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

Whether fans like it or not. JT knows not to push the ref, particularly in the manner he did. It was petulant and unnecessary. Whilst it's tough for fans to swallow, he deserves the ban.

Agree

And yet when he wants to he can run at top speed and sidestep on a six pence.
He could have got out of the way.

He's done you again here Dave - done you right up like a kipper.

with all this technology of ref cam surely he should of had some reversing monitors that would of picked up tansey in the first place

I remember when Dave Watson from Bradford was brought in front of the disciplinary board and was appealing against a late tackle.
He has the Bradford legal eagles there and they showed the move in slow motion from lots of different angles to show he could not have possibly pulled out of the tackle in time.
One of our ex players (the greatest in fact)was there as they used to invite them along as an "informed" judge for these decisions then.

He asked the video techi to run the tape back to the try the Watson had scored previously. Of course running at full speed he did his trademark last second body swerve and side step. He got past the guy un touched and scored.
The point well made was that when you want to, you can move quickly to avoid someone, why not when it is a tackle, or more so when it is a far less speedy referee.
Appeal failed. He was banned.
I have no sympathy for the defence of "he backed in to me". He could have moved, he chose not to and tried to "move" the ref.
Take your ban and move on.