Quote: Psychedelic Casual "First and foremost, the referee was a loving disgrace. The amount of lying on and messing about at the PTB by NZ that he continually allowed, slowing us down all the time, was scandalous.
He ruined the game as a spectacle and could have caused some more serious fights than the scuffles that did ensue because he just allowed NZ to basically cheat all game that frustrated our lads.
He poop himself when the big decisions came round - Marshall high tackled Hall to stop a try, which is at least a Sin Bin, and the ref just brushed over it and gave just a penalty.
And when Hastings made that great break, Philbin was pulled back and he was going to be the support runner. The ref did NOTHING!
Onto the game
Agreed, great post. Re - ref, I've never enjoyed watching a game when he's been in charge.