Identical twins try to fool the referee by switching places during a rugby match on TV

Identical twins Jacob and Daniel Saifiti tried to fool a referee by switching places midway through a televised rugby match.

The brothers played for Australian rugby league team Newcastle Knights in a friendly against Melbourne Storm on Saturday.

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Jacob was penalized for a late goal on Melbourne prop Tui Kamikamica in the 66th minute.

It resulted in a scuffle between the two sides, which distracted referee Belinda Sharpe.

As Sharpe tried to restore order, Jacob quietly walked to the dugout while Daniel replaced him.

However, the referee quickly noticed the ‘switcheroo’ and saw the funny side of it.

She simply asked Daniel, “Where is Jacob? Bring him back,” before the prop went to the sin bin.

Fox commentator Andrew Voss found the incident hilarious.

He said, “Oh, wait a minute, the old switcheroo. The brothers, oh, that’s so clever, Newcastle. I stand (and) applaud.

“You took him off the field, amazing. That’s a beautiful piece of play. That’s rugby league.”

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“You can go back now and sit down, Belinda Sharpe has the last laugh, but they’ve made the switch with the identical twins.

“A brilliant piece of rugby league there. What a moment that is.”