League: Video refs blame technology for no-try delay

Under-fire video referees Bill Harrigan and Tim Mander claim replay issues and not indecision were to blame for the delay in the Jarryd Hayne no-try ruling in the Origin opener.

Harrigan and Mander found themselves the target of New South Wales frustrations after taking eight looks at different replays to determine that Hayne had stepped on the sideline.

"He had a look at it a thousand times and he calls it a no try," Hayne said.

"It was a 50-50 call but I always thought the attacking team got the benefit of the doubt."

Referees boss Robert Finch said the delays had nothing to do with indecision and everything to do with the production process.

"It's not a video referee issue, it's that a director doesn't give him vision that he wants," Finch claimed.

Harrigan and Mander said, "We believed there was sufficient evidence to confirm our original thought that Jarryd's foot had touched the line."

- AAP