I cheered when it was announced that Keri Evans wouldn't be reffing as advertised but I think I'll take it all back. Well, some of it.Graham wrote: The ref did not even speak to the Cross Keys players (or the captain). The long and short of it was that our own sloppy defending cost us 3 stupid trys in the first half, but in my opinion (and this is just my opinion and not that of Ebbw Vale RFC) the referee was a bloody cheat.
Not sure if I'd go so far as to call Mr Fear a cheat as that implies he knew what he was doing. He was not competent though. Manu's offense deserved a yellow card but there were other offenses, notably deliberate off side and ball slowing by Cross Keys, that went unpunished. The tackle on one of our players (was it Headington?) who took a quick tap 5 metres out was by a player who had never retreated to onside and should have resulted in a yellow card and - possibly - a penalty try.
Having said all that... our own woeful first half performance is what cost us the match. We just can't keep doing this!
And as for Nelly coming on at half time for Keys... where do you start with that one??