Ref abuse?

Have a look at this:

And then this story about the punishment.

What do you think?

About Ref

I've been refereeing for nine years and am now operating at national league level. I'm married and am lucky to have a wonderfully supportive wife who puts up with all my rugby without complaint (well, to me anyway!)

Posted on 2 November, 2009, in Uncategorized and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.

  1. Pretty ballsy or pretty stupid to do a two hand shove from behind on the sir….I don’t think Nigel Owens was interfering with play to deserve that.

  2. PS-I don’t buy the concussion excuse, either.

  3. PSS-Ref. your story gave me more food for thought on the general subject of Concussions. It was good food for thought for my blog-thanks for sharing this, because it ties in with my personal life as well as those of members of the British and American MIliitary-I bet you never thought you would strike such a nerve with this post.

  4. So come on then Sir; what’s your view? FWIW I think Owens bottled it. If he thought it was a deliberate push (and it was) then it should have been straight red there & then, not a warning at the next breakdown; it’s then up to the powers that be to decide if there are any mitigating circumstances. Thin end of the wedge if you allow the ref’s authority to be undermined IMHO.

    • I agree although I suspect someone told him what they thought happened and he clearly didn’t see it so nearly impossible to call. As an AR you have to be 100% sure before you advise on a red card.

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