Clearly well inside the line and Bradford scored the next set I think. Anyway we lost.

Gaining consistency must start with interpreting the " Laws of the game" until that's addressed, I'm not sure what laws Officials are following because it certainly isn't what is written.

They still have laws of the game written that don't support the on field decisions of the Ref. They still have the laws that the PTB should be heeled back,and also the attacking player after being tackled should wait until the ruck is clear before the PTB.

Now if we want consistency, surely the " Laws of the game" require adapting so all Refs/Players/Coaches and fans are all on the same page.

I'm not saying its wrong to have a quick PTB and roll it through without using the heel or players not clearing the ruck. But the laws of the game cannot be followed without clarification for all.

It must be a nightmare for Refs.

The laws need updating to cover what is actually happening in various aspects of the game. The play the ball is the current area of ridicule, the referees should have the discretion to punish the real offenders in the situation, they are regularly ignoring the ball carrier moving off the mark and penalising the defender. They must be following an instruction to penalise the defender.

To be fair to refs the PTB is such a mess you can penalise both ball carrier and defender a lot of the time. On Sunday there were many cases of the ball carrier deliberately locking in a defender or moving off the mark and the defender deliberately lying in the way to slow things down. All sides are guilty of it.

I’m not really sure what you do about it other than adopt the two refs system. Trouble is we haven’t enough refs to do that over here.

Then that contradicts the laws of the game, hence inconsistency. Then again if the laws of the game are obsolete and instruction takes precedence over those laws! What laws is the sport following?



What laws of the game do new up and coming Referees have to follow? Laws of the game or instruction that contradicts those laws?

Yes, all sides are guilty of it. Its something that has been created and manipulated, but now we have Refs following instruction, not the laws of the game.

How can you complain about Refs/ Officials when the laws of the game have never been updated/adapted to todays modern game?

when will the sheffield highlights be on l.c.t.v.

They're on eddy.

i must be doing something wrong i can get the bradford match on but not the sheffield match

Try rlHererl mate

thanks cokey

Some very good tries in the Sheff. game. McNally really showing his worth in a couple, dame for Riddy. Our most complete performance according to JD. Some very interesting decisions to be made in team selection coming up I feel.

Full Sheffield match now on rlLCTVrl

Complete silence on the full game and horrendous noise on the highlights package!!

It is CL. LCTV overall quality is very poor imo, except for the commentary.....Well,when you can hear it.

Wasn't the highlights package, courtesy of Sheffield Eagles? Don't know about the full game.