Cas kick the ball it cannons of Sa's ar$e without him even looking at the kicker and he is supposed to have played at it

But the Catalan player made a deliberate effort to close the kick down by chasing the kicker. Surely that action means that he tried to affect the play

I'm sure Sa would have got the plaudits if he had chased the kick down and the ball had stayed in play and he's have re-gathered and scored... like any other charge down

sa didn't make a play at the ball, it hit his backside, it doesn't matter if another catalan player tried to chase down the kicker, bentham got it wrong, should've been head and feed to the dragons

Sa didn't play at the ball at all.
He got it wrong.

Nice to see him now trying to balance out the penalty count

Just feel he is slightly more favourable to the Cas side.... is this Cas at all costs?

Yes so that the rfl can guarantee them a place next season

Cas are at the top of the league because they are playing well, good luck to them.

Catalan scrum after Mathers 'didn't play the ball'

With the magic of Sky+, I’ve just gone back to take another look at it

Orr gets the ball and Sa makes an effort to close him down and block the kick – at the last second he turns his back so it hits him on the backside

In my opinion, he made a deliberate effort to charge the ball down and the ref got it right

Sa is running forwards,
He keeps on running forwards and turns his back and the ball hits him on the ar$e.
Bentham got it wrong.

I don't think Bentham had the best of games, but the OP isn't an example of this.

I thought Bentham wasn't very sharp on picking up some issues at the pay of the balls. It seemed that Cas were allowed to lay on and sometimes have a second dig in the tackle a fair few times. Also that penalty against Catalans for taking out Chase after a grubber close to the line towards the end of the match was a bit harsh.

The scrum five seconds from time was a farce. Bentham should really have let the clock down. But, then again Clarke did have a point saying Bentham should penalise Catalans for messing with the numbers in the scrum.

Indeed but how many time did he warn Cas about pushing in the scrum before the ball was put in it.

Is that not a charge down though? Why does it matter that it's his arm or his ar$e?

You lost, get over it

We play tommorrow

I think a lot of the issues with Bentham tonight can really be put down to interpretations. Some of the decisions or lack of could be down to him not being 100% tonight, but I think on the whole he just has a different interpretation of rules to other refs, players, commentators, fans. His interpretations aren't by any means as extreme as Childs though. Its part of the game and always has been and if anything makes match more interesting because it brings in a bit of controversy. Plus, it differentiates our code to the other one, a game ruined by rules.

he couldn't have let Catalan lay on any longer, get away with that many forward passes and stand a good yard in front of him at every play the ball if he tried!

Oh, and Sa jumped into the ball so he played at it, doesn't matter if his back was turned.

Shock horror it's Wakey fans on the main part complaining with a spattering of Dull KR fans.

I'm not complaining

1 X Hull FC fan.
1 X Hull KR fan.
1 X Wakey fan.
1 X Quins fan.
Maybe you should have actually read the thread eh!

There you go



Still, it's one of those where folk can't stand a "small" team being top boo hoo

So what was he doing there - sightseeing? He knew the ball was going to be kicked, and so turned his back as he'd rather be twotted there than his front. Simple.

If he had not intended to block the kick, he would not have been running into position to do so, and more to the point, he would have ducked. I didn't see him duck.

Correct, and pretty basic, decision.

4889 for a team who are top of SL and unbeaten with a 100% record. Oh dear.

On a Saturday evening, on TV with £20 entrance fee (£10 if you got a Hull KR ticket) and against a team who brought probably 5 fans at the most so yeah, shocking crowd



Is it have a pop at Cas night? Sorry we're top of the table guys

I know it should be Leeds, Wigan or St Helens and not Cas

I'd also question Bentham's penalty against Cas mid way through the second half. He decided that Jones put in a high shot after a good kick-chase. For me Jones went in low, but the the Catalans player was going down in the tackle, Jones made initial contact with the shoulder, but his arm ended up on the face. In the speed of the motion it seemed like a hit shot. That seemed harsh.