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The Ref Zone: Tape Delay Necessary Evil For USA Audience?

May 162012

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Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
LONDON, ENGLAND – All the local rugby I have seen on TV within Wisconsinhas always been on tape-delay. That’s acceptable because it at least gets the sport out there and allows for an enjoyable, if not diminished, viewing experience.

Outside of this, and the recent coverage by NBC/Universal, Rugby doesn’t get much air-time. More specifically, it hardly gets any live coverage in the USA. Why? It could be that networks are leery because Rugby has no breaks allowing for commercials or replays.

The Ref Review: Reasons To Have A Crack At Refereeing

May 092012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. LONDON, ENGLAND – Taking up refereeing was something I wanted to do since I was a child. I don’t know why, it wasn’t that I wanted power or control, I think it was that I like pressure. I enjoy the pressure that [...]

The Ref Review: The White Card

May 022012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. If you’ve been watching Super Rugby you may have seen this mysterious new White Card. The White Card is meant to be a way for a referee to say that an incident needs to be looked at again by the citing commissioner. Seen by some as [...]

Ref Review: 3 Reasons Why Rugby League Is Great For America.

Apr 252012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. LONDON, ENGLAND - My first encounter with rugby league was on Spike TV when they showed a few NRL games. I had it on in the background while doing some homework. I didn’t understand what was going on [...]

Ref Review: Can Rugby League & Soccer Help Grow Rugby Union In USA?

Apr 182012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. This week, I asked myself the hard question about there being room in the USA for another major professional sport; like professional Rugby Union. Unfortunately, my answer was not positive. While I see rugby growing in the next 10-15 years to the [...]

Ref Review: Do Referees Prefer 7s?

Apr 112012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. LONDON, ENGLAND – As the 15s season is drawing to a close here in England, we are switching into sevens mode. I’ve talked about how 7s could cause a very large growth within the United States and covered the reasons why. Today, [...]

Ref Review: USA High School All-Americans At World’s Largest Tournament

Apr 042012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Rosslyn Park RFC, London – This past week the USA High School All-Americans took part in the largest outdoor sports tournament in the world; the Rosslyn Park 7s. They competed against professional caliber teams, and got a wonderful experience. I was able [...]

Ref Review: Quick Fluid Rugby; Where Game Needs To Go.

Mar 282012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. LONDON, ENGLAND – As the Six Nations have come to a close, the things for a referee to talk about are actually not that obvious. But after reffing a few games lately – up popped some things I’d like to see emphasized [...]

Ref Review: A Look Back On 2012 Six Nations

Mar 212012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. PARIS, FRANCE – Once again, the Six Nations has come to an end. Another Grand Slam for powerful Wales. In this last glorious weekend, we saw a multitude of yellow cards in the Italy/Scotland match, enough kicking to satisfy a football (soccer) [...]

Ref Review: Slow Games Once Again!

Mar 142012

Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. PARIS, FRANCE – Last weekend’s games produced some wonderful rugby: Wales vs Italy was a good game besides the score; Ireland vs Scotland was a cracking match that ran away eventually; France vs England was a battle [...]

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