{"podcast":{"title":"Play On : the rugby referee podcast","slug":"play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712","podcast_index_feed_id":6893712,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/662d8fbc39226200139beb29","website_url":"https://instagram.com/p/C6UhhugS3rS/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/662d8fbc39226200139beb29/1738186952010-7668ca82-7496-48e8-88c6-b4860276028e.jpeg","author":"Candace Barritt","episode_count":88,"summary":"This podcast will cover women's and men’s rugby matches from a referee perspective. To show an insight for people of the complexities of the game but also the fun and interesting side of the sport we all love! How to find us and get in touch: #PlayOnPod @play_on_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712"},"episode":{"title":"Chaos In Goal & Calm in the Middle","slug":"chaos-in-goal-calm-in-the-middle","published_at":"2026-04-29T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712/chaos-in-goal-calm-in-the-middle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712","url":"https://youtu.be/fP4oig9Bgqc","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/662d8fbc39226200139beb29/e/69f26fc5c5dd1a17170338f7/media.mp3","summary":"Candace and Rob are back this week with the Play On Pod: This week, they break down a huge slate of rugby! From the announcement of Ireland vs Japan rugby match in Newcastle to the chaos and clarity across the Women's Six Nations and Pacific Four Series. Topics covered: • TMO drama, double movements & those tight try-line calls • Yellow cards galore (and when upright just doesn’t cut it) • Ref comms gold- yes, including  “on-field decision… we don’t have one” • ANZAC Day test moments, big calls under pressure & elite game management • Super Rugby madness- from in-goal brain fades to law clarifications mid-match Plus- Stat Central is popping OFF with Super Round selling out! Law of the Week: 6.9 (f) - Match officials #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@Play_On_Podcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/p/C6UhhugS3rS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Candace and Rob are back this week with the Play On Pod: This week, they break down a huge slate of rugby! From the announcement of Ireland vs Japan rugby…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712/episodes/chaos-in-goal-calm-in-the-middle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-the-rugby-referee-podcast-6893712/chaos-in-goal-calm-in-the-middle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}