Deserves his own thread after tonight's Ireland v Australia game.
Never seen a Ref before who looked like he was 'picking on the rank outsiders' for technical offences.
Think he was 'star struck' by the Ozzies, or maybe just an Olivia Newton John fan.
Irish didn't deserve his performance, apparently he's a Leyther (ashamed) !

The Ireland v Aus thread is pretty much about him and him only, wouldn't worry too much we are all in agreement, he was e!!

Typical of all English refs when officiating an Australian game even against their own.

No doubt on the lookout for a mid season gig down under next year.

I didn't watch the game because I watched a status quo documentary so I cant wait to watch the re run tomorrow on premier sports to see how bad Bentham was.

Bentham was bad but announcing that on a worldwide forum puts Benthams performance into stark perspective!

we are all interested in different things

He hasn't had a good game all tournament

Armchair "experts" to the fore again

Armchair "experts" to the fore again

Yep. And it annoys you so much you said it twice. He has been no where near as good as most of the other refs

You would think he hated the Irish after that performance.

Don't you know is wife ran of with an Irish rugby league player

I cant believe how daft some people are on here sometimes. The ref did not "favour" England against Fiji or Aus against Ireland, the problem was is the "minnows" are tired after working harder against better players, so are more likely to concede penalties in defence, because they are tired they try to slow play down more, therefore giving away more penalties. Its's pretty simple when you take off your "minnow" hat.

Add to that the commitment (stupidity) of some of the Fijians defence and discipline throughout the comp and I think they have been lucky in all their games.

Bentham is a clunt

He was so star struck I thought he was going to swap shirts at halftime with them

In his world if a aussie dropped a ball it was stolen if irish it was a knock on

Ganson used to be the same

The ref in the England was shocking as he ever heard of grapple tackles or dare I say it head shots?????

So there is the nut shell there refs want us to get hurt our refs wrap them up in cotton wool

Hope phil managed to get a shirt and his photo took with his heros last night

Star struck. Silverwood's twitter picture is him stood with cam smith, reffing australia

The guy is not good enough

Now this just might be because I don't notice it in other sports/countries, but is it just me, or do English RL refs have the worst beer guts?

Now this just might be because I don't notice it in other sports/countries, but is it just me, or do English RL refs have the worst beer guts?

Your way off the mark here Bandit, Thatlers was brilliant today!!

Bentham stank - even the southern hemisphere oz commentators were embarrassed.

He has been poop all season in SL as have nearly all the SL refs.
Thaler is the best of a bad bunch.

So many match officials yet the game has a shortage.
why?