I think Bentham did a good job. As Waney said, he let the game roll.

I didn't mean it that way. I appreciate it was a tough tough match and the players gave their all.

What I meant was that there was very little attacking flair on show and whilst both defences had to work had down the middle, there wasn't much good attacking rugby on show. Far too many errors and a lack of cohesion from both sides.

We all know that the pitch at the DW is extremely heavy at the moment, on the morning of the game we had constant drizzle right up to midday. Twenty five minutes into the match the heavens opened right through till half time. Whilst it won't go down in history as the most expansive game ever, it was better than I've seen in similar conditions previously.

Matty check your pms please.

yup, correct on all points. However, all this does is allow those squads who routinely flout the off-side rule to get away with it.

And then we're back to inconsistency. There are some refs who can't judge 10 yards if their life depended on it, let alone add a couple more. Also I remember one game last year where the ref was taking us back 10, but the opposition routinely got 8 or less (admittedly, I can't remember the ref or who we were playing).

It should be teams who're forced to comply, not refs adjusting to accommodate poor play (deliberate or otherwise).

I don't have an issue with skinny 10s too much as long as it's the same for both teams. Coaches (in all sports, I guess) are the biggest hypocrites going, though. They ask their own players to push their luck; skinny 10s, holding down in the tackle, etc, and moan when the opposition do it. We complain if refs are continually blowing up for pens, disturbing the flow of the game. And we complain if they don't act when we perceive the opposition offside. It would be a simpler world if everyone stuck to the rules, but human nature being what it is...