stuart3826
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Had my first senior match since injury early October yesterday. The fixture was rearranged early Saturday morning, 2nds v 4ths local friendly, Black v Red.
I received a great welcome - cup of tea offered by at least 7 people, plate of biccies. Oppo was late arriving, and had to borrow a prop as they were short-handed.
One of the Society watchers arrived, having been tasked to watch a young ref who had apparently been allocated elsewhere, so as I hadn't been assessed for a while I asked him to watch me rather than waste a journey, to which he agreed.
It wasn't pretty rugby, but it was played with great enthusiasm. I felt my penalty count was a bit high initially, but they soon settled down and played. There was some enterprise, the black 9 having a penchant for chipping and chasing. Just before half time, with the score at 17-3 to black, a red player tried a chip about the black 22 or just inside. As he did so, 2 black players closed in on him, and stopped him from following his own kick. One of them foolishly made eye contact, and I was swift to YC :noyc: him despite protests from the red skipper. His body language confirmed my decision - "It's a fair cop, sir" was written all over him. I didn't give the penalty try because with a 3 metre in-goal I felt it unlikely a score was certain
Second half trundled on, final score 45-3 to black. I had really good feedback from both skippers and my assessor and left on top of the world.
This is the reason why I do this! A great afternoon of rugby, enjoyed by all. Stiff as hell now tho!
I received a great welcome - cup of tea offered by at least 7 people, plate of biccies. Oppo was late arriving, and had to borrow a prop as they were short-handed.
One of the Society watchers arrived, having been tasked to watch a young ref who had apparently been allocated elsewhere, so as I hadn't been assessed for a while I asked him to watch me rather than waste a journey, to which he agreed.
It wasn't pretty rugby, but it was played with great enthusiasm. I felt my penalty count was a bit high initially, but they soon settled down and played. There was some enterprise, the black 9 having a penchant for chipping and chasing. Just before half time, with the score at 17-3 to black, a red player tried a chip about the black 22 or just inside. As he did so, 2 black players closed in on him, and stopped him from following his own kick. One of them foolishly made eye contact, and I was swift to YC :noyc: him despite protests from the red skipper. His body language confirmed my decision - "It's a fair cop, sir" was written all over him. I didn't give the penalty try because with a 3 metre in-goal I felt it unlikely a score was certain
Second half trundled on, final score 45-3 to black. I had really good feedback from both skippers and my assessor and left on top of the world.
This is the reason why I do this! A great afternoon of rugby, enjoyed by all. Stiff as hell now tho!
