That may be the case, but you still can't push him out of the way.

But then the authorities are ignoring the underlying issue - that you're speeding again after recently been caught and punished.



And Jinjer you're quite right, most ref's do have an underlying neck/back problem - they're spineless

so what happens if the team score in the gap you've been forced to leave?

IMO the referee should have enough positional sense not to obstruct ANY player. Maybe if TR wasn't too busy blowing his whistle at every opportunity he woulden't of got pushed.

Unlucky, it does happen.

but in that split second what would you do? You'd give the ref a nudge!



.....note the terminology. "shove in the back" sounds less subtle

Absolutely not and I'd be disgusted if any of my team did such a cowardly thing.

As the great Steve Ganson said at Hull game televised a couple of years ago , after a try had been scored direct from a scrum when he happened to be in the way ,"I have to stand somewhere"

I remember that actually.



I aren't gonna say it's disgusting, at the time you don't have a chance to think and just scramble accross the best you can, I'm sure after he thought "ahh. " knowing that he'd get cited.



It wasn't an attack on an official as such

True, a player in my eldest sons team 2 seasons ago (Thornhill U18's) was banned for 5 years just for putting his hand on the refs chest, didn't push or strike him but at the same point questioned a decision the ref made so it was seen as an act of aggression, it was appealed and was reduced to 8 matches

I just think Tansey is unlucky in this really. Roby did back into him, and he's just tried his best to do his job and defend. No player has it wired into their circuits to just let the opposition in. He'd have done the same if granny Tansey was the ref, as would most players in that split second

Leave it Dave…leave it

I've seen the incident and there was no need to shove the ref like he did,he could easily have moved him by putting his hand on his right shoulder a bit of frustration crept in I'm afraid.Hope learns from it.

Powell said he didnt appeal because he'll be dropped anyway