Top 14 helps top refs to learn right language

THE France national rugby team might be all over the place at present but French referees are flying the flag in some style.
Remarkably France will be supplying more referees – four – in the forthcoming Six Nations than the other five nations combined who contribute just three referees – Wayne Barnes, Nigel Owens and John Lacey. As per normal there will a smattering of Southern Hemisphere referees - this year it is Glen Jackson, Jaco Peyper, Angus Gardner and Ben O’Keefe
Frenchmen, though, will be in charge of six off the 15 games. There is Pascal Gauzere who takes t...

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