Level 7 league match, run away leaders against mid-table.
Ten minutes into the second half, my voice deteriorated into a very high pitched squeak - I had picked up a bit of a cold during the week but nothing to write home about. After two scrums with my voice in this condition, both props on the far side from me complained that they could not hear my invitation to set. At the next scrum, I informed both sets of forwards that the CBS instructions would be replaced by very short peeps on the whistle and, because of the inherit dangers of such, a loud blast at any time, meant everybody stop everything immediately.
There were three more scrums and they passed without incident, TG.
However, an employee of the RU, had a liveried car and everything, informed me that if I was unable to give verbal orders (sic) then I should have abandoned the match rather than misuse the whistle. He is apparently going to lodge a formal complaint with the Society!
I have no real worries, I was aware of the potential problem and dealt with them as best I could but am interested in how other members would deal with the problem of losing their voice.
No ARs, incidently, and after the match, many forwards stated that it made their job easier at the engagement as the instructions were so clear.
NM
Ten minutes into the second half, my voice deteriorated into a very high pitched squeak - I had picked up a bit of a cold during the week but nothing to write home about. After two scrums with my voice in this condition, both props on the far side from me complained that they could not hear my invitation to set. At the next scrum, I informed both sets of forwards that the CBS instructions would be replaced by very short peeps on the whistle and, because of the inherit dangers of such, a loud blast at any time, meant everybody stop everything immediately.
There were three more scrums and they passed without incident, TG.
However, an employee of the RU, had a liveried car and everything, informed me that if I was unable to give verbal orders (sic) then I should have abandoned the match rather than misuse the whistle. He is apparently going to lodge a formal complaint with the Society!
I have no real worries, I was aware of the potential problem and dealt with them as best I could but am interested in how other members would deal with the problem of losing their voice.
No ARs, incidently, and after the match, many forwards stated that it made their job easier at the engagement as the instructions were so clear.
NM
Last edited: