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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 360050" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>That is so insane I am tempted to call you a liar, LOL.</p><p> </p><p>Personally the craziest refereeing game I was part of was in primary school playing right wing for the grade 6 A team. It was essentially our school's teams vs that of a nearby squatter camp aimed at promoting rugby. First off, there is no way some of these guys were under the age of 18 and this being 1994 with Mandela just released there was definately some hostility (especially from their side). I can go through a whole list of **** that went awry but what got me was the absolute absence of penalising blatant violence. I for one literally got picked up and dumped onto my shoulder from over a guy's head and I'm not a small winger and weren't back then. Then after a while I was involved in a punch-up after my opposing winger went off with concussion (I was standing on our tryline and he got an inside ball and was charging me with his head down; I was like a dear caught in headlights and next thing I know I am sitting on my ass and my opponent has lost the ball and, seemingly, consciousness from running head first into my hip). I shouldn't even go into the **** that went on at the rucks.</p><p> </p><p>Antways, the whole affair got canceled just as soon as the headmaster's son got a bit of his ear bitten off and scratch marks over his face. I hadn't been in a game as dirty (with the refs seemingly not giving a ****) until I started playing club rugby again (as a lock, LOL). In one game I got so ****** up I decided to quit for good. Seriously, club rugby in the Cape is combat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 360050, member: 39190"] That is so insane I am tempted to call you a liar, LOL. Personally the craziest refereeing game I was part of was in primary school playing right wing for the grade 6 A team. It was essentially our school's teams vs that of a nearby squatter camp aimed at promoting rugby. First off, there is no way some of these guys were under the age of 18 and this being 1994 with Mandela just released there was definately some hostility (especially from their side). I can go through a whole list of **** that went awry but what got me was the absolute absence of penalising blatant violence. I for one literally got picked up and dumped onto my shoulder from over a guy's head and I'm not a small winger and weren't back then. Then after a while I was involved in a punch-up after my opposing winger went off with concussion (I was standing on our tryline and he got an inside ball and was charging me with his head down; I was like a dear caught in headlights and next thing I know I am sitting on my ass and my opponent has lost the ball and, seemingly, consciousness from running head first into my hip). I shouldn't even go into the **** that went on at the rucks. Antways, the whole affair got canceled just as soon as the headmaster's son got a bit of his ear bitten off and scratch marks over his face. I hadn't been in a game as dirty (with the refs seemingly not giving a ****) until I started playing club rugby again (as a lock, LOL). In one game I got so ****** up I decided to quit for good. Seriously, club rugby in the Cape is combat. [/QUOTE]
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