Arthur: Yellow card was tough one for Lewis but the right call

Coach Brad Arthur "felt sorry" for the opposition player sin-binned during Leeds Rhinos' 17-4 Magic Weekend defeat of St Helens, but insisted it was the right call.

- by Peter Smith

Rhinos were clinging on to a six-point lead when Saints winger Lewis Murphy was shown a yellow card following a collision in the air with Leeds counterpart Alfie Edgell, who had to go off for a head injury assessment.

The decision was made by video referee Ben Thaler, after numerous replays and Leeds went two scores clear with a drop goal following the resulting penalty.

"It's accidental, but at the end of the day, it's the player's responsibility not to make contact with someone's head," Arthur said of the incident in his post-match press conference.