So a couple of people disliked Foley’s refeering. Please explain what he did wrong compared to other referees. I thought it was an exciting games especially with Bath improving in the second half. They have a good acquisition from Worcester.
Two things I saw from the start before I switched off, both of which were brought to his attention. Gloucs ruck on their 22, player joins the back to make the snake. hangs on with his finger tips, if that. Bath players asks if it is out, which, as the players is not bound, it is ... he says not. Now, I watched carefully, at every similar ruck, Bath bind on properly and firmly, Gloucs do not. It means Gloucs can use one player less to make the same length snake. Huge number of times Gloucester tackling player got in the way to either slow the ball down or enable the jackal. Not a word said most of the time.
Gloucs lineout on the Bath 5m. Poor throw and only just caught, players Gloucs players bind on before he is down, passes ball directly to last player to bind at the back, directly over the top of the maul. Foley says not a thing. It goes on. He simply wasn't applying the laws. Bath captain asks and is shut down. On that second, the consequential fast break from the maul (which is why the law does not allow that direct to the back pass) causes Bath to get a yellow card ...
You can't play the game the way you trained if the ref won't play by the laws.
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