I READ the match report for last week’s Hull Ionians v Tynedale game with interest. The report asked a very pertinent question, “why is a side who has got the push on in the scrum automatically awarded a penalty?”
The inconsistencies of referees at Level 4 are well documented and are discussed on a weekly basis by committee members, players, and spectators alike. Don’t get me wrong, there are some good refs out there but unfortunately, there are also those who give a penalty because they just don’t know what is happening at the scrum or because it is...