mark.lucas
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So here we are in sunny Maryland USA for the State U19 final between two teams that are 1st and 2nd in the league.
Play gets going and is competitive and after 15 minutes the defending Blue No. 10 gets tackled and takes a knock into a post (with protectors). He is pronounced OK.
Five minutes later the same player is tackled by two players and poleaxed - there is outrage from the spectators,. Neither the Referee, the sighted AR or the other AR, me, (unsighted due to the way the play has gone and keeping an eye on some handbagging) saw any foul play. The injury resulted in a precautionary backboard evacuation.
This gave the three of us some time to discuss the matter as well as several coaches / others to vent their spleens. Temperatures were high (28C) and so were some opinions. There was a video but this only showed the start of the tackle which was perfectly legal.
The other AR (American) suggested that we should award a penalty to placate the crowd. I simply asked what the secondary signal would be. If it's relevant, both I and the referee are English.
If had been the referee it would have been a scrum restart to Blue.
Your thoughts ...
Play gets going and is competitive and after 15 minutes the defending Blue No. 10 gets tackled and takes a knock into a post (with protectors). He is pronounced OK.
Five minutes later the same player is tackled by two players and poleaxed - there is outrage from the spectators,. Neither the Referee, the sighted AR or the other AR, me, (unsighted due to the way the play has gone and keeping an eye on some handbagging) saw any foul play. The injury resulted in a precautionary backboard evacuation.
This gave the three of us some time to discuss the matter as well as several coaches / others to vent their spleens. Temperatures were high (28C) and so were some opinions. There was a video but this only showed the start of the tackle which was perfectly legal.
The other AR (American) suggested that we should award a penalty to placate the crowd. I simply asked what the secondary signal would be. If it's relevant, both I and the referee are English.
If had been the referee it would have been a scrum restart to Blue.
Your thoughts ...