On my way to the Worcester Charles River game, I was asked to help cover one Ladies U19 game on the way...in Springfield:4/2/2009
Rutland 5 - 0 Fairport (40 minute game, 20 minute halves)
Over the weekend the ladies were playing 22.5 minute halves...kind of strange to me but the U19 laws do not permit rugby players to play more than 90 minutes of rugby in a day.
4/3/2009
Bowl Championship
After returning from Worcester I had a number of things to work on after all the excitement from the night before (see previous post). This game was the last place game, overall played in good spirits but the ladies had a hard time understanding illegal zone entry.
LS 5 - 0 Union
Cup Championship, winner goes to national championship
Rutland 20 - 10 City Honors (Buffalo)
Rutland used excellent tactical kicking to gain territory and strong set piece to steal ball. They came ahead quickly in the first half. City Honors also struggled with illegal zone entry...I think the girls were trying to find ways to contest rucks already lost. Presumably, the City Honors coach had a word with his girls and this unfortunate tactic stopped in the 2nd half. City Honors then managed to gain a bit of possession and use their strength out wide to round out the ladies of Rutland, but not able to score enough...final score Rutland 20-10 City Honors...2nd half score Rutland 0 - 10 City Honors.
It was a pleasure to be the head referee of this event on sunday. Every game had two ARs from the support of Springfield Rifles, NERRS, and a new ref out of Buffalo. Well run event by Springfield....
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