Interesting... but as Uncle Alibert was the ref I'm not surprised - he can't count. The point being that Salford (defending in the photo) have 14 players on the pitch and win the game 34-30 against the attacking Tigers side.

Replay?

Replay, yeah.


















As long as it's not televised.

Wow!

Thats bad!

How does this even happen? Surely 1 player goes off, another is allowed on.

Can you tell roughly how long they had the 14 men on the pitch for?

The extra man who was supposed to have gone off was involved in 3 tackles on that final attacking set too!

Is it Aliberts fault or the official on the sideline who checks this stuff.

I'd imagine it's the official on the sideline. The ref in the middle has enough to do. Shouldn't happen though.

It's not Alibert's fault. You can't take your eye off the game and start counting. That's the job of the sideline official. He shouldn't let any player go on to the field unless someone leaves the pitch. I doubt he will be getting that gig again anytime soon. It's not the hardest job in the world is it? Count to 10 and make sure a player comes off before a Ayer goes on?

It's a vision of the future, when League and Union merge.

Some straw grasping going on here off Cas fans. It's a wrap on the knuckles for the fourth official or whoever controls the ins and outs of players during the match.

To call for a 2 point deduction or a replay would be penalizing Salford for something they have no control over. Hardly fair. I understand why it would miff some fans, but all it is is a mistake by an official. Get over it.

Ha ha! Send that to the ask the refs twitter account! See how they answer that one!

If I was a cas fan, no way in he world would I be happy, and I wasn't when it has happened to Salford in the past. There was some dreadful refereeing all game, some decisions benefitted Salford and some benefitted Cas, so all in all they balanced out through out the game. Let's not forget, Tansey could easily have walked in the first half, and probably would on another day.

Didnt bradford do the same thing a few years agoand just get a warning even though its the refs fault?

Seem to recall it being against wire for some reason about 04ish