2017 RLWC - SF2 - TON 18-20 ENG @ Auckland

[Raiderdave]

no way in hell that was a strip
Whitehead is making a tackle

if the referee had sent it up it would have been a no try & we are where we are now

 

[Jim from Oz]

That was a try at the end! Utterly appalling refereeing!! Why on earth didn’t he go upstairs!???!!!

 

[Danish]

Checchin should get sacked for making the correct decision?

It was 100% stripped. Only a blind fool wouldn’t be able to see that

 

[Clarkent]

Those refs were shocking in the first half!!

 

[Smack]

Checchin should get sacked for making the correct decision?

game and momentum killer, should have let it run out then went to the video ref

 

[skeepe]

Sack Matt Checcin now.

 

[Raiderdave]

and the ignorance being farted out on Ch 7 is annoying
no wonder referees are being lost to the game when commentators have NFI about the rules

 

[aarondoyle]

I don't think it was a try, but he should have sent it up stairs.

 

[Showtime]

It was 100% stripped. Only a blind fool wouldn’t be able to see that

Please watch the replay again.

 

[Danish]

no way in hell that was a strip
Whitehead is making a tackle

if the referee had sent it up it would have been a no try & we are where we are now

If you don’t think he was playing at the ball you’ve never played league. He knew exactly what he was doing

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

That was a try at the end! Utterly appalling refereeing!! Why on earth didn’t he go upstairs!???!!!

Aussie ref.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Should of been a penalty on the last play....england were all off side...

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Fifita is going out on the town tonight to murder a few refs.

Cecchin won't be one of them. He won't make it out of Mt Smart.

 

[pantherz9103]

Australia will beat England easily. Tonga were ordinary for 70 minutes but ultimately robbed by a referee who feels who wants put his stamp on the game rather than do what a normal ref should and at least check with video ref.

 

[Clarkent]

I was going for Tonga and that was a fair strip in the end... Tonga should've won that if Tupou held on to the damn ball in the first half!! England played a very structured and smart game plan and they deserved it

 

[LeedsStorm]

Before I call that a try I wouldn't mind having another look.

At least worth a look. Surely.

Agree. You have to have a look. But I don't see the decision overturned if he did. He has to judge there is a deliberate strike at the ball and there's insufficient for me.

Great game.

BIG week for the England conditioners. They looked on their arse

 

[Clifferd]

It was 100% stripped. Only a blind fool wouldn’t be able to see that

The English player was 100% going for tackle and slapped fatfitas arm. His responsibility to keep hold of it

Should’ve went upstairs but replays indicate it was the correct call

 

[Raiderdave]

game and momentum killer, should have let it run out then went to the video ref

and have an english video ref get England into the WC final even tho that would have been the correct call
that wouldn't have caused any controversy eh ?

 

[Evil Homer]

Feel like Tonga were dudded there.

 

[taste2taste]

Fifita was stripped , regathered and scored.

TRY , Tonga win !!
...
Hang on...what , didn't even go to the video ref ?

A great advertisement for league ruined by the ref!

Fans have been complaining about the refs robbing teams ( Manly were raped In this years semis) and now on the biggest stage refs f£&ck it up.

I won't be witching the final.

Absolute joke !!!