Former NSW centre Matt King has defended referee Ashley Klein for his controversial sin binning of Felise Kaufusi. WWOS
"If that was an NRL game, there wouldn't be one complaint," King told 2GB's Wide World Of Sports Radio.
"But I think the integrity of State of Origin and how highly it's held in our game, people want to see a 13-on-13 game for the duration - but I must admit mate, I thought it was warranted." Klein had already given NSW several six agains for ruck infringements and offside players, as well as a penalty for an escort after an attacking kick."The Queenslanders for me were taking the mickey out of the rules to be totally honest and Felise Kaufusi pushed it one penalty too much and cost his team dearly in the end," King said.
"I'm not biased in saying this, obviously I'm a New South Welshman through-and-through, but I thought it was fair."For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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