As Hull KR, Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves and Hull FC fight for a spot in the Super League play offs, things could come down to the smallest of margins especially around refereeing decisions and this is true of Wigan Warriors, Leigh Leopards and St Helens at the top and Wakefield Trinity and Castleford Tigers at the bottom.
This was embodied when Josh Griffin had a try disallowed against Cas for Matty Ashurst being slightly offside even though he wasn’t impacting the game from there.
This is a hugely controversial rule and one that emerged as Hull KR took on Leigh with the Robins having a try awarded by video referee Chris Kendall even though Sam Luckley appeared to be in the 10 metres and offside.
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.
