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The Scrummage Refereeing - Event Date: 23 Feb 2020 |
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Bigmal
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Posted: 08 Apr 2020 at 18:34 |
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I'm with you on that - big big character.
I went to Cheltenham a couple of seasons back as that was his original club. The historian there was extremely helpful and had played with Dave I recall. Dave went to Moseley then and played in the same side as a guy I was at schoool with - Ian Pringle - a good player who played at a high standard.
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strent
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Bigmal
Dave Protherough was a fantastic bloke and a brilliant coach. Tragically taken far too soon. Edited by strent - 05 Apr 2020 at 22:03 |
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WEvans
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Ah so you are clearly wrong then
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Old Hooker
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So now Jeremy Guscott agrees with me, Exalted company indeed
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another one against the head
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Bigmal
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Thanks Gents - I thought he played for Wakefield but expected someone to confirm the fact.
Interesting course inasmuch as there were 17/18 there for the week the majority being teachers. It was a hard week and yet both sociable and enjoyable. A number of the attendees subsequently travelled up/over/down/across to Davenport for a social game on a Sunday morning including the aforementioned Dave Protherough. I have fond albeit slightly hazy memories of the day. |
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Richard Lowther
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Yes.
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Mark W-J
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Lee's dad, presumably? |
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Wigwam
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This "scrummage" thing...……...what's that all about then ??? Never understood it and never will, but it certainly gives you old fat boys a lot to talk about.
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Pace Power Perfection
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Richard Lowther
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Cholewa. He also played for Wakefield.
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Old Hooker
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I think we would be starting from SCRATCH Big Mal
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another one against the head
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Bigmal
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Back in the 80's I spent a week at Rugby School on an RFU coaching course which involved spending what seemed like an eternity one day as loose head prop v an old school scrummaging machine ( solid timber and a bit of foam). I was a centre by choice.
3 different hookers were used David Protherough( Cheltenham and Moseley) ,John Cholova ( I think - a master at QEGS Wakefield) and a member of the coaching team who played for Birmingham ( I cant remember his name). All had different styles and were physically different - ALL could hook the ball , were flexible and new how a scrum worked. I learned a lot. Perhaps we could introduce some form of refresher course? |
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Old Hooker
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oops Trotter loose head
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another one against the head
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Old Hooker
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Clive
May I take you back to the mid 70s when you were a regular at the Varsity match. 76 & 77. I was with "The Club" Twice I played against Northampton who had a wonderful Tight head Peter Enevoldsen, not sure of spelling, who skippered Oxford on 3 matches on the trot. He was compact and very strong. he took us low, but my tight head Andy Trotter recent past Pres of TJs was equal to the task. I was about 13 stone and supple as were we all in those days. Foot position of all front rows prevented collapses , most of the time. Ball in channelled move on. I know the game has changed and I tend to live in the past , But it can be done still if the rules are enforced at all levels , which will require the coaches and front rows to learn from the past. It was not all that bad. Peter Qualified as a Neuro Surgeon I believe. Not bad for a prop I have been indoors too long Good Health to all |
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another one against the head
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Bigmal
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Good point about offside - that is the area that people could look at as it may(?) result in more clean line breaks as opposed to taking contact.
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Clive Norling
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It's not a quota but it's what they like to get to, if they can .... "if it's a penalty it's a penalty all game every game", then you would have a lot more penalties per game, there are so many transgressions of the law, many, many of them marginal, they try and get the CLEAR and OBVIOUS, that I would suggest is the skill of the modern referee in the PROFESSIONAL game ... |
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Raider999
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Or even better, tell the captains pre-match that you will penalise crooked feeds - then they can have no come-back when penalised. I don't like the penalty quota per game as suggested by CN - if it's a penalty it's a penalty all game every game. The way to get a free flowing game is to strictly police the offside laws |
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Thatbloke
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It's also not that difficult to enforce - if the feed is crooked at the first scrum get it penalised and then the players know exactly what to expect for the rest of the game
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Clive Norling
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Ok, I have for more than 15 years said there should be TWO sets of LAWS, one for the fully professional game and one for the rest ... Many years ago, I refereed a game at Welford Road between Tigers and somebody else, during the game, I think I gave 33/34 penalties, 98% were accurate and after the game, I was "chased" down the players tunnel by the then CEO, one Peter Wheeler, who informed me to my retreating back, "19,000 people haven't come here to watch you give 34 penalties" ... so the moral of the story, that the game can be REFEREED as per the laws but spectators, sponsors and other stakeholders WANT to SEE the ball IN PLAY MORE .....who would be a referee! That is why the modern referee, tries where he can to keep the penalty count to between 18 - 22 per game ... I repeat what I said earlier in the thread, the put in at level 3 and below, it's miles ahead of the professional game .... |
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Camquin
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I would love to see what would happen if you were to actually apply the laws. Personally I think you might get a better game. If it turns out it is much worse, then perhaps we should rewrite the laws so eveyone knows what is and is not legal.
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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Raider999
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It is supposed to go in straight down the tunnel, to the side that is putting it in but I front of the hookers foot so he has to strike. This is roughly how it started but, like most law changes/new initiatives, it is usually ignored as it goes in straight behind the E hooker to the second row.. Have to agree with OH - Nigel Owens has it in his own hands to penalise under current laws. |
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