rumncoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:40 pm
Frank once Ulster got a two try lead it was odds on Frank would penalise Ulster - Leinster into the corner for a try.
Paranoid nonsense.
rumncoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:40 pm
The thing is to avoid giving him opportunity to penalise you and Ulster did that quite well .
The "thing is" to avoid giving
any ref opportunity to penalise you - Ulster sometimes do that well, other times they don't. It's not something that is exclusive to Frank.
rumncoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:40 pm
But take the last 3 minutes Ulster get the ball into the corner going for a try bonus and get penalised for crossing Leinster get a second penalty for a possible try bonus win and Byrne messes it up— hate to think what the outcome would have been if he hadn’t .
Ulster were penalised for the same offence Leinster were when he disallowed what would have been a second try for them to take the lead earlier in the game. That's not bias, that's consistency - applying the laws equally to both teams.
I note you don't criticise Frank for the second penalty at the end, but hate to think what might have happened if Byrne hadn't messed up. Well the fact is Byrne did mess up, Frank didn't influence that in any way, and Ulster won - end of. Literally.
rumncoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:40 pm
... I think not ...
We know.
rumncoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:40 pm
but to be honest he avoids making up laws to suit decisions which he seemed to do on occasions
Good to know that he avoids doing things that he seemed to do.
We all know that Frank aint the best referee in the business. Ergo there are better than him. But Frank aint the worst referee, not by a long way, which if we take off our Ulster against the rest of Ireland, we should be able to acknowledge. We've had some good results in recent years with him officiating, and I for one don't worry and start worrying before the match kicks off. He'll possibly prove me wrong before the end of the season by having a howler, but most refs have bad days, just as players have bad days but that is no reason to allege bias.
BTW, who was the ref when we beat Leinster at the RDS 2 years ago?
Ah, yes, it was Frank - that well known biased referee who does for Ulster every time.
And for the avoidance of doubt, that was sarcasm Rumn - just in case you thought I was coming round to your way of thinking.