Now I live in Albany, NY - but this was my first experience at Dick Green Field and it's a very nice spot. Great view, thickish grass, and full size.Boston Old Gold cancelled on the Knicks a couple weeks prior and Springfield agreed to fill the void (Albany, D1 - Springfield, D3). In knowing the division gap Albany decided to put out an A side with a decidely developmental look to it...including a brand new hooker, winger, and a number of players out of position.
Albany managed to dominate the Rifles in loose play...but the scrum/lineout were a different story. Springfield proved to be exceptionally strong at scrum time, legally wheeling the scrum, and taking at least one against the head and Springfield's try came from a driving maul about 10 meters out.
I did, however, have a note for the springfield side and their mauls (a tactic many teams abandoned with the ELVs).....they had a tendency to break from the maul and rebind with an obstructing player. Now I never deemed this material in this game, but they really needed to understand the issue. In a later game (Newport v. Springfield) I did have to penalize them for obstruction in maul.
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