The referee has over 40 signals to tell the players about what's going on the pitch. The one the players love seeing most is the try. The referee will clearly raise one arm straight above his head.

The referee will point his arm downwards and move it up and down. This shows to all the players on the pitch that a player did not stay on their feet as they joined a ruck.

If a try is scored then the attacking side will have grounded the ball (under control) either on the try line or in the in-goal area or against the base of the rugby post itself. A try is awarded ...

The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the referees’ perspectives on having this added responsibility, and whether this detracted from their enjoyment of refereeing. Design ...