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Because age grade rugby in my neck of the woods is a cluster, I just took a QF South Suburban Cobras 1st vs La Salette 2nds

Belleville @ Peoria - harkens back to when I moved back to Illinois, and those two teams were in a competitive D3 league. Fingers crossed it’ll be 15 v 15

Adjacent to this thread - what do y'all wear under your jerseys when comm'd up? The only thing I've worn is something like this, which worked well, but am unaware of other options.

AR for Chicago Griffins vs Wisconsin Select Side Sub 1 for Old Glory v Hounds (MLR). Made it onto coverage for a split second last time, gonna try and remember my regular shoes this time

Glad it wasn't just me - I think he has the YC in the raised hand as he awards the PT. Two different referees - a couple years ago, my society inherited a referee on the pathway. That referee wasn't on this game, but did get a center ref assignment at this event.

I worked this event last year, so can confirm that they were mic'd up. The referees picked for these games are either already on the National Panel, or are on that pathway. If the center ref is who I think it is, I worked with him last year at this event, and he doesn't really respond to AR...

This is Division 2, so most players know what they're doing, even if the fitness isn't up to par 1-23. I can't comment on the overall performance, given that I haven't seen the full match, but consensus within my society's WhatsApp group chat is that the ref was flat-footed at the end. Given...

Link to stream, start around 1:40:00 Men’s D2 round of 16, so high stakes. I haven’t seen it with audio yet, so reserving judgment. On principle, I agree with the PT. Due to the clock being in the red, the YC loses its effectiveness.

Would love Asics, but won't touch them until I am able to try on pairs before buying. Three "big box" sporting goods stores near me (Scheels, Academy, Dicks), and none carry Asics studded boots. I found these on the Asics website, but I have had sizing issues for years, and do not want to have...

This - the 'use it' law does not say anything about the defense not being allowed to counter-ruck once the call is made. As long as it is legal, I see no issue with the defense trying to disrupt the attacking 9 in this way.

Staying local, Columbia (MO) is making the trek for a Div 3 friendly. Weather permitting, hoping to convince partner to bring the young'un to her first live game.

The only ones I've ever used are Audio Pros, and it's been a mixed bag - when they work, they're amazing, but at times getting them to work is damn near rocket surgery.

This very much depends on the center ref. When AR'ing with radios, I always ask the center ref what they want/need from us. Some want more, some want less. If I'm on the side with the sides and there's no #4, I'll ask what they want re: subs.

When I've had mics, the earpiece loop is adjustable, so that it fits snug to the ear - if the wearer has issues, then athletic tape around the ear comes into play. Re: open mic/PTT - in the hardware I've used, the set-up is that only the center gets the open mic, and the ARs get PTT. Re...

Not needed up north, so covering a Mens D3 game in Carlinville, somewhere in the expanse of Forgottonia.