Worth noting that this match will be used as a tribute to Rycroft Foster. I'm sure you'll all be aware of his story (if not, link below) . Great gesture from the club His dad - AF to long-term RABers - will be there leading the tributes and everyone is encouraged wear Purple, Green and/or Amber. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... y-rycroft/

Worth noting that this match will be used as a tribute to Rycroft Foster. I'm sure you'll all be aware of his story (if not, link below) . Great gesture from the club His dad - AF to long-term RABers - will be there leading the tributes and everyone is encouraged wear Purple, Green and/or Amber. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... y-rycroft/

The ref was adamant about what he saw and that trumps everything else. The appeal would need to prove the referee is mistaken or bent and that aint going to happen.

Agree with the above. I don't think any of us think there's enough evidence to find him guilty. Unfortunately the disciplinary know they'll be throwing the young ref under the bus due to his insistence he "clearly saw a bite". So unless we have clear video evidence showing the last couple of seconds Via play didn't show of the incident, I don't think we'll have the decision overturned.

I think they club are fighting this on principle and fair play to them. I think a players had a miscarriage of justice from a referee panicking and doubling down on his mistake.

Interestingly he's not refereed since the Barrow game. Maybe he's still recovering from the "shock" of seeing the bite...

Absolutely spot on. Good to see im not the only one who doesnt have rose tinted specs on.
The majority of clueless fans seem to think we are in the high court not the RL diciplinary. Ref says he saw it, end of. Theres no requirement to prove or disprove anything.

That being said its worth an appeal as there s nothing really to lose and with the clowns we have running the game you never know we migh just get him back a game or 2 early

I would have thought the rfl dropping him from reffing due to poor performance in our game would have been enough. But obviously he was 100% brilliant in the minute he saw the bite but was poor the other 79 minutes.
He obviously saw forearm & face in contact, but a bite implies intent, and closing of the jaw. I can’t see how that can be differentiated from forearm pressure onto a tooth from 12 metres away.

Funny how SL teams seem to win appeals and championship clubs don't.