Stormkahn
01-12-14, 09:12
Feel free to ignore this, it's more here for me to get off my chest!! :deadhorse::wtf:
We played away yesterday and had a F*&&*&* awful experience with the ref.
He was bad, wrong and dangerous is some many ways we can't even begin to count;
wrong.
KO went over the try line + dotted down, 5m scrum given to receiving team. (WRONG receiving team has an option of retake or scrum at half way).
Said scrum was ~2m!
Penalty given against us for not releasing; the BC had the ball in his grasp on the ground but no other opposition player on their feet was even close enough to touch the ball!
Penalty given, we FK to gain ground, he restarted with a scum! This was also so close to the touch line that I could reach out and touch it! Wrong on 2 counts.
Ball cleared straight into touch, again a scrum restart. In fact I don't think he used a FP for the who game and when required they were never 5m from touch or try lines.
Squeezeball; a coach and I stepped onto the field when we saw this, fortunately there were no other players around or trying to ruck over so a broken neck was avoided. He didn't seem to know it was an offense....
Great tackle from one of our guys floored the BC and who ended up on his knees, he blow for a high tackle or dangerous tackle or perhaps an injury, he was vague but they ended up with a penalty.
Bias bias bias, we got called for plenty of offside penalties which is fine because most of them were. did they, did they F*** as like. Handling on the ground, help yourself. High tackle/scrag tackle, not a problem. Don't get me wrong, being neutral can be tough but he wasn't even in the same country.
I've only just gotten started....
At all points in the game we had confused/crying/angry kids to contend with, there was no point is telling them you have to respect the refs ETC because you'd look like a complete muppet.
Words were had but with there so many issues it was a million miles away from a quick chat to clarify a few details.
Afterwards we just walked away, words would have been too heated to generate any light.
As of this week I travel with kit in the car just in case. We're also wondering about protocol surrounding replacing the ref but that's for the HC to sort out with the opposition.
I need to back myself more and step in, this is just a confidence thing from somebody who's only 3 months in.
They were clever and set up a shortish but narrow pitch which was great for them, lots of big slow country lads.
There's a return fixture later in the year, we're so looking forward to playing them again with the real laws and on a full sized pitch. The lads will be well up for it, they still remember games or particular players from several years back so these guys don't stand a chance.
We still won :biggrin:
I now have a great base line of what not to do. He didn't know the laws, was biased and dangerous.
there, I feel better now :biggrin:
starting to chill,
Dave.
We played away yesterday and had a F*&&*&* awful experience with the ref.
He was bad, wrong and dangerous is some many ways we can't even begin to count;
wrong.
KO went over the try line + dotted down, 5m scrum given to receiving team. (WRONG receiving team has an option of retake or scrum at half way).
Said scrum was ~2m!
Penalty given against us for not releasing; the BC had the ball in his grasp on the ground but no other opposition player on their feet was even close enough to touch the ball!
Penalty given, we FK to gain ground, he restarted with a scum! This was also so close to the touch line that I could reach out and touch it! Wrong on 2 counts.
Ball cleared straight into touch, again a scrum restart. In fact I don't think he used a FP for the who game and when required they were never 5m from touch or try lines.
Squeezeball; a coach and I stepped onto the field when we saw this, fortunately there were no other players around or trying to ruck over so a broken neck was avoided. He didn't seem to know it was an offense....
Great tackle from one of our guys floored the BC and who ended up on his knees, he blow for a high tackle or dangerous tackle or perhaps an injury, he was vague but they ended up with a penalty.
Bias bias bias, we got called for plenty of offside penalties which is fine because most of them were. did they, did they F*** as like. Handling on the ground, help yourself. High tackle/scrag tackle, not a problem. Don't get me wrong, being neutral can be tough but he wasn't even in the same country.
I've only just gotten started....
At all points in the game we had confused/crying/angry kids to contend with, there was no point is telling them you have to respect the refs ETC because you'd look like a complete muppet.
Words were had but with there so many issues it was a million miles away from a quick chat to clarify a few details.
Afterwards we just walked away, words would have been too heated to generate any light.
As of this week I travel with kit in the car just in case. We're also wondering about protocol surrounding replacing the ref but that's for the HC to sort out with the opposition.
I need to back myself more and step in, this is just a confidence thing from somebody who's only 3 months in.
They were clever and set up a shortish but narrow pitch which was great for them, lots of big slow country lads.
There's a return fixture later in the year, we're so looking forward to playing them again with the real laws and on a full sized pitch. The lads will be well up for it, they still remember games or particular players from several years back so these guys don't stand a chance.
We still won :biggrin:
I now have a great base line of what not to do. He didn't know the laws, was biased and dangerous.
there, I feel better now :biggrin:
starting to chill,
Dave.