I've never liked this rule, and I like it even less now.

If the ref on the field has grounds to consider it a try, shouldn't he just award the try?

On the other hand, if he didn't see enough to award a try at the time, why hand it on to the video ref with an opinion that the try should probably be given?

It doesn't make sense. What he's in effect saying is: "I didn't see him score, and if you didn't see him score either, we should declare it a try anyway".

The video ref's role in disputed tries should be to step in if the on-field ref didn't see what happened. It should simply be: "I didn't see it ... have you got a better view?", and if no decision is possible, it's play on.

I wonder if this will change after last night? I don't think that is the first time this stupid rule has had a potentially very serious impact on an important game, but if I was a Wire fan today, I'd be apoplectic.

Should have really capitalised THE. Got me panicking there

This is one of the things that put me off the game

Isn't that what basically happens now, we just have the on-field ref giving his opinion before he asks the VR to review it.

I don't mind the current system even though it may at times cause some discussions, the on-field ref has to be the one in charge of the game and has to give his opinion on what he thought, if there was no VR he would have just awarded the try in the first instance, but we have the technology now to 'check' if he is right or not and in the absence of clear evidence then the on-field decision shuld stand

No, currently the VR has to find conclusive evidence to overturn the refs call. I think the VR should make the decision and only if unable to do so go with the onfield call.

But it is what happens now, if the VR had conclusive evidence he would overturn the on-field decision, if he was unable to do so, then it reverts to the on-field decision, either way you word it, it is the same process, the VR has to be sure otherwise go with the ref.

If you changed to say 'only' the VR could make the call then that would be something different, either the VR finds evidence to say if it was a try or not, or the refs call stands