The game started off with a bang, Springfield picking up a quick try out wide. Newport,however, quickly responded with their own try in the ensuing kickoff when the player receiving the kickoff knocked on and player in front of him played the ball, resulting in a penalty quick tapped and run in for the score.
Springfield proved very strong in the scrummage throughout the match, but struggled to manage Newport's strength with the ball in hand.
I had some concerns with my management of foul play this game...a problem I continued to have after this game. A minor punchup happened first....I simply had a chat with the teams, told them to all calm down.
Unfortunately from there players continued to have issues, with some taking exception to marginally dangerous tackles and other of the like.
The issue culminated near the end of the game when one player was on the wrong side of the ruck, unable to roll away and near the scrumhalf/balls feet. He chose to play it and the Springfield scrumhalf was not happy, taking a stomp....it ended up being soft and only made contact with the player's hands...but it was sooooo blatant. I was forced to reverse the penalty.
At any rate, a reoccuring issue...I was unhappy with my management of marginally dangerous play. I really need to get used to penalizing the marginal stuff at inconsequential stages to really make my standards understood.
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