Recent content by BCH24

If the tackle was complete, why didn't he immediately release the ball? The laws don't say anything like '....the tackle's complete but you can keep sliding and don't have to release the ball until you stop'

But if you use the Ben Earl red card defense of 'my arm was at my side as I was targetting the ball' then the wrap/no wrap isn't relevant. The first tackler pushed the head into the shoulder of the second tackler. That was the mitigation they should have stuck with surely.

Should have been red. TMO intervened (after TV commentators found it) but Karl Dickson wouldn't look at it because it wasn't within the last 5 phases of play. Which confused everyone. So, red or yellow, Farrell shouldn't have been on the pitch to kick the winning drop goal. Sarries also spent...

What a complete mess this is. I'm fed up with the leering, jeering and play acting that is creeping in. I certainly wouldn't expect it from the school boys I coach and occasionally referee. I make clear that we don't get distracted by the behaviour of other teams and concentrate on our own...

May I have your views on this please? U14 school match. Blue is attacking and are five metres out from Red try line. Red turnover the ball, and pass it back, over the try line towards the dead ball line. Red kick to clear their lines. Most of red are in front of the kicker. Blue touch the...

John Lacey.....Really!!!!! NZ drop maul on the way to try line and no penalty try. NZ repeatedly drop scrum. Woodcock goes down again and Lacey says use it! Tonga trying to get it a yard over the line and Lacey blows up to have a little check. Decides held up and rescues NZ with half time...

so first festival at the weekend for U11s. A try is scored - the seventh actually - they went on to win 10 nil. Should have been stopped early. The touch line is a normal painted white line, but to help the players see the line there are cones every couple of yards. just as a player scores...

Is this really necessary? I know the refs have probably been instructed to take zero tolerance and take control, but for the first 3 England scrums to be free kicks is nonsense for a spectator. If they just engaged and then the ref made sure the packs were adjusted and steady over the mark...

I didn't see this myself, so sorry if this is wrong, but I heard O'Driscoll went off injured with a knee injury in the Heineken Cup Final but then came back on to the field of play later on. Was this a blood injury? If not, why would Nigel Ownes let him back on? Just interested if anyone...