NRL axes top referee Ashley Klein after Eden Park blunder

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 21, 2026

First he had bottles thrown at him. Now Klein has been axed after failing to award a penalty in the final minute of Sunday’s Eden Park epic.

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