Although they still fell well short of the standards they would expect to produce, decisions certainly didn't favour them as they slipped to a fourth consecutive National Three (North) defeat at Nuneaton's Liberty Way – a game played on the club's second pitch due to an ongoing row with the local football club.
It is open to question whether those decisions would have influenced the final outcome, but it may have led to the kind of rise in confidence that Halifax showed following Craig Emmerson's second half try.
Oli Marns was left mystified when the referee brought him back after he had dropped his shoulder and made a fine break for the line.
He awarded Halifax a scrum, the official later confirming he had stopped play because he himself believed he had hampered the Nuneaton player moving in to block the Halifax winger.
If that wasn't bad enough, Nuneaton were able to open up a 29-3 lead when a quick throw was allowed to stand despite the thrower clearly being in the field of play when he released the ball.
A chip forward had Halifax back-pedalling and pacy full-back Robert Cook steamed in, stand off Rickie Aley adding the extras.
It all added up to another frustrating day for Halifax, who once again showed plenty of intent from the outset, but could not back it up with sustained and damaging application.
They did at least put in a strong tackling stint, the defence working as a team to push up quickly and smother a bright young Nuneaton side.
The pressure led to several close calls near to the Halifax line but it took the boot of Aley to put the first points on the board from a penalty.
That penalty count against Halifax continued to rise and again Nuneaton made them pay, a kick to the corner leading to a catch and drive that propelled prop Tim Pickard over, Aley adding the conversion for a 10-0 lead.
Gareth Brear, who had a fine game for the visitors, managed to inject some pace into Halifax's cause with a promising kick and chase that brought a hurried clearance into touch.
Sadly, Halifax were unable to claim the ball from the lineout and the chance went begging.
Emmerson also ran at Nuneaton only to be swallowed up, before skipper Danny McGee bullied his way through in the move that led to Marns's disallowed try.
A score at that point would have done wonders for Halifax, but instead they lost the ball at the scrum and then, moments later, infringed when they were close to the home line.
Halifax have yet to keep a full complement of players on the field and Saturday was no different, Adam Blades shown yellow after coming in from the side at a ruck three minutes before half-time.
And it took a sensational tackle from Marns on fleet-footed winger Aaron Takarangi to prevent Nuneaton taking advantage.
They did extend their lead early in the second half though, Marns producing another stunning tackle on centre Richard Johnson only for the referee to deem it illegal.
That led to another kick to the corner where the catch and drive tactic paid off again, front rower Brook Davies crashing over, though Aley missing the conversion.
As in previous weeks, Halifax's confidence appeared to take a knock and their play was littered with mistakes and poor decision-making.
They were offered a chink of hope when Iain Gordon landed a penalty, but the home side roared straight back, Brear working manfully to twice hold them up before the home side kept the ball alive and flanker Ian Critchley latched on to a chip forward to cross, Aley converting.
Cook's disputed try followed with Aley adding a further penalty to stretch the lead to 32-3 by the midway point of the second half.
But Brear decided to take the fight back to Nuneaton through a good run only to see his slipped pass to McGee go to ground.
Yet that gave replacement Fraser Hall the confidence to have a run and he showed great pace before tucking the ball to the supporting Emmerson who showed no let up in speed to go in, leaving Gordon to add the conversion.
That led to a brief period where Halifax threatened, Dave Hall, McGee and Brear involved in another move that ended with Hall forced into touch close to the Nuneaton line.
Marns too fancied his chances, but without much luck and it was Nuneaton that finished the scoring, Halifax gifting them the ball close to their own line leaving Cook with a simple jog in for a try he converted himself.

MATCHFACTS
Nuneaton: Cook, Cave, Johnson, Douglas, Takarangi, Aley, Thomas, Davies, Bray, Pickard, Hurst, Aston, Smith, Critchley, Holmes. Replacements: Wright (Bray 60), Ryan (Pickard 70), White (Smith 19), Roy-Smith (Thomas 60), Moore (Johnson 50)

Tries: Pickard, Davies, Critchley, Cook (2)
Conversions: Aley (4), Cook
Penalties: Aley (2)
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None

Halifax: McGee, Brear, Emmerson, Endersby, Marns, Gordon, Castle, Blades, Worsley, Turner, Cammiss, Corrigan, Brown, Moon, Spence. Replacements: Townend (Moon 62), Goodwin (Blades 70), Burrows (Corrigan 56), F Hall (Spence 56), D Hall (Endersby 60)

Tries: Emmerson
Conversions: Gordon
Penalties: Gordon
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: Blades (technical offence, 38)
Red Cards: None

Referee: John Meredith (RFU).

STARMAN
Frustrated at not seeing as much of the ball as he would have liked, Gareth Brear did attempt to make full use of it when he had it.
The young winger tried to take the attack to Nuneaton, using his undoubted pace to cast doubt into the minds of the opposition.
And he also put in a tremendous tackling stint when it was required, the strength in his slight frame evident as he stopped far bigger men in their tracks.
You are always going to get 100 per cent with Oli Marns and that is what he gave again at Nuneaton.
Fearless in the tackle and fully committed, something that some referees don't particularly like, Marns is also continually looking for the ball and trying to drive the team forward with a passion others would do well to emulate.
Hooker Steve Worsley gains the final point on offer. Another player whose work sometimes goes unnoticed, he had his best game in a Halifax shirt to date, protecting the ball well, throwing accurately in the lineouts and making hard yards whenever possible.

PLAYER POINTS
WORKOUT WAREHOUSE PLAYER OF THE SEASON: 5 Oli Marns; 4 Ian Spence; 3 Danny McGee, Craig Emmerson, Gareth Brear; 2 Dominic Moon; 1 Paul Turner, Dominic Castle, Josh Cammiss, Steve Worsley.