materiality of the infringement to properly play advantage • Does the infringement “matter?” • If not, let it go (for now). • Fewer whistles • If ref plays advantage, ref must blow the whistle if no advantage gained. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  14. How is materiality applied to advantage? • If the offense changes possession, clearly no advantage should be played. Blow The Whistle • If there is an identified offense but there is no material effect, advantage need not be applied. Manage it!! • If the offense is material and a team’s attacking position has not diminished, advantage should be applied Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  15. Materiality materiality advantage A referee’s interpetation of materiality dictates the consequences Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  16. …One last thought • We need to do a better job of making sure the punishment/reward is appropriate in context with the game. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  17. Advantage? • Red has possession and is hit at the gainline so that no one team has created go forward ball. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  18. Advantage? • You observe that the blue tackler failed to roll away. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  19. Advantage? • Slow recycled ball to red resulted. Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  20. Is the offense material? • Is the penalty worth 3 points? • Is the penalty worth 50 meters and possession of the ball at lineout? Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  21. Is it material? Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

  22. Only when it’s put into context • Buddhist symbol for good luck and fortune. • The woman is Kwan yin, Goddess of mercy Paul Bretz National Panel Referee USA Rugby

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