To play or not to play

Its so easy this week. There are some short incidents and in each case you, the glorious referee, are going to blow your harsh whistle to stop play or be benign and let play go on.

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Have loads of fun.

The heavenly match being played is between the Roman Gods and the Greek Gods.

1. Watery Poseidon, the Greek Gods scrumhalf, breaks and gets across the advantage line. Boozy Bacchus, the Roman Gods flank, tackles Poseidon from behind. As he goes to ground, Poseidon throws the ball back. It bounces back about seven metres where Missile Mars, the Roman Gods prop, picks up the ball.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

2. Roman Gods score a try and Lightning Zeus, the Greek Gods flyhalf, kicks off. He does so a metre behind the half-way line.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

3. The Greek Gods dot down a kick by the Roman Gods. Lightning Zeus, the Greek Gods flyhalf runs up and drops out. He dies so with an almighty kick from about 12 metres behind the 22-metre line and with every single one of his players in front of him.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

4. The Roman Gods attack and are well into Greek Gods territory. The ball reaches Wet Neptune, the Roman Gods wing. He passes inside but it is a poor pass that goes back several metres behind him, bouncing along the ground. There Dopey Dionysus, the Greek Gods centre, is falling back and grabs the ball. He turns and sets off for the Roman Gods goal-line.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

5. Lightning Zeus, the Greek Gods flyhalf, drops for goal from about 30 metres from the Roman Gods goal line. The ball strikes an upright and bounces back into the field of play where Jolly Jupiter, the Roman Gods flyhalf, catches the ball cleanly and claims a mark.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

6. Lightning Zeus, the Greek Gods flyhalf, drops for goal from about 30 metres from the Roman Gods goal-line. The ball strikes an upright and bounces back into the field of play where Gunner Ares, the Greek Gods prop, catches the ball.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

7. The teams line up for a line-out, the Roman Gods to throw in. Pocket Hercules, the Roman Gods hooker, is about to throw in. The ball leaves his hand and as it does so, Fleetfooted Mercury, the Roman Gods No.8, backs over the 15-metre line and leaps high for the ball, but athletic Lofty Apollo, the Greek Gods No.8, backs and outjumps Mercury and wins the ball.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

8. Typer Hermes, the Greek Gods wing, races for the line. Fleetfooted Mercury, the Roman Gods No. 8, tackles him about a metre from the line.  Hermes holds the ball up in the air for his support to get to him.  Pocket Hercules, the Roman Gods hooker, is first on the scene. Hermes pulls, the ball back till Hercules has gone past and then pops the ball up to his own No.8, Lofty Apollo.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

9. Lofty Apollo, the Greek Gods No.8, comes off a scrum with the ball. You, the glorious referee, are the only person near him. He bangs into you, staggers, recovers and then charges powerfully ahead.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

10. Lofty Apollo, the Greek Gods No.8, comes off  a scrum with the ball. As he does so Horny Triton, the Greek Gods flank, breaks up. Apollo bangs into him. There is no Roman Gods player near him and he runs on.

You will

a. let play go on
b. blow your whistle

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