What else did you expect. but wait until its one of ours up for same sort of tackle and see him get a one or two match ban.

You can call us paranoid if you like but you know full well if it was one of our lads 1) he'd have been binned or sent off and 2) the RFL would have thrown the book at him (especially if it was Louie!)

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 935969.stm Brought back memories of Brent Webb a few years back and his attempts to decapitate Harlequins players. Luckily for Ian Smith the result went in our favour. The RFL must not want to malign one of only a handful of 'premier' referees because in my opinion that decision is worthy of him being punted down to the Championship for a week.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 935969.stm Brought back memories of Brent Webb a few years back and his attempts to decapitate Harlequins players. Luckily for Ian Smith the result went in our favour. The RFL must not want to malign one of only a handful of 'premier' referees because in my opinion that decision is worthy of him being punted down to the Championship for a week.

But he lashed out again a few mins from the end and that is not even mentioned. Disgraceful decisions. Before the game and during the game we get constantly remined that rugby is a family game and please respect the refs and officials. Respect has to be earned and this lot of one eyed refs and insignificant linesmen certainly do nothing to earn our respect.

Absoloute travesty. McGoldrick was probably laughing himself wet all the way back home yesterday!!!

Time for mass emails to Red Hall methinks.

...........and in which millenium do we get a reply!!!???

Makes no mention of the fact that the illegal tackle stopped a certain try and was strong enough to lay out Melling.

And why is "players run into melee but no punches thrown" in there? The "Incident considered" was the tackle. If the subsequent melee was deemed reportable it should be treated as a separate item.

That was put in so if any Quins player had thrown a punch or a handbag they would have had a reason to ban one or more of them

Hardly lashed out, comically stroppy push. Thanks for the points! The surprise was that Howell let it go.

The irony is that had McGoldrick tackled Melling legitimately then held him down, he'd have been sin-binned.

Well, maybe...

This is what annoys me, and doubtless most others. Why can't referees take decisive action at the time something like this occurs? It makes no difference to me whether or not McGoldrick gets bans for the next game or two. What use is that to us? Why did this get put on report? Everyone could clearly see what happened at the time, it was two players with nobody else getting in the way and causing confusion, and one of them flattened the other with a foul! Melling is hardly a dwarf and McGoldrick can't be much if any taller. There was no excuse at all for hitting him so high, it was a shabby foul. A penalty try and red card at the time for denying a certain try with a dangerous head shot would have been appropriate; a ban now after he was allowed to complete our game without his team conceding any points as a result of his offence would be useless to us.

From where I was sat it looked like Howell wound him up then once he got the penalty just turned away with a smile on his face.....

Replies received!!!!!

"Nigel

Thank you for your email.

The MRP on reviewing the incident and considered the tackle high, that it warranted a penalty but not referral to the Tribunal as misconduct.

I will forward your email to Stuart Cummings for confirmation re the 2nd try."

"Nigel,

The touch judge told the referee that the ball had been touched down before it went on to the line. The referee took this view and awarded the try.

Regards,"

To which my reply was that that perhaps the TJ needed to review his decision!!!

Still fair play that the replied even if we disagree with the bland answers.