Really bad decision by the video ref! Fair enough rules and interpretation, but with a call like that surely must go with the on field refs decision of no try.

Eh? I don't really know what your point is.

If you are trying to say that a RUGBY BALL cannot be perfectly well controlled by the fingers alone, then I suggest one of the following applies to you:

A) You have very small child-like hands, or
B) The last time you played rugby (if ever) the ball was of the leather, lace-up variety

Let's say the ball can be "perfectly well controlled" with the fingers (bear in mind that hands the size of Sonny Bill's are the exception - not the norm). In the last few weeks I've seen tries given (as well as not) with barely a fingertip in contact.

Are you telling me the ball can be "perfectly well controlled" with the end of [ione fingertip[/i?

There's a reason coaches tear their hair out over the way a player places the ball down in the act of scoring.

I've seen cup finals and test matches lost because of it (Mark Elia & Martin Offiah respectively). There's no ball security to speak of.

That Carney try v Leeds was very dodgy. You just knew Alibert would give it though.

as much as needs to be, certainly.

Putting the word "certainly" after an equivocal statement doesn't make it any less equivocal, you know.