Instead, we are left to deduce what we can from a media release and wait for calls to be returned. The process is ridiculous. They call for transparency then prevent referees from being transparent, they say referees make mistakes but then prevent them from apologising for those mistakes, they demand accountability and then send a release that gives the impression of accountability while allowing incorrect conclusions to be drawn - incorrect conclusions that were first reported on Tuesday morning and which have yet to be corrected by Sanzar.
The fact is, Munro was never scheduled to work on a match this weekend, yet the story of his "dropping" has been allowed to run. Jackson has been scheduled to be assistant referee this weekend for several weeks, yet the story of his "demotion" has been allowed to run. Sanzar was asked to clarify this yesterday morning, and yet at time of writing that clarification has not materialised.
I have a lot of sympathy for Rennie - he's been counting cards like a blackjack veteran all season long, and this was another tough call on his team, which now will have to fight their way to playoff contention and contend with the fact they will have no chance of home advantage should they progress beyond the first round of the post-season.
But I have sympathy, too, for Jackson and Munro, who have been hung out to dry by a system that claims "public confidence in match officials is essential". Well, what's essential for public confidence is nothing more than a little bit of honesty, and there has been none in the wash up from Saturday night's feverish moment.
Rennie spoke to media after yesterday's Chiefs training and applauded Sanzar for making referees accountable for their performance. He was, of course, referring to the aforementioned reports that Munro had been dropped and Jackson demoted.
He was furious enough about a mistake on Saturday night, now he is being led to believe there has been some of the accountability he called for when in fact there has been nothing but some good old-fashioned dissembling.
And why are we here? Because two referees who would have been first to admit they made an error have been prevented from doing so. Maybe we should reconsider the "basic standards" in question, and think about what other "disappointing decisions" have been made.