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« on: October 21, 2024, 06:34:31 pm »
I agree with the previous assessments of the match, Stortford played some great running rugby in the first half, cutting through our, unusually, poor defence far too easily. A valiant effort from Titans in the 2nd half, thwarted by a staunch Stortford defence & some weak officiating which allowed them to constantly infringe (21 penalties in the 2nd half, the majority in their 22). The real low point for me was the injury to Curran Maguire, first if all he was taken down by a high tackle, and whilst he was on the ground, a Stortford player came in hard and appeared to hit Maguire on the back of the head with his elbow, all of which happened immediately in front of the shed side touch judge and no action was taken, not saying the Stortford player did it intentionally but it was certainly reckless & avoidable. Loma, got a yellow card for leading with his elbow in which case the Stortford player deserved a red. Don't know if players can be cited at this level, but some action should be taken.