JonnoNeath
Referees in Wales
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dixie:
i am being told i give too many YCs .... the most in the Society by far ... and yet .. watching those refs i should use as an example i would say that they dont ref the breakdowns .. it's nearly always a mess and arbitrary as to what goes on/ is decided.
Then the ref comes off the pitch .... "how about that, eh? 10 pks all game ... wow!"
yes .. but .. if i had have been playing in that match, a flanker may well have had a broken finger or two or nose for cheating.. the ref not having refereed so i would have to take the law into my own hands.... out of frustration..
talk to the coaches ... they want us to referee the breakdowns ... they dont want cheats to prosper ... i would say that a few years ago .. the low penalty count was the objective ..now our objectives should be safety and adherence to the laws to make it a cleaner, clearer game for attacking teams - no matter the pks and ycs.
It seems very much like a no win doesn't it. The players will infringe and there is limited ways that you can deal with it -- PKs, admonishment and cards. One can use more cards to reduce the PK count or one could keep the number of cards low and have a high PK count. The other option is as you described, just leave lots of things go...
It seems as if the modern game is increasingly accepting the use of yellow cards, it will hopefully result in a more 'honest' and flowing game. I always thought to myself before I started refereeing that I wouldn't give out YCs very often and was aiming to go for a season with no more than a handful of YCs awarded. After one game this season I am already at 20% of this.