SANZAR referees supremo Lyndon Bray has admitted that a penalty try against the ‘Tahs should have definitely been awarded to the Sharks. John Plumtree had been very vocal after the match expressing dismay at Skid Mark’s decisions which contributed to the Sharks languishing at the bottom of the Super 14 still looking for their first win. The referees selection trio of Aussie Andy Cole, SA's Tappe Henning and Colin Hawke from New Zealand voted to send Marks to the sin bin after reviewing his glaring inadequacies. Andy Cole says that Kanko would not have been stopped had he got the pass, "admittedly he had a fair bit of work to do, and we all know how quick Kankowski is...we believe the right decision was to award a penalty try."
Pro'zac' Legoete has also been told to hit the showers and sadly for the Sharks it was Legoete who took over the match they were playing against the Sharks and he seemed to deal heavy handedly with the Durbanites.
While it is about time that refs are dealt with and punished if they make a complete hash of proceedings, last weeks match for the Sharks will still go down in the books as a defeat. The moral victory will not help them move up the log.
