Chogan
Referees in Ireland
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I was having a chat with my cousin about his playing days at uni in England. I don't think he was playing for a uni side but the local club nearby.
Anyway he was describing an incident where he was getting ready to feed a scrum. The scrum had formed and he was yet to feed, when his opposite number turns to him and tells him to "speed it up you potato picking paddy." (or something to that effect)
Cuz didn't take to kindly to that, stood up, turned and boxed his opponent.
A typical unremarkable brawl ensued and when that calmed down the ref called the cuz over to issue his marching orders but before he could say anything the typical chirpy scrummy got his bit in first.
"Ya wouldn't accept what he said if that prick had called my winger a nigger."
Now the cuz is very proud of this story because the ref left the cards in the pocket, had a brief chat with both 9s, one with a bloody nose and restarted with the same scrum.
Taking the story above as fact, how would you have handled it?
Anyway he was describing an incident where he was getting ready to feed a scrum. The scrum had formed and he was yet to feed, when his opposite number turns to him and tells him to "speed it up you potato picking paddy." (or something to that effect)
Cuz didn't take to kindly to that, stood up, turned and boxed his opponent.
A typical unremarkable brawl ensued and when that calmed down the ref called the cuz over to issue his marching orders but before he could say anything the typical chirpy scrummy got his bit in first.
"Ya wouldn't accept what he said if that prick had called my winger a nigger."
Now the cuz is very proud of this story because the ref left the cards in the pocket, had a brief chat with both 9s, one with a bloody nose and restarted with the same scrum.
Taking the story above as fact, how would you have handled it?