Marriner did well imho,he let the game flow as much as he could,as like 99.9% of high profile matches, there was and always will be contentious decisions,this was no different,
the tackle on le frog was minimal and had he flashed a yellow it would have set a precedent for the remainder of the game and possibly ended with less than 22 players, and probably ruined the game,
le frog should have been booked for trying to get a player booked, it was a typical no holds barred match and therefore a difficult game to ref, the hand ball incidents were spot on, neither were clear cut,
Lucas's feeble effort of removing Jones from the action worked to a degree,his target seemed to fade after it and susequently had a early bath, i agree the camel should have went,his minor touch to down Adam was irresponsible of him, he is experienced enough not leave a foot in, soshould have paid the ultimate price,
all in all in was a decent display from the ref,a rare occasion when the ref was relatively quiet,so he gets plenty of credit from me, and a pat on the back, well done Andre.
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