Thierry Alibert, should it say?

Does he know the laws of the game? And why is he Video Ref'ing the game on his own when there're supposed to be two VRs?

He didn't know the rules when he was in the middle, he used to run round like a headless chicken. Thaler couldn't have been more clear other than actually telling him it's no try!

Just scrap the VR

There's 1 VR at every game.

Thaler trying to coerce him into a decision he wants is disgraceful and warrants an RFL investigation because 1. He isn't allowed to do that and 2. He was really gunning for the Catalan one to be given and Cas one disallowed and you need to ask why he was so eager for that.

Thaler breaking the protocols should see him punished.

Thaler ignoring obstructions now just to help Catalan/not use the screen.

Because they were the right decisions?

I say that, the first one wasnt clear whether he kicked it or not because Alibert never seemed to actually understand thats what he was looking for.

The Cas try was obvious no try

With the "I've got a try"/"I've got no try" system there are supposed to be two VRs because they have to have a 2 v 1 decision to disagree/agree with the referees call on the field.

It's not normal for the on field referee to try and persuade the video referee to make the decision he feels is correct as he is watching the replay on the screen.
However, he obviously knows how bad Alibert is, as proven with the decisions he ultimately made.

Wrong.

They scrapped 2 VRs for this season, keep up.

Didn't know that, ta!

If you recall in the Catalan vs Leeds game with the same two officials Thaler sent something up and Alibert repeatedly looked at the wrong play. Thaler questioned him then ("are you sure that's the right incident?"icon_wink.gif and in the end Alibert never checked what he'd been asked to. So Thaler comes into this with quite well established grounds for doubting Alibert's competence.

i dont think that is actually what he was trying to do. In both instances the actual reason for giving the decision was different from the why the decision should have actually been made.

So the first one was sent up to check a Cas hand was in there, it then appeared to possibly not be a knock on and actually kicked.

the second was sent up for a knock on, but it shouldnt have been ruled out for a knock on, it wasnt a try because it was offside.

So Thaler sends it up for knock=on, it isnt, he is then asking Alibert to check for a kick/offside and it seems from the replays, and from Thaler's reaction that he just wasnt getting an answer on those and Alibert didnt understand that he should be looking to rule try/no try for a different reason.

That was at a play the ball immediately before a Catalan try, after the try was given the tv showed the play the ball Alibert was supposed to be looking at and was an obvious knock on.

How utterly pathetic and unprofessional was that debacle