I must have been watching a different game to everyone else.
Firstly, what a game, credit to every player from both sides. Oh I wish there were more teams capable of playing to that standard.
I thought the ref was excellent, some 50-50’s went their way, some our way. There is the odd one he got wrong but no one, player or official goes through 80 mins without making a mistake. The only real gripe was the tackle before the Dupree sin bin which was head on head contact and should have been a penalty at the very least. VR should have spotted it.
I don’t get the comments about the Byrne sending off being nonsense. Under the current rules it was the only outcome. It wasn’t malicious in any way shape or form but it was direct contact shoulder to head. Rules say red card.
I’m sure most St Helens fans won’t agree but the Dupree one was the right call to. It wasn’t direct contact.
Our discipline was poor again, particularly in the first 30 though we did fix it up after that. Too many penalties and six agains, couldn’t argue with any of them. For us, i thought Thompson was excellent, both wingers were very good but I can’t knock any of them.
It’s just a shame Byrne got that wrong, I felt at that point we were going on to win but down to 12 gave them the belief to go on and win it.
Well played both teams, onwards and upwards.
