Plymouth Albion make formal appeal after Leeds loss
PLYMOUTH Albion have confirmed to Herald Sport that they have lodged a formal appeal to the RFU over the result of their match at Leeds last weekend.
Albion lost the Championship game 34-16. However, Albion felt the result was affected by the decision of referee Matthew Carley to go to uncontested scrums after less than 15 minutes of the game due to the state of the new Headingley pitch.
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Groundsmen make running repairs to the Headingley pitch
The news of Plymouth's appeal comes in the wake of an RFU announcement that they are reviewing the circumstances that led to the fixture going to uncontested scrums.
A statement from the Championships club said: "Plymouth Albion has today confirmed that they have raised an appeal to the RFU following their away Championship League fixture against Leeds Carnegie.
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"The match was moved to uncontested scrums after only 14 minutes by referee Matt Carley due to the instability of the playing surface."
Plymouth Albion's Chairman Graham Stirling stated in the press release: "We have decided, after much inward reflection, to raise an appeal against the outcome of the match due to the unexpected move to uncontested scrums because of the unstable surface at Headingley.
"We are heartened by the announcement earlier today by the RFU that they are independently investigating the events of Sunday, January 6.
"Albion went to Headingley ready and prepared to play a physical game of rugby against a very experienced Leeds side.
"Due to the changes of the dynamics of the game as a result of the decision to have uncontested scrums, we feel that the final result did not reflect the readiness of Albion to play their best rugby."
Stirling confirmed that he had consulted with the RFU about the complexity of making such an appeal and after lengthy discussions with all interested parties the appeal was formally lodged with the RFU .
Albion now have to wait for the RFU to conduct their investigations.
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