Orange Card?

[Ciaran Trainor]

Has anyone heard of or experienced use of the Orange card?

I Was at an RFU run seminar a few weeks ago and the subject came up that abuse of match officials is creeping into our game.

Somebody mentioned there had been a trial in the Gloucester, maybe, grass roots area where refs could “issue” an orange card if they felt they were getting too much abuse from players or spectators.

Clubs would have a dedicated person to deal with this before any further escalations.

As somebody who has suffered and reported this over the years I think this is a great idea.

It highlights to everyone present that enough is enough and will encourage clubs to act before situations get out of hand.

I guess the Orange card would be reported without sanctions but if it was happening regularly things would escalate.

For the record, I’ve had incidents over the years when I’ve spoken to responsible club officials at games and problems have been removed. I’ve also been well supported by my society on the rare occasion formal paperwork has been necessary.

Any thoughts?

 

[Phil E]

Sounds like a great idea, especially if they were recorded and if a club receives too many it gets sanctioned in some way.

 

[BikingBud]

Wales and Jenkins?

 

[SimonSmith]

Has anyone heard of or experienced use of the Orange card?

I Was at an RFU run seminar a few weeks ago and the subject came up that abuse of match officials is creeping into our game.

Somebody mentioned there had been a trial in the Gloucester, maybe, grass roots area where refs could “issue” an orange card if they felt they were getting too much abuse from players or spectators.

Clubs would have a dedicated person to deal with this before any further escalations.

As somebody who has suffered and reported this over the years I think this is a great idea.

It highlights to everyone present that enough is enough and will encourage clubs to act before situations get out of hand.

I guess the Orange card would be reported without sanctions but if it was happening regularly things would escalate.

For the record, I’ve had incidents over the years when I’ve spoken to responsible club officials at games and problems have been removed. I’ve also been well supported by my society on the rare occasion formal paperwork has been necessary.

Any thoughts?

A Game Day Manager? I still do not understand why this doesn't appear to be a thing outside of Australia.

 

[didds]

well, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

AIUI everybody has a blazer that for home games meets and greets the officials and interfaces with them?

 

[SimonSmith]

well, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

AIUI everybody has a blazer that for home games meets and greets the officials and interfaces with them?

Bless.

 

[didds]

que?

 

[SimonSmith]

que?

Your charming, but possibly naive, belief that there's a blazer for the ref...

 

[Dickie E]

Maybe there's no blazer, but there must be someone that the ref would talk to if, for instance, there was no post pads.

 

[Phil E]

Maybe there's no blazer, but there must be someone that the ref would talk to if, for instance, there was no post pads.

The home team Captain.

 

[didds]

The home team Captain.

QED, there is a "blazer"

 

[Phil E]

QED, there is a "blazer"

In my experience, across several societies/CB's in the UK.

I usually equate a "blazer" as a member of the committee, or a club official.

At some clubs a committee member may meet and greet you, buy you a drink after the game, but will usually be conspicuous by their absence if anything kicks off during the game, and you look round for a home team "blazer" on the touchline to deal with it.

Hence we turn to the Captain of the team and ask them to deal with it.

If there were a manager in a hi-vis coat on the touchline, that would be great, but it doesn't happen in the UK. Committee members don't want to get involved, they just want to be a jovial face in the bar.....in my opinion (rightly or wrongly).

 

[didds]

that's fair enough from the coal face Phil!

 

[RedCapRef]

When I was at my club in Cambridgeshire we would make sure that someone greeted the refs showed them to changing rooms etc, at least for the juniors, not sure the seniors were always so organised. But we did not have the match day co-coordinators that we have in Australia (I am now in the Illawarra), who are conspicuous during the game, but do not actually greet the refs. Smaller pool of refs so they all know where they arfe going anyway I guess.