The futures of Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and St Helens and all of the teams in Super League has been up in the air and in the hands of those negotiating a new TV deal.
Now it has been confirmed that despite interest from TNT Sports and DAZN that RL Commerical will enter into 30 day exclusive negotiations with Sky Sports over extending their deal till 2026.
This will see every game shown live and video referees at every fixture but Phil Clarke feels this would be a waste of money due to “inaccuracies” from officials.
This was highlighted when Chris Kendall awarded Hull KR a try despite the fact Sam Luckley was offside and touch and go over being in the 10.
This led to Phil Clarke saying: “How we’re saying that isn’t inside the ten metre is beyond me. If we’re dealing with inaccuracies like that then I question the decision to have video referees at every game because it is a lot of money.”
Hull KR deserved the try having shown their intent with a thunderous run from George King.
This laid down a real marker for the Robins who caused an awful lot of damage with some top notch rugby league from a much more balanced Hull KR side.
After a really strong start, Hull KR probed the line and as Brad Schneider moved across the pitch before a short ball and a great angled run allowed Shaun Kenny-Dowall to carve through and score.
After a yellow card against Leigh at Wembley which resulted in a ban, Minchella meant business as he powered over after good work from Matt Parcell.
A great player saw Mikey Lewis generate space and Ryan Hall danced down the touch line before a forward roll over the line saw him touch down.
Jack Walker was having a superb game for the Robins in a rare appearance and he linked up in a sweeping play to feed Louis Senior to score who produced a scruffy finish.
After an error from Tom Briscoe after a high kick, Lewis was on hand to take the bouncing ball and score in the corner.
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