Episodes
US Major League Rugby's Match Officials Manager, Richard Every joins is on the latest Advantage Over podcast episode
Published 04/03/19
An inspiring interview to celebrate International Women's Day. Mui Thomas joins us to talk about refereeing and Harlequin IIchthyosis
Published 03/07/19
Listen to our interview with the IRFU's Andrew Brace, about his refereeing journey, life in the PRO14, recovering from injury, and some tips for refereeing success!
Published 02/28/19
Episode 13 of the podcast and we catch up on all the latest news from the refereeing world, as well as an interview with John Broadfoot, CEO of SOS Rugby Kit Aid
Published 01/15/19
Craig Evans of the WRU joins the Advantage Over podcast to discuss refereeing the 7s and 15s form of the game, and what World Rugby 7s camps are really like
Published 11/30/18
In Episode 11 of the Advantage Over podcast, we're joined by Phil Everitt, a referee with the Staffordshire and Royal Navy Societies, who mixes his referee background with his day-job as an IT Manager. In a unique way, Phil helps people attending top level rugby understand what's in front of them.
Published 10/12/18
Seattle's Joya Clark joins the Advantage Over podcast to tell her story about the last two months at the South African Referees Academy in Stellenbosch.
Published 09/30/18
This week's guest is Jamie McGregor, Match Official Manager for Community Rugby at Rugby Australia. We have a great chat about referee development in Rugby Australia, referee coaching, & the big challenges facing referees as they climb up the ranks. Get a pen - there's homework!! 
Published 07/27/18
In the latest episode of the podcast, we speak to Hendrik Greyvenstein head of the SA Referees Academy about their unique initiative in rugby referee development. We also catch up on the news of the week.
Published 07/13/18
Episode 7 of the Advantage Over podcast looks at the nine attributes you need to think about before you even get onto the field as a referee in rugby
Published 06/29/18
Episode 6 of the podcast is now live. Last week, we caught up with Rugby World Cup Final referee, Craig Joubert who is now the Referee Talent Development Coach on the World 7s circuit. Naturally, we talked all things 7s refereeing. Listen now!
Published 06/15/18
We speak to Clare Daniels from England Rugby about their drive to attract more female match officials into the game. There's also news from around the refereeing world from the last few weeks
Published 05/31/18
We speak to Clare Daniels from England Rugby about their drive to attract more female match officials into the game. There's also news from around the refereeing world from the last few weeks
Published 05/31/18
In this week's Advantage Over podcast, we're talking concussion as well as the latest news from the rugby referee world. Tune in now!
Published 09/08/17
In this week's Advantage Over podcast, we're talking concussion as well as the latest news from the rugby referee world. Tune in now!
Published 09/08/17
This week's Advantage Over podcast feature interview is with the London Society of Rugby Referee's Fitness Adviser, Ross Hanbury. We discuss pre-season training, the best sort of training to do pre-season, diet and the importance of sleep! We discuss the YoYo Test - you can download it here Who's Ross? He's worked in professional UK sport for over 10 years as a sport scientist and as strength and conditioning coach. He has a Masters degree in sport and exercise science and is an...
Published 08/25/17
This week's Advantage Over podcast feature interview is with the London Society of Rugby Referee's Fitness Adviser, Ross Hanbury. We discuss pre-season training, the best sort of training to do pre-season, diet and the importance of sleep! We discuss the YoYo Test - you can download it here Who's Ross? He's worked in professional UK sport for over 10 years as a sport scientist and as strength and conditioning coach. He has a Masters degree in sport and exercise science and is an...
Published 08/25/17
We're joined today by Women's World Rugby World Cup match official, Rose LaBreche who talks about her story, her experiences at the Rio Olympics and what it's like to be part of an elite referee team. We also bring you news from: the Super Rugby final; the expansion of the Pro12 into Pro14 and what it means for refereeing and; a call from South Africa to bring criminal charges for match official abuse. We'd love your podcast feedback - drop us a line at [email protected]
Published 08/11/17
We're joined today by Women's World Rugby World Cup match official, Rose LaBreche who talks about her story, her experiences at the Rio Olympics and what it's like to be part of an elite referee team. We also bring you news from: the Super Rugby final; the expansion of the Pro12 into Pro14 and what it means for refereeing and; a call from South Africa to bring criminal charges for match official abuse. We'd love your podcast feedback - drop us a line at [email protected]
Published 08/11/17
In this first 'proper' episode of the Advantage Over podcast we bring you: News of the World Rugby Laws Simplification process - http://rugbyreferee.net/2017/07/19/rugby-law-book-sale-50-off-coming-soon/  Super Rugby semi final appointments - http://rugbyreferee.net/2017/07/27/superrugby-semi-final-referees/ Mark Ray's new referee analyst role at SAANZAR - http://refrug.by/2v2g1O6 Waikato finals and Otago finals appointments And then we take a deep dive into the World Rugby...
Published 07/27/17
In this first 'proper' episode of the Advantage Over podcast we bring you: News of the World Rugby Laws Simplification process - https://rugbyreferee.net/2017/07/19/rugby-law-book-sale-50-off-coming-soon/  Super Rugby semi final appointments - https://rugbyreferee.net/2017/07/27/superrugby-semi-final-referees/ Mark Ray's new referee analyst role at SAANZAR - http://refrug.by/2v2g1O6 Waikato finals and Otago finals appointments And then we take a deep dive into the World Rugby...
Published 07/27/17
Welcome to the introduction edition of Advantage Over, our new podcast, bringing you the latest referee news, appointments and discussion points about refereeing in rugby union. In this introduction we explain why we're launching Advantage Over and explain why it's for you: It's for you if...: You want to keep on top of referee news You want your referee questions answered - if you're a new referee, prospective referee or armchair referee You want to from the best referees in...
Published 07/27/17
Welcome to the introduction edition of Advantage Over, our new podcast, bringing you the latest referee news, appointments and discussion points about refereeing in rugby union. In this introduction we explain why we're launching Advantage Over and explain why it's for you: It's for you if...: You want to keep on top of referee news You want your referee questions answered - if you're a new referee, prospective referee or armchair referee You want to from the best referees in...
Published 07/27/17