NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has slammed an interchange blunder which briefly saw the Rabbitohs send out 14 players on the field in their win over the Broncos on Friday night. 9News
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo was less than impressed after the Rabbitohs' interchange blunder on Friday "We need to have controls in place to make sure that it doesn't happen again and obviously there has to be accountability for that.Souths had 14 players on the field for up to 30 seconds, which amounts to about two to three plays while in possession with the score 22-6.
At that point in the match, Brisbane was down to 12 players after Herbie Farnworth was sin-binned for tripping.The Rabbitohs made their third and fourth replacements at the same time in the 53rd minute, with Davvy Moale and Jai Arrow to come onto the field. Moale replaced Tevita Tatola without incident but Arrow and his would-be replacement Tom Burgess were both on the field at the same time.Replays showed Burgess taking a hit up with Arrow in the frame. Burgess is then quickly rushed off the field.
The NRL will ask for a full report from the ground manager and interchange official to understand how the blunder transpired.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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