Is it because the game was originally played by factory workers in their mid -day leisure time and a hooter was sounded to signify the end of their break?
2007-01-03 21:10:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Rugby
It started in the early 1970's when two independent timekeepers
( one nominated by each club ) were appointed for each PROFESSIONAL match.
In Sky televised matches, the timekeeping is by the television company.
In both cases a siren is used to inform the referee, who then blows his whistle to end the game.
2007-01-06 03:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Earwigo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its simply because the referee does not keep track of time like in rugby union or soccer. There is a seperate time keeper in rugby league, he sits up in the grandstand and if he just had a whistle then no-one on the pitch could hear him.
2007-01-05 07:14:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be right. I think it is also used if the referee by some mysterious way lost track of the time the siren is used as a backup.
2007-01-05 16:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by Noble 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the referee is not the time-keeper. He stops the official time-keepers' stop-watches by holding his hand in the air. It gives him one less thing to worry about on the pitch
2007-01-04 10:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by aidmenot 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the referees can't tell the time.
2007-01-07 09:55:19 · answer #5 · answered by Hilton Scouser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be right. I suppose they had to pick something and a hooter is loud, so why not pick that?
2007-01-04 22:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Guggi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could well be correct.
As far as I am aware it is just tradition.
2007-01-04 05:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by cooperman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋