The man responsible for introducing the bunker concept to the NRL has revealed he said it should only be used to adjudicate tries
The man responsible for introducing the bunker concept to the NRL has revealed he always feared the type of debacle that robbed Wests Tigers of victory last Sunday would occur if the NRL didn’t heed his advice and limit its use to only adjudicating on tries.
Rick Williams is in a position to provide a unique perspective. The former ice hockey referee played a crucial role in introducing the technology to rugby league when he arranged for NRL officials Graham Annesley, Tony Archer and Nathan McGuirk to tour the NHL’s equivalent, called the “situation room”, about 15 years ago.
“It has one function in the NHL – goals. Everything else, the referee deals with on the field. If there are consequences afterwards, the tribunal can deal with it.Former ice hockey referee Rick Williams, the man who introduced the bunker concept to the NRL.
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