SOL doesn't appear to move from the point the ball is played until the try is scored. He just stood in the attacking line. hudds rushed up and were saved by an inept refering decision (at the very least it should have gone to the VR).

This makes an utter mockery of the game when Televised matches are refereed using different interpretations of the rules than non televised matches.

During last weeks televised match between Wigan and Cas when there was a break in play whilst once again a alleged obstruction was being viewed, one of the commentators said it was no good everyone complaining because it was the coaches themselves who had asked for the tightening up of the obstruction rule.

It makes me wonder if with Wigan relying more than most clubs from dummy runners there has been a conspiracy by some to gang up on Wigan. Just a thought.

This comment should get a few more pages out of this thread.

Couldn't agree more. I said exactly the same thing myself on page 3 of this thread. Let th on field officials make the decision...

I am sorry to bring this up again, but I have just witnessed the most corrupt, biased and sensation seeking decision I have ever seen since the video refs came into being.
It was about the 53rd minute of the HKR v Hudds match when I think it was Burns put the kick through and David Hodgson touched down.
Once again the ref went to the screen and said "check the touch down", the two incompetent Sky stooges came on and ignoring the refs call to check the touch down started looking for an obstruction.
There was no way an obstruction, never ,never, the defender who was supposed to have been obstructed had run through the attacking line himself and then Burns kicked for the corner.

All the time the stooges (video refs) were looking the replay Eddie and Stevo kept bleating on that it was never obstruction and it should never have been questioned.

Then I came to the conclusion, why should Sky Commentators be condemning Sky Video Refs (Stooges) if only to try and create a bit of sensationalism and controversy for the viewers.

Completely manufactured and corrupt.

was a shocking decision

It might not have been a try anyway.
Hodgson didn't look too confident that he'd grounded the ball properly.