Rhinos Appeal To Overturn Controversial Panthers Defeat Rejected

Leeds Rhinos' petition to overturn their arguable conclusion by Birmingham Panthers has been rejected by nan Netball Super League (NSL).

Panthers won 71-69 aft other clip astatine Worcester Arena, but Rhinos opportunity they should person won successful regularisation clip because a changeable they believed was worthy 2 points was only credited arsenic one.

Replays appeared to backmost up Rhinos' claims, but location is nary video exertion disposable to nan lucifer officials during games and nan regulations do not let nan convention to amend nan result of a match.

The NSL held a review into nan incident pursuing a Rhinos appeal, but concluded location was thing they could do.

"The NSL regulations do not licence nan title committee to alteration aliases amend nan result of a lucifer pursuing an umpire's connected tribunal determination successful respect of nan World Netball Rules of Netball," it said successful a statement.

"So nan determination made by nan umpires is considered to beryllium final. As a consequence, nan consequence stands."

The NSL says it is moving pinch umpires and officials to effort to guarantee a akin incident does not hap again.

Joyce Mvula appeared to people a two-point ace changeable successful nan last infinitesimal of nan game, which would person put Leeds connected level terms.

Rhinos past scored a one-pointer astatine nan death, believing it meant they had won.

However, nan visitors past discovered they had been credited pinch only 1 constituent for nan earlier changeable they were convinced was worthy two.

The ace changeable was introduced to nan convention this season, allowing shooters to people two-pointers from a marked-out area during nan last 5 minutes of each quarter.

The one-point determination meant nan crippled was tied astatine 59-59 to nan dismay of Leeds players, who were visibly shocked and slipped to conclusion successful other time.