I have just watched the game back and to say I am baffled is an understatement.

As I understood it, once the player who kicks the ball gets in front of the players they are onside, therefore when Ben Black got to the ball, every single halifax player was behind him, so therefore onside. Even the commentators (for what its worth) agree with my interpretation.

Is this a rule change?????

I thought that too, once ben black had chased down the ball he played everyone else onside, i thought this in real time and when i got back and watched it on sky...Not wanting to sound sour because we lost i believed it was the wrong decision.

Was the Ellis try offside?

im not sure if theres a new ruling were the player who kicks the ball cant play the players onside who were in a offside position,therefore the players infront of the kicker cant interfere in the play

ah right, it is quite confusing

I thought so at the game but looking at it on tv its okay, but the 6 more plays they got before the kick defo was not. That's rugby for you. We too would have accepted it....

No rule change, rfl rule book section 14, 3, d.

An offside player is placed onside if one of his team kicks or knocks the ball forward and takes up a position in front of him in the field of play.

It seems to me that the video ref got this wrong.

Ah, i was sure at the time he was offside. Anyway it's done, must move on...

We must move on, but its not too much to expect the video ref to get it right.

York up next on Sunday.

i have finally dragged myself to watch it - don't think Thomason or the 4th official got the big calls right - ah well, moving on...

Recorded the game on V+ and from what i can see its clear that the majority of fax player are offside when Black kicks the ball and that Gannon does get involved in the play eventually but by the time the ball has bounce hasn't Ben played everyone onside by been infront of them? and by getting to the ball first? even if Gannon does touch the ball (which I don't think he does) isn't he pleayed onside by ben?

Yes Ben plays them all onside so clearly the video ref got it wrong, which really with the benefit of the cameras and different points of view he has, he shouldnt be getting it wrong, shocking decision. Dont get me wrong im not plucking at straws for an excuse, i have no problem with Leigh winning at all..but surely the video ref screwed up? Typical SL.