COLIN BOAG

Watching last weekend’s match between Wales and Fiji I was somewhat bemused by referee Nic Berry’s performance. I can’t recall seeing an international referee being so hesitant, and it was almost as if his confidence was shot, and he needed the reassurance of his assistants and TMO.
Then, however, I read the Rassie Erasmus judgment issued by World Rugby, and things started to become clearer.
Berry didn’t have the greatest of games and the biggest issue was that apparent lack of confidence in his own ability, which is hardly surprising after the ordeal he and his family have...