Just watching Sky Sports News and they are talking about the upcoming RU Lions test and mentioned that both coaches will be talking to the ref prior to the game to 'talk about areas of the game'. Does anyone know if this is done in RL? I think it's a bit rich myself, having coaches asking refs to look out for this or that. Or am I being a bit naive.
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Did anyone notice if Percival threw the ball at the ref on Friday, think it was Salford's try from a kick? I only caught it out the corner of my eye. The highlights get cut off before that happens. If he did,.he could get a decent ban, they have been pretty hot on contact with the ref this year
How can Child's & Hicks get that dropout decision wrong between them??
Instead of a repeat set with 10 to go in a close game we face a 7 tackle defensive set instead...
How, with video replays can a video referee get that call wrong? Blatant incompetence from Hicks.
He must be the only man in the world watching that game who thought it was caught in goal. Shambles
Is it incompetence?
I'm sure Swift brushed Childs when Leeds scored one of their tries....Two game ban on the way...petulant c**t.😁
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Watching rugby union, which I haven't watched in years and it is surprising how much respect there is for the ref. I had forgotten that this is how it used to be in league. RL now looks closer to football with constant complaining, questioning, talking back. I remember people complaining that Hanley spoke to the ref walking to the pitch and he shouldn't need be allowed to, how things have changed and not for the better IMO, the product looks worse with the amount of shouting at the ref.
BTW, I though the ref had a good game last night
Another shocking video ref decision last night. Clear try for Hull chalked off. Absolutely baffling.
Puzzling indeed. The ball clearly went over the players shoulder whether he touched it or not it certainly wasn't a knock on. Clear try. Even Cummings said it would be awarded - then it wasn't! Almost as strange as Taia's try in the cup at Wheldon Road. The whole system is a totally mockery.
Personally I would scrap the idea.
The Hull no try last night was strange. If the ref thought it was a knock on, why didn't he blow his whistle? Instead he let Hull play on and score before deciding it was a knock on.
Players seem to be getting in the faces of referees a lot recently, and on occasions players talk the referee into double checking a call with the video ref, again seen last night. Games are so stop-start with 8PM kick offs finishing at around 10PM now (although late kick offs and 18-19 minute half times aren't helping).
I would strongly consider introducing a challenge system. Each team gets 1 challenge per game, get it wrong and you lose it, get it right and you keep it. It would also stop the dissent towards the refs as they have the option to challenge. It wouldn't be a perfect system, but I think it's worth trialling in the Championship and seeing how it goes.
Completely agree. At the time there wasn't much fuss made of it as Cas seemed well clear but, in the end, it cost Hull the game. Amazing how often they are getting these wrong and yet they are still unaccountable.
BTW, when was the last time Cas got a bad call? They got 2 awful decisions go their way in the 2 wins against us. The powers that be seemed determined to give them every chance of winning the title.
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I think the video ref is here to stay, but I'm not convinced it's a benefit to the game at all
It used to be that the ref would give benefit of doubt to attacking team, why can't that be the case with the video ref, so a 75/25 goes to the 75, a 50/50 goes to the attacking team
The ref shouldn't be making an on field "guess" call at all, if he's going to the screen let the video ref have the responsibility of the final call, if the video ref can't decide then its benefit of the doubt to the attacking side. With the Hull "no try" Buchanan from Leeds was part of the radio commentary and mentioned that if a Hull player took the ball on the full off the shoulder it would have been a backward classified forward pass and the video ref would have had to allow it as a try, its all a mess really and is a mockery of the game.
Another one against Catalans where hewer didn't bother going to the screen, a penalty and a foot in touch double
if leigh win catalan where robbed. the ref and touchjudge a disgrace.