Anyone keeping a tally on all these dodgy bonus points? Shameless these yarpy refs...Bean Brain, bRYCY KNOWS A DODGY REF WHEN HE SEES ONE MATE...
No skin off my nose as the SA franchises need all the help they can get if they are to compete in the end with the Mighty Chiefs..
Just to recap though - Round one saw a bonus point erroneously gifted to the Sharkies with Cobus Reinach's no try..
Now referees boss Lyndon Bray has admitted again match officials got it wrong in both of the Blues' recent defeats in South Africa.
Bray also said the try awarded to Bulls front rower Marcel van der Merwe, which earned his team a bonus point in the 38-22 victory in Pretoria, should not have been scored as it was a clear double movement.
In what is a unique initiative, Bray today posted his explanations of several recent contentious rulings on the Sanzar website.
Among the clips provided, and his comments, is an explanation as to why the try to van Wyk, scored after Charles Piutau knocked the ball from midfielder Deon van Rensburg's grasp, should not have been awarded.
In his ruling, Bray said: "Lions #13 [van Rensburg] is carrying the ball and about to attempt to score a try. Blues #11 [Piutau] effects a tackle and Lions #13 loses possession as a result.
While the Blues player does jolt the ball out of his possession, he is not trying to deliberately `rip the ball' out of the player's possession. The onus is on the ball carrier to maintain possession while being tackled. Therefore, this should have been ruled as a knock on and subsequently, no try.'
Bean Brain yr refs need a lesson from the Kiwi
