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1 he was onside. Red was slow to return, as explained (older teams, late in the game)

2 you're not allowed to take up position in front of a QTI if you were offside, I believe.

Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory are the most usual suggestions to replace it, but they're overtly religious which is maybe not suitable for a secular country.

I'd propose (at least for the...

You would think so, wouldn't you?

On a not unrelated note, I chose refereeing over coaching. :D

So both parties sincerely apologise, but wholeheartedly stand by their original comments/decisions and hope that no-one was offended or hurt by them?

That's quite complicated.

It is a rare situation, in that there were 2 chasers in position before the defence returned - but the average age was over 40 for both teams :)

Possibly the reason it looks wrong is from a...

It sounds like a flying wedge, penalty to blue.

If red players are not bound, tackling off the ball by blue, penalty to red (managing for materiality and flashpoints etc)

That went well! :) Players and coaches positive, encouraging feedback from the assessor and my coach and some good tips on how to improve at this level...

Next week off to Roosendaal for Bekaro...

In a game I played in recently (old man rugby, not the highest pace):

Blue kick deep from their own half, red 10 gathers the ball just inside his own 22 and gets bundled into touch by blue 6. As...

Saracen was a general term for Arab, in Europe. A closer translation of "crusader" in both meaning and use would be "jihadist".

Agree with CR. What's interesting besides the number is the distribution. Are they all different offences, or clustered around particular behaviours? If the former, could consistency or communication...

I can only really see this happening at young and low youth level, at which point I'm fine with a straight punt if it restarts the game.

The only way I can see an adult game progressing like that...

There were some Dutch refs who appreciated it.

"They have an odd sense of humour, so they're probably bigots too" is a piece of delightfully unreflective irony.

My second 2e klasse match this weekend, Amstelveen 2 - Zwolle.

The #1 playing against the #2, and an assessor on the sideline. :holysheep:

What nonsense! They can think what they like. It's acting as behaviour police, which is absolutely a role of the referee. If I carded everyone who had a disrespectful thought about a match official...

Both, it's a hostile context. What I wouldn't necessarily card first time is "friendly fire" (although if I learn that's expected here I'd happily change my position). It's about context, not the...

You can make sure they have at least a minimal chance to compete. It's one of the principles of the game...

No, he's gone behind blue 7.

I've been advised that direct abuse on the grounds of race/sexuality is a straight red. Jokey chat among teammates ("ah, stop whinging, you homo") I'd probably give a very firm warning and card at...

That's the referee's judgement, not blue's. In most cases, blue's opinion carries a lot of weight, though.



Also if they're 7m out, and it's a nailed-on (penalty/)try because the defenders have...

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Such as..?

I should be clear: I'm not justifying it, I'm only saying there's a reason that it's tolerated where it wouldn't be if the roles were reversed - I think its days are numbered.

This doesn't...

Because sexual aggression and violence in society are massively asymmetrical along gender lines, social norms reflect this, and a female ref among many males is generally far more physically...

Probably not - but it's a very asymmetrical situation, really.

I don't think I'd ref if I was that worried about assault.

Having said that, at a ladies' match you have a fair chance that they'll tug at your shorts as you walk through, just firmly enough to...