Scarlets lodge ref complaint

The Scarlets have submitted a formal report to the Magners League over the performance of ref Graham Knox during their loss to Ulster.

The Scarlets have submitted a formal report to the Magners League over the performance of referee Graham Knox during last weekend's controversial loss to Ulster at Ravenhill.

Scarlets coach Nigel Davies was left fuming at the match officials as his side were on the wrong end of the penalty count, eventually going down 20-18.

The Scottish ref also disallowed a Morgan Stoddart 'try' on advice from television match official Marshall Kilgore, even though it was not within the TMO jurisdiction.

The have sent a report containing video evidence to both the Welsh Rugby Union and the Magners League outlining their concerns

“We've put together a series of over 20 clips where we feel the game should have been refereed differently according to the laws,” Davies told the Western Mail.

“We've aligned that to a letter highlighting our concerns with the officiating in this game.

“There's not much we can do about that, but we can certainly affect the future and I wouldn't like any team to go through what we went through last Friday and the unfairness of it.

“There's a bigger picture here for the league and for rugby in general.”

“We have a serious problem with the credibility of our league when we see performances like that. We have to address it quickly and very strongly.

“We've just got to drive it forward and grab this issue for the good of the game.

“It's a very serious situation, especially with the level of response I've had and how disgusted people have been with it.

“Nobody wants to watch a contest where they feel it's not fair. Our credibility as a league is brought into question.”