More refereeing

I did a double header yesterday; Oakwood CI vs. Humberside CI - seniors and juniors. It was pretty tiring. The senior game was very good. Humberside edged it 17-15 and there was a lot of good rugby. The junior game was a blow out; 73-0 to Oakwood. One aspect of reffing high school vs. club that really struck me yesterday was the attitude of the coaches. In a club game when you penalise a side; especially if it's for something like dissent, you tend to get abuse from the sidelines. In a high school game the coach is quite likely to substitute the player for giving away stupid penalties. I rather like that.

Anyway, reality starts again on Saturday when the club season opens. I'm reffing Buccaneers vs. North Halton; a Toronto 'B' division first team game.