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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Queensland Reds skipper Fraser McReight has refused to condemn a controversial no try ruling as the reason for his side\u2019s 31-21 defeat to the Chiefs, a decision which leaves their hopes of a home final on a knife\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n After the halftime siren had sounded, the Reds went on the attack at Suncorp Stadium rolling through their forward pack, with Seru Uru making a desperate attempt to get to the line.<\/p>\n The referee determined Uru was held up, but the controversy came when the TMO appeared to only have one look before backing the on-field ruling. Once the whistle was blown, vision from behind the play appeared on the Suncorp Stadium big screen of the Queensland lock finding the grass.<\/p>\n It led former Wallaby Morgan Turinui to label the process \u201cimpatient\u201d in Stan Sport commentary.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want the game to speed up, [but] that\u2019s not the game, that\u2019s halftime. That is a crucial decision that has huge ramifications for this game, the ladder, the whole competition, and that\u2019s an easy one they should\u2019ve got right,\u201d Turinui said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey only had one look at, that\u2019s the issue, they only looked at one angle. You can see that ball slides over that white line,\u201d fellow commentator and Australian Rugby 7s Olympic gold medallist Alicia Lucas added.<\/p>\n Had Uru\u2019s effort been awarded, the Reds would have taken a lead into the break \u2013 instead trailing by a penalty goal after tries were exchanged between Queensland winger Lachie Anderson in his first game back from a dislocated wrist and Kiwi No.8 Wallace Sititi.<\/p>\n Reds coach Les Kiss was surprised when informed in his post-game press conference it appeared only one angle had been considered. \u201cI didn\u2019t see it because we were going down the lift, but surely they went through every angle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Kiss\u2019 counterpart Jono Gibbes said he was in the same boat as Kiss and did not see the replays, but suggested the desire to not slow the game down by constantly reviewing footage was agreed upon at the start of the campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cIt looked pretty held up to me, so we headed to the elevator and didn\u2019t see how it all played out,\u201d Gibbes said.<\/p>\n Related Article \u201cIt\u2019s fine margins, things like that, but I was asked at the start of the year around what the whole competition is trying to do around TMO interventions and keeping the game moving and backing the team of three on the field.<\/p>\n \u201cI think if we continue in that spirit, that\u2019s what we all signed up for, so I think by and large that stuff\u2019s been all done in the right way this year.\u201d<\/p>\n It was just one of many moments which had the crowd in uproar, as the Reds found themselves on the receiving end of a 12-5 penalty count.<\/p>\n After rookie Reds flyer Treyvon Pritchard latched onto a long cutout pass from Carter Gordon and showed some incredible footwork to bamboozle All Blacks superstar Damien McKenzie and score to get them back within three points inside the final five minutes, the whistle cruelled them again.<\/p>\n Josh Flook was penalised for a ruck side entry. However, commentators were adamant the first infringement should have been issued to Chiefs flanker Luke Jacobson for being off his feet.<\/p>\n Queensland \u2013 trailing third by 11 points \u2013 will need to win their final three games against the Force, Drua and Moana Pasifika to stake a claim to a home final, and rely on the Chiefs and Hurricanes to each beat the Blues and Crusaders while denying them bonus points.<\/p>\n But McReight insisted those decisions were not what determined the outcome of the contest, believing his side were ultimately at fault for being in that position. The Reds lost three lineouts, and missed 32 tackles to the Chiefs\u2019 eight, while their Kiwi rivals won eight turnovers to the hosts\u2019 four.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a tough one, I think regardless in those positions I think us, as players, can take a better ownership of that to understand the circumstances,\u201d McReight said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t really want to get held up there \u2013 take it out of the ref\u2019s hands. Obviously, he [Uru] is saying he got it down, but it\u2019s another way to look at it. Just take it away.\u201d<\/p>\n The Reds had a golden chance to avenge the no try from the kick-off, only for the Chiefs to force a turnover on their own line. The New Zealand juggernauts worked back down the other end to let their powerful forward pack go to work \u2013 a well orchestrated rolling maul allowing Samisoni Taukei\u2019aho to extend the margin.<\/p>\n It took a remarkable cutout pass from Gordon \u2013 returning from a knee injury with half-an-hour remaining \u2013 to unleash Harry Wilson on the wing to get the Reds back in the hunt, with the latter finishing the play with one of the offloads of the year.<\/p>\n The Wallabies skipper popped a no-look pass over his shoulder while in contact for Joe Brial, who streaked away to score. It was a moment of joy that was, ultimately, short-lived, with Jeffery Toomaga-Allen issued a yellow card for illegal ruck interference and Taukei\u2019aho crossing for his second try in near identical fashion to his first.<\/p>\n \u201cWe knew this would be a tough, tight battle. We knew there was going to be more space as that game went on, so Carter came on and helped create that space,\u201d Kiss said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe probably missed a couple of opportunities to pull the trigger as well to tell you the truth, but the boys kept working on the shape and created opportunities for Carter and co to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch every match of Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> live and exclusive on Stan Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Josh](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5cabd4cd83dbb03c3b619a3cfd4f7f51c95de109.jpeg\")
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