Wow. Keep this going guys. Some brilliant suggestions. All so helpful and yes, of course the reaction is always coloured by the manner of the approach.
I'm still a novice, about 65 matches in, but have never had this before and so was ill prepared.
I think you probably need to make a mistake and have a learning curve on most of these issues and then you have the tools in the box for next time.
I remember my second match when the scrum half took a quick tap from about 1 metre and scored and I provided a colourful and happy whistle. Tell you what, that's never happened again........
I'm still a novice, about 65 matches in, but have never had this before and so was ill prepared.
I think you probably need to make a mistake and have a learning curve on most of these issues and then you have the tools in the box for next time.
I remember my second match when the scrum half took a quick tap from about 1 metre and scored and I provided a colourful and happy whistle. Tell you what, that's never happened again........