 Huddersfield coach Sharp was unhappy at the referee's decision |
Rugby Football League match officials director Stuart Cummings has backed the decision not to award a late penalty to Huddersfield against Hull on Sunday. Referee Ian Smith had been criticised by Giants coach Jon Sharp for not penalising Hull for offside.
However, video footage showed Smith was right not to award a penalty.
The RFL says a number of incidents will now be reviewed each week via the Super League website to clear up supporters' queries over decisions.
Starting with Round 17 of the Super League, which begins on 15 June, supporters can email their query and Cummings will choose a selection and give a full explanation of the decisions within a couple of days on the Super League website.
He said: "We've sat down and reviewed the incident and it is clear that Ian Smith got it right in not awarding Huddersfield Giants a penalty for offside.
 | Sometimes fans leave games puzzled at some of the decisions given by match officials and our aim is to put an end to this RFL match officials director Stuart Cummings |
"The rules of the game state that a player is placed onside once he retires behind the point where the ball was last played by one of his own team.
"In this case, Hull FC's Sid Domic collects the ball at least three metres back from where his team mate Motu Tony first touched it, thus making him onside.
"I hope by making this footage available for all to see people will realise that Ian applied the letter of the law correctly. It's only when you slow down the footage that you can clearly see what a good call it was.
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"Sometimes fans leave games puzzled at some of the decisions given by match officials and our aim is to put an end to this.
"Hopefully, in the majority of cases, it will be just the interpretation of a law that needs clarifying.
"However, in some instances, and hopefully very few, we may have to hold our hands up and say that the official got it wrong."
The performance of match officials has come under closer scrutiny since the controversial end to the Bradford v Leeds game at the Millennium Stadium last month.
Referee Steve Ganson admitted he was wrong to have awarded Leeds a match-winning try at the end of the game.