Firstly apologies for lack of activity on the forum. Family circumstances - difficult.
Would really appreciate comments on the following from yesterday.
White leading after 20 minutes, clearly the better team, they are up by 30 points.
Green attacking in the 22 after a penalty for chit chat by white (they had been warned). This has got them riled and they show further dissent, move it a further ten metres on and green now have a penalty on the 5 metre line (the closest green have been all game).
I am right in front of the post, Green are raring to go and about ten of the white team are under the posts facing the attackers and start calling the "set", ready to launch themselves at the attackers. Partially because I am so close, they are in such a concentrated form and they are so hyped up it comes across as a mad Zulu War Chant and was very intimidating.
As we all now, it is but in a split second that you make a decision. I blew for time off and asked the skipper to stop it as it was "ungentlemanly". Obviously I was looking for things by now, still not sure if I would do it again. We proceeded.
I explained to the captain after the match in the bar that I would post this and see what the response was. I don't mind at all being told I got it wrong, but you have to admit there is never a dull moment reffing and this was a new one on me. Feel a little bit foolish now, but it was split second thing!
Any thoughts?
Would really appreciate comments on the following from yesterday.
White leading after 20 minutes, clearly the better team, they are up by 30 points.
Green attacking in the 22 after a penalty for chit chat by white (they had been warned). This has got them riled and they show further dissent, move it a further ten metres on and green now have a penalty on the 5 metre line (the closest green have been all game).
I am right in front of the post, Green are raring to go and about ten of the white team are under the posts facing the attackers and start calling the "set", ready to launch themselves at the attackers. Partially because I am so close, they are in such a concentrated form and they are so hyped up it comes across as a mad Zulu War Chant and was very intimidating.
As we all now, it is but in a split second that you make a decision. I blew for time off and asked the skipper to stop it as it was "ungentlemanly". Obviously I was looking for things by now, still not sure if I would do it again. We proceeded.
I explained to the captain after the match in the bar that I would post this and see what the response was. I don't mind at all being told I got it wrong, but you have to admit there is never a dull moment reffing and this was a new one on me. Feel a little bit foolish now, but it was split second thing!
Any thoughts?