Last night was the second weekend of the season for us here in sunny Alice.
A rarity in my game - contested scrums. 5 v 5, but nonetheless scrums.
There had been a bit of creaking and groaning, and I had noticed that the last two, when Green had the put in, there was a bit of wheel through White's left shoulder. I'm suspicious, me; so when I heard the White Hooker yelling "Left" as we were setting up, I scooted round to his TH side to watch the feet.
Ball comes in, and the TH walks sideways, creating the wheel and his opposite number falling in. Not the easiest PK of the night, but close.
Had a debrief with the Coach and the TH afterwards. "You might want to change the call" was my advice, which was greeted with bemusement. I explained what I had heard and seen, at which point I got laughed at.
"He's got no idea, the hooker. He's actually calling 'lift' "
I admit, I felt a bit deflated that my acute observational skills had, in fact, been quite obtuse.
So, what decisions have you got right the wrong way?
A rarity in my game - contested scrums. 5 v 5, but nonetheless scrums.
There had been a bit of creaking and groaning, and I had noticed that the last two, when Green had the put in, there was a bit of wheel through White's left shoulder. I'm suspicious, me; so when I heard the White Hooker yelling "Left" as we were setting up, I scooted round to his TH side to watch the feet.
Ball comes in, and the TH walks sideways, creating the wheel and his opposite number falling in. Not the easiest PK of the night, but close.
Had a debrief with the Coach and the TH afterwards. "You might want to change the call" was my advice, which was greeted with bemusement. I explained what I had heard and seen, at which point I got laughed at.
"He's got no idea, the hooker. He's actually calling 'lift' "
I admit, I felt a bit deflated that my acute observational skills had, in fact, been quite obtuse.
So, what decisions have you got right the wrong way?
