Comments on: Dangerous Tackle Incident http://edmonton.refereerugby.com Edmonton Rugby Union Referee Society Mon, 24 May 2010 18:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Administrator http://edmonton.refereerugby.com/administration/dangerous-tackle-incident/comment-page-1#comment-120 Administrator Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:34:27 +0000 http://erurs.kimgroome.com/?page_id=877#comment-120 Thanks for your comment and letting us know from another point of view the importance of the officials being more strict on punishing any play that is outside the normal enjoyable physicality of rugby. And I agree that unfortunately, violence is creeping into the game. I cannot tell you how many red cards (game suspensions due to dangerous play or fighting) have been given out at only the mid-point of our senior season. For clarification, may I ask if this was the boys' team or the girls' team from above mentioned HS? May I also add that it may be a good idea to write a letter to the ASAA high school sports organizers of rugby, because as much as officials should be reminded of our role of making sure the game is safely played, it is also the coaches' responsibility to be educating their players on safe and proper tackling and above all, sportsmanlike conduct. You can send a letter of concern to Pat Forsyth (girls' rugby) or Craig Patton (boys' rugby) c/o ASAA: info@asaa.ca, or you can find more info on the ASAA website at http://www.asaa.ca/new/index.php Thanks again, kg Thanks for your comment and letting us know from another point of view the importance of the officials being more strict on punishing any play that is outside the normal enjoyable physicality of rugby. And I agree that unfortunately, violence is creeping into the game. I cannot tell you how many red cards (game suspensions due to dangerous play or fighting) have been given out at only the mid-point of our senior season.

For clarification, may I ask if this was the boys’ team or the girls’ team from above mentioned HS?

May I also add that it may be a good idea to write a letter to the ASAA high school sports organizers of rugby, because as much as officials should be reminded of our role of making sure the game is safely played, it is also the coaches’ responsibility to be educating their players on safe and proper tackling and above all, sportsmanlike conduct.

You can send a letter of concern to Pat Forsyth (girls’ rugby) or Craig Patton (boys’ rugby) c/o ASAA: info@asaa.ca, or you can find more info on the ASAA website at http://www.asaa.ca/new/index.php

Thanks again, kg

]]> By: Player and Official http://edmonton.refereerugby.com/administration/dangerous-tackle-incident/comment-page-1#comment-119 Player and Official Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:10:44 +0000 http://erurs.kimgroome.com/?page_id=877#comment-119 Unfortunately violence is creeping into the game. A week after this was released, during the high school tournament at Ellerslie, the match official allowed a similar incident and again did not punish the offending player. The match official allowed continuous and blatant violence to occur throughout the match with no regard for the safety of the players. The offending team was from xx High School. Many players quit Rugby that day for fear thanks to that. Unfortunately violence is creeping into the game. A week after this was released, during the high school tournament at Ellerslie, the match official allowed a similar incident and again did not punish the offending player. The match official allowed continuous and blatant violence to occur throughout the match with no regard for the safety of the players. The offending team was from xx High School. Many players quit Rugby that day for fear thanks to that.

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