Canberra Raiders coach Darrin Borthwick expressed frustration over a hip-drop tackle, but Charlotte Basham has been cleared to play.
Canberra Raiders coach Darrin Borthwick was sweating when Charlotte Basham copped a nasty hip-drop tackle in last weekend's heartstopping loss to the Roosters.
He was especially nervous when Basham limped off the field and didn't return to the game, and then frustration emerged when the Roosters player guilty of the foul play was not sin-binned.
It led to the coach dishing out criticism towards the referees that he felt missed the mark in a game with more than a few contentious calls.
Borthwick has ridden the emotional rollercoaster with every step of Basham's ordeal this past week, but the Raiders received a boost on Friday, with the back-rower cleared to play the Cronulla Sharks in their home clash on Saturday.