He started playing as a child and has no problem admitting that Raguebi helped him a lot: “It was a little irreverent kid, a lot of meal, even aggressively, and Raguebi helped me to realize what respect for authority, the people who decide, even in the relationship with my parents was important.”
José Lima recalls that he was punished several times for protesting with the referees and that at a certain time he was placed on the other side: “A coach of mine made me a referee in kids to realize the difficulty. I had parents complaining to me, because of the decisions, and I realized that, really, that role I promised myself that I would change my behavior, I get more interested in the rules, to make myself a better player. All this part helped me channel my energy more positively. ”
“Unlike football, in Raguebi you can not protest with the referee. We soon took yellow, let’s go to the street 10 minutes, and lost meters”
Respect for referee arbitration and decisions is one of the brands of Raguebi. Players abide by decisions without major protests.
Unlike football, “in Raguebi is the referee who calls VAR and not the other way around,” explains José Lima.
“The idea in Raguebi is that the VAR does not interfere unless the referee is in doubt. What often happens is the bid to pass on the giant screen, the fans start to protest, the referee see and then ask the VAR’s opinion.”
José Lima also recalls that the punishments of Raguebi for protests have heavy sanctions for the team, which is deterrent to the players’ complaints.
“In Raguebi we will protest with the referee and he does not even wait, it is soon yellow card, let’s go to the street 10 minutes and we soon harm our team during this time. If we continue to speak we can lose 10 or 20 meters and this in Raguebi is a very important distance. It may be the difference between being in the midfield of the opponent and ending in ours.”
José Lima says that in these situations, in addition to the referee’s punishment, there is the warning of the teammates themselves: “Have you been missing, still protesting and we take another 10 meters? This also helps, could be applied to football and was lost less time with all that conversation between players and the referee.”
“A player who unanimated me unintentionally went to see me to the hospital. This shows a lot what rugabi is. I don’t know if it would happen in other sports.”
José Lima guarantees that Raguebi is not a violent sport. “It’s hard, yes, a lot of contact, a lot of speed, but many rules that protect us. One player who promotes a shock on the other’s head is soon sent off. And besides, there is a great respect and loyalty among players.
The captain of the national team recalls a situation in which he fell inanimate in a game against South Africa and the exemplary behavior of the player who injured him: “It came very speeding and shocked with my head, but unintentionally. It was soon expelled, picked up eight games, because I was already seeing the hospital, I apologized to me and this is very natural. Sports. ”
