Rhinos want VAR in netball after appeal is rejected

Leeds Rhinos have called for a video review system to be introduced into Netball Super League and for greater transparency regarding the appeal process after their attempt to have the result of last Sunday's controversial defeat to Birmingham Panthers was rejected.

- by Nick Westby

Rhinos lodged an appeal with the league's Competition Committee in the wake of their overtime defeat to Birmingham on the grounds that a shot scored by Joyce Mvula with 35 seconds remaining was inside the Super Shot area and should have counted as two points, not the one point that was reflected.

A club statement added: "Leeds also asked the committee to acknowledge that this impacted the subsequent decision to go for a one-point option in the final play of the game, as this would have given the Rhinos victory, despite having an opportunity to take a Super Shot.