Marshall dropped a walk in try and Wardle bumbled another try.



The game wasn't as close as the score line suggests.

I didn't really understand the disallowed try in the first half either. Thompson was pinged for offside but he didn't seem to be anywhere near the ball.

Technically he was (just) within the 10m of the ball when it landed even though he was doing absolutely nothing to effect the play in any way, he even stopped and held his position when he realised he could be within the 10.One of those daft rules that really needs looking at.

I'd always assumed, it seems wrongly, that in that situation, the 10 m was measured 'as the crow files', the distance between the players in question, but is it 10 m measured along the pitch?

I think they are changing that rule before next season (I think I read that a few weeks back anyway).



It ruined what was an incredible finish by Marshall.

He looked confident that he'd got it down. Did TV ever show proof that he did? I tried to pause it on the BBC highlights yesterday but was probably a split second too late and at that point both the ball and his other arm were down, with his non ball carrying arm being in touch (I do think the ball may well have got down first though).

He certainly wasn't within the 10. When watching it live I thought the referee had penalised Wardle. That rule could be applied to every kick downfield.

It is a pity that the Sky action didn't show it in slow motion. My view, and I was sitting in the South Stand, is that Marshall scored.

Definitely scored



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Thought he probably had. It would've been a gutter to look back on had we not won on Saturday, with that near miss, as well as the Wardle one.

Just a mention for a few who've flown under the radar a little.



Tom Forber's been so impressive since coming into the team and was great again on Saturday. Brilliant how he's reached such a high level with so little first team experience.



Liam Byrne's been rock solid the last few weeks of the year. Nothing flashy and it would be nice to think there's more improvement in him but he's been very reliable.



Adam Keighran got little ball but he was a star defensively. Still think he's probably a left sided player playing on the right but he's been a great asset to the team across the year.

That rule either needs changing or applying consistently. We constantly see players encroaching following kicks but rarely penalised unless it results in a try. I accept that Thompson was offside under the letter of the law but he was not interfering with play.