Benefit of doubt rule behind clangers and sackings

By Steve Mascord
Updated November 8 2012 - 11:13am, first published 10:56am

One of the last things Bill Harrigan said as co-boss of the NRL referees was that the benefit of the doubt rule had to go. Since then, Bill, Stuart Raper, Tony De Las Heras, Steve Lyons and - I believe - two other yet-to-be-identified match officials have been punted.

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