Premiership Rugby : Community : Interpreting the Referee

Wasps secured a home quarter final in the Amlin Challenge Cup with a comfortable bonus-point victory over French side Bordeaux-Begles in Pool Three at Adams Park.

Edinburgh advanced to the knockout stage of the Heineken Cup for the first time in eight years when they produced some scintillating rugby to sweep aside a London Irish side that offered little in an attacking sense at Murrayfield.

Exeter Chiefs claimed a historic Amlin Challenge Cup victory over European giants Perpignan to claim their first appearance in a European quarter-final in style.

There are over 40 different arm signals that can be used by the referee. Here are the main ones:

	The Try The referee raises his arm above his head and points to the spot where the ball has been grounded while standing with his back to the dead ball line.
	Penalty Kick The referee will clearly raise his arm in the air, pointing towards the side who have been given the penalty.
	Free Kick The referee will raise his arm, bending it square at the elbow. The arm will be pointing towards the team who have been given the free-kick.
	Obstruction The referee will cross both his arms across his chest, like a pair of open scissors.
	Forward Pass The referee will move his hands in front of his body. Then he will pretend to pass an imaginary ball forwards.
	Knock On The referee will raise his arm at head level, with the palm of the hand open, tapping his palm with the other.
	High Tackle The referee will raise his arm across his neck, with the palm of the hand open.
	Killing the ball The referee will point his arm downwards and move it up and down.
	Not releasing the ball The referee will bring both arms close into his chest as if he's holding an imaginary ball.
	Hands in the ruck The referee will bend forwards and lower his arm towards the ground and then move his arm back and forwards, as if he has handled an imaginary ball on the ground.
	Crooked throw The referee will raise one hand above his head with his shoulders in line with touch. He will then move that arm backwards and forwards.
	Stamping The referee will raise one leg, bending it at the knee. He will then move it up and down, pretending to stamp on an imaginary ball.
	Blood injury The referee will cross his arms above his head to indicate a player has a bleeding injury and may be temporarily replaced.
	Advantage The referee will have his arm outstretched, waist high, towards the non-offending team, for a period of approximately five seconds.
	Award of a scrum With his shoulders parallel to the with touch-line the referee will have his arm held horizontally pointing towards team to put in the ball.

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