Comments on: Guest Room Extra with Stuart Cummings http://www.rugbyleagueworld.net/blog/2010/06/guest-room-extra-with-stuart-cummings/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Bill Duggan http://www.rugbyleagueworld.net/blog/2010/06/guest-room-extra-with-stuart-cummings/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Bill Duggan Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:38:27 +0000 http://www.rugbyleagueworld.net/blog/?p=259#comment-531 When are officials going to read the rule book properly and apply the rules of the game properly. A tackle is completed when a layers progress (going forward?) is halted or he is put to the ground. SIMPLE you would think. How many times do we see wrestling matches of a tackler trying to turtle a downed player onto his back. How many times do we seeplayers who's progress forward is halted being pushed back towards his own line (sometimes lifted and carried) How many times do we see players being declared 'HELD !' . Then being dumped to the ground probably on his back. How many times do we see players robbed of the ball AFTER his progress forward as been halted. All these offences and many more occur AFTER the tackle is completed. Match officials and the TV pundits who overlook these offences are ruining our game. AND SLOWING IT DOWN When are officials going to read the rule book properly and apply the rules of the game properly.

A tackle is completed when a layers progress (going forward?) is halted or he is put to the ground.
SIMPLE you would think.

How many times do we see wrestling matches of a tackler trying to turtle a downed player onto his back.
How many times do we seeplayers who’s progress forward is halted being pushed back towards his own line (sometimes lifted and carried)
How many times do we see players being declared ‘HELD !’ . Then being dumped to the ground probably on his back.
How many times do we see players robbed of the ball AFTER his progress forward as been halted.

All these offences and many more occur AFTER the tackle is completed.

Match officials and the TV pundits who overlook these offences are ruining our game. AND SLOWING IT DOWN

]]> By: Phil Smith http://www.rugbyleagueworld.net/blog/2010/06/guest-room-extra-with-stuart-cummings/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Phil Smith Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:37:52 +0000 http://www.rugbyleagueworld.net/blog/?p=259#comment-160 If Stuart Cummins believes that referees and linesmen provide value for money and do their jobs well then I challenge him to do the following. After every game hold a question and answer session for the paying supporters along with video footage of the game. The aim will be to explain some of the decisions made in the light of evidence available and where those decisions were clearly wrong to provide immediate on the spot training for the officials. Then, maybe, their next game might be more accurately controlled. I am fairly sure the answer will be in the negative, as these people make far too many mistakes in circumstances where no mistake is possible to allow these failings to be exposed. I think the paying public have a right to have certain refereeing decisions discussed. It seems the only way forward to make these people better at their job, and cut down on the errors. If there is a genuine reason for what was a poor decision then let us know what it was. Simple, really. If Stuart Cummins believes that referees and linesmen provide value for money and do their jobs well then I challenge him to do the following.

After every game hold a question and answer session for the paying supporters along with video footage of the game. The aim will be to explain some of the decisions made in the light of evidence available and where those decisions were clearly wrong to provide immediate on the spot training for the officials. Then, maybe, their next game might be more accurately controlled.

I am fairly sure the answer will be in the negative, as these people make far too many mistakes in circumstances where no mistake is possible to allow these failings to be exposed. I think the paying public have a right to have certain refereeing decisions discussed. It seems the only way forward to make these people better at their job, and cut down on the errors. If there is a genuine reason for what was a poor decision then let us know what it was. Simple, really.

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