The NY Women developmental side proved to be the superior side, scoring 5 unanswered tries in two 30 minute periods of play.
The most contentious point, at least from the teams perspective, was how I disallowed a quick throw in. On the Albany field, one side is roped, the other is not. On the un-roped side the ground simply rolls down into a ditch about 5 meters from the touchline. Now the ball went into touch on the side with no rope, it rolled a distance from the field and down inside the ditch. I did not allow the quick throw in stating that the ball had left the playing enclosure (approximately 5 meters from the touch line, when flat ground ended). I wonder if there is a ruling or how other referees typically treat the quick throw in with situations like this.
I also had a great opportunity this game to work on my signals at lineout time (signaling to the backs when the lineout is over). In practicing throughout this game I actually became very comfortable determining when the lineout was over, permitting the players to advance...something successfully added to my refereeing repertoire. This was implemented in the subsequent Albany v. Springfield game.
he game was also videotaped, I hope to eventually get my hands on the video and analyze my signals / performance.
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