While Candace Caravan continues carouseling around warmer climes, Rob and Pearcey get stuck into the warmth of rugby from all points of the compass. The Lions have landed, and roared. What did we see? World Rugby’s first Law Clarification of 2025, and naturally enough, a Law of the week. A half century since a very special rugby moment, and a local homage to that moment, intended or otherwise. So many matches, so many match official appointments- a quick look at who is where and when. A smart in...
Jul 04, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Rob and Pearcey meet in up to discuss all things rugby As Candace takes a well-earned break, the boys reflect on another massive weekend of rugby around the globe. How the Super Rugby Final played out, the Lions' stuttering start, and Hollie Davidson does it yet again. The boys reflect on some huge milestones in the middle, and one off the park too. Changes in disciplinary procedures at World Rugby, and horny moose on a rugby field. All this, and much more. #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @ro...
Jun 26, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 23
The trio are back again— Candace, Rob and Pearcey discussing some finals in England. Super Rugby Final appointment + Super Rugby Semi Final review. Overall stats provided by Rob. Review of some high impact decisions for the Gallagher Premiership Final— congrats to Karl Dickson on facilitating Bath v Leicester Tigers match Captain Chat: Nikki O’Donnell - controlling 9s Golden Flag: Matt Kellahan #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Jun 18, 2025•33 min•Season 2Ep. 22
The trio are back again reflecting on State Champs across NSW and the learnings from the weekend. Highlight some fun rugby news happening with the Women’s Rugby World Cup soon approaching The usual Super Rugby appointments, followed by our predictions for who will referee the final ! Followed by match official opportunities: World Club Championship Super A Rugby Premier League (Indian 7s) Law of the week: Scoring- 8.9 & Match Officials- 6.3 #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hoste...
Jun 13, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back this week breaking down some Super Rugby matches. State Champs- congrats to those referees and MODs Candace goes through some fun rugby news around the world Main segment: Super Rugby TMO protocols and the decisions made during the Brumbies vs Crusaders match. What does the game need ? Rob highlights: Super Rugby + U20 Match Official appointments Technical Zone homework follow-up: Answer: 6.28 : a,b,c Law of the week: 12.9 - Kick-off and restart kicks #PlayOnPod...
Jun 06, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 20
The three in the pod are back again for another weekly round up of rugby. This week Pearcey shares an experience of how to deal with back chat. Reminder for those who have access to Rugby Australia learning: the launch of Refereeing Considerations for Women & Girls Rugby is available. Candace highlights how great the education piece is for all referees. Weekly round up of Super Rugby appointments and some amazing rugby stats from top try scorers across the men’s and women's game. Golden whis...
May 31, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 19
This week Candace and Rob meet up to discuss all things rugby + match official related ! Breaking news: the 20min red card to be a global law trial Rob summaries some key updates from the World Rugby- Player Welfare and Laws meeting. Main segment: 1.Review on Alec Kelter red card and 3 match ban. 2.Moana Pasifika vs Blues match and the ‘attacking phases’ 3.Highlighting Pacific 4 series and Super Rugby appointments Golden Whistle: Ella Goldsmith Plus highlighting Australian referees selected for ...
May 23, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The squad is back this week to share some rugby referee appointments and discuss managing front rowers. Super Rugby Pacific/ Women’s Pacific 4 series continues and we highlight the appointments for those referees. Plus reflect on the talent coming through the U20s rugby and those match officials Topics this week: What does your scrum picture look like ? Making decisions at scrum time. Referee rant: referee changing rooms and rained on kit Do you still check boots before a match? Law of the week/...
May 14, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 17
The trio are back (Candace, Rob, Pearcey) this week with more match official news ! Appointment highlights from LA 7s & Pacific 4 Series. The British & Irish Lions and July Internationals Match Officials have been announced! The trio review appointments and some milestones for those referees. Main segment: Mental Health Week - NSW referees. It’s a powerful reminder that our clubs are communities, and that no one should ever feel they have to struggle alone. Useful links: https://www.blac...
May 09, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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 and important matches coming up LA 7s & Pacific 4 series. Review the zipper position for the line-out — is it effective? Lastly how TMO deal with serious injury- Leicester Tigers v Harlequins match. #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Apr 30, 2025•46 min•Season 2Ep. 15
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 Sydney. Followed by recapping some rugby news and highlighting from a match official point of view the Singapore 7s, Women’s Super Rugby Final and Women’s 6Nations appointments. Main focus was the Waratahs vs Chiefs match discussing TMO calls and yellow card for a high tackle. Law of the week: 21. 2...
Apr 16, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 some key decision making during the Women’s final at the Hong Kong 7s Moving onto the main segment which is reviewing some key moments from Week 1&2 of the W6N. Golden Whistle: Precious Pazani Law of the week: 10.1d Loitering (the returning law) #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hoste...
Apr 06, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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 discusses: 1) Becoming a Police officer while being a rugby referee 2) Olympics - being part of the team of three for Gold Metal match in Paris 3) Fitness times for rugby 7s referees 4) What does recovery look like for elite referees after injury? 5) Rapid fire questions #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play...
Apr 02, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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 Super Rugby and the W6N. Then review the updated World Rugby Rankings based on the 6Nation results. Plus share some crazy stats from the top try scorers. Quiz Master Rob tests the team on their knowledge around the word ‘Matador’. Law of the week: Lineout 18.13 Ending the pod with a different Golden Wh...
Mar 21, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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 from the 6nations match- Ireland vs France. Summarize some key learnings from the 1st Rugby Australia- Match Official Webinar. Rob explains more about the Foul Play Calibration Group. Law of the week: 9.11 Golden whistle: Cliff Dodds #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. S...
Mar 14, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 & Men’s) Rob tests the others with a Pop Quiz - of the Old vs New rugby terms. Plus they review how the match officials managed the technical zone- during the Hurricanes vs Blues Super Rugby match. Law of the week: 7.2c - Advantage Golden Whistle: Maggie Cogger-Orr #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_po...
Mar 07, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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, and how referees managed this on field. Focus on Rugby Australia’s Concussion Management Procedure (CMP) update. Pub quiz knowledge for the Calcutta Cup for those rugby nerds. Golden Whistle: Ella Goldsmith - Gold metal match for Vancouver 7s #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Aca...
Feb 26, 2025•31 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week Pearcey and Candace review some rugby news- broadcast deals in Rugby, wheelchair rugby referee course (Register your interest at development@vic.rugby!) Pearcey reflects on his Match Official Development Conference. We highlight some of the Round 1 of the Super Rugby. With a focus on the Waratahs vs Highlanders match. Ending the pod with the Graham Coopers- Rapid Fire Questions. #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 21, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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 refereeing but also his role at Rugby Australia. He breaks down the Game Management Guidelines (GMGs) and how its created for international, domestic etc Also all you need to know about how running Perth 7s is like and the match officials participation. #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hos...
Feb 16, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 this weekend with Candace and Rob running through the appointments for match officials. Main focus is on some MLR law variations. Golden Whistle: Sam Grove- White #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 13, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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’s 6 Nations 2025. The Play On team ask Rachel about decision making for TMOs and her thoughts around the use of technology within the sport of rugby. As well as her thoughts on what separates elite referees from others? The interview finishes with the Play On ‘rapid fire’ questions. Then Rob and Cand...
Feb 04, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 view regarding Mack Hansen in the press conference. Law review of the week: Knock ons grey area and forward pass physics Golden Whistle: Bruce Cook #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 01, 2025•29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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 doing. In particular obstruction call made during a high impact moment. Topics: -Highlight Perth 7s pools -Ref Review of Wayne Barnes book- ‘Throwing the Book’ -Timing for referees feedback from coaches Law of the week: Rob and Pearcey guess where the law being read is in the law book. (Answer revealed...
Jan 25, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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 more -Honorary golden whistle- Perth 7s organizers -A referee point of view of Mack Hanson’s misconduct towards the match officials. -Main segment is on Rugby Australia’s Golden Decade of major events and the plan for match officials. Ending with our Law of the week: 18: 2d #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @p...
Jan 16, 2025•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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 hold). Highlights and Lowlights of the year- of course referee and rugby related They briefly discuss the USA referee development of match officials Ending with Golden Whistle: Luke Rogan — debut refereeing between Mexico and the Cayman Islands #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted o...
Dec 20, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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: Maul 16- 2 (a non maul) #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 referee President -Matches coming up and referee appointments Law of the week- Foul Play- 9.16, or as Rob calls it The Law of Unintended Consequences. Captain chat: Luke Pearce Golden Whistles: Ella Goldsmith and Jess Ling #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Nov 22, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 - 42-37 Topics: -How important is a good captain. -Management in play (breakdown) -Obstruction/ Escorting management -Future international matches and our predictions Law of the week: Scoring 8- 2e Golden Whistle: Remembering a valuable member of the Central West Rugby Community- Teagan Miller If you need...
Nov 15, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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 Scotland vs Fiji match- refereed by Craig Evans. Highlight the Rugby Australia Awards 2024: Golden Whistle: Ian McGowan, QLD Country Rugby Referees getting the Andrew Cole Community Match Official of the Year award If you have any guest ideas for the podcast, get in contact: #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @pla...
Nov 07, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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 players. Review the impact the Wallaroos will have with the Rugby World Cup 2025 draw. They touch on the grey area around the ruck, from a game situation played by Ireland vs New Zealand. The main segment is about the law trials and variations for the Autumn International matches. Golden whistle: Ben O...
Oct 28, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
