There have been questions raised recently during an exciting rugby match that took place between Junior All Blacks and Flying Fijians. According to reports, some eyebrows were raised after two one minute water breaks took place after 20 minutes of the game in each half time. This happened during the match on Friday.

However, the official rugby rules made by the International Rugby Board (IRB) settled the matter.

Based on Game Rugby Union 2009 IRB Laws, the referee can permit one water break on each half of the game. This is on the basis of the weather being very humid or hot that players would need to hydrate themselves to prevent unwanted incidents.

The time lost will then be added on each end of the half. The strict rule is that the water break should not go beyond one minute and that it should take place after a score has been made.

The aforementioned water breaks were initiated by Romain Poite, a French referee. The agreement was reached between two teams regarding the breaks.

Several exciting rugby matches are scheduled to take place this week including the faceoff between Tonga and Samoa on Tuesday, June 23.