I don't think he got it down over the line and obvioulsy Harris didn't either. However looking at the rule book this morning it says:
Referee unsighted The Referee should not disallow a try because he was not in a position to see the grounding of the ball.
Video refs are classed as the referree for their decisions so i can only think he gave benefit of the doubt for it. I found it strange that all the fev players lined up for the play the ball and only Hicks thought it was a try.
Still thankfully we won and it's in the record books now, so i won't be dwelling on it.
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Think Harris is becomming another Jimmy Lowes - he never stopped having a go at the ref over every decision. It looked like his team mates were getting fed up of him towards the end
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In this particular instance, I reckon he went with the "benefit of doubt to the attacking team" cop-out. No way was that ball anywhere near the money line.
If you notice the appointments on the RFL website for forthcoming fixtures it isn't usually a second tier referee who gets the video ref gig at live broadcasts. I wonder if Robert Hicks is being trialled as the next full time referee after the recent interviews took place ???? Just a thought, but think of it this way, if he gets promoted we won't see too much of him in future !!!
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