well it had to happen eventually. Colts U18 League match yesterday, cold, wet, & windy, not my favourite club to visit in a pretty deprived urban part of Hampshire - me in the middle with the whistle.
Home side #15 in black leggings and orange socks (rest of team-mates in black socks) plus bright blue boots - total numpty.
Dropped a few comments about ballet dancers etc but he wore them. Away side won 7-34.
Well this #15 went for a YC early second half after an assortment of comments of "what the f*ck is that for" and a selection of non-release of tackled player, not rolling, hands in ruck and after ATP and escalation warning, the final one of non release as a tackle-assist early second half. On being pinged he let rip with a lengthy speech questioning my eyesight, parentage, etc and stating that he was on his feet - I reminded him that his team-mate on the ground was the tackler, the oppo on the ground the tackled player, and so he as he was standing and holding the oppo he was a tackle-assist and under IRB Law had to release - at least for long enough to clap once. His "so f*cking what, I was on my feet", did not enamour him to me, nor improve my already negative disposition to him - he was already going for a yellow on repeat offences. On a basis of 'positive discrimination' ( because he was in leggings) I did not raise to a RC for dissent as I was questioning my objectivity if I did so.
