A WEEK in which it has been hard to discern which is the bigger disappointment – a faltering England team or the RFU Council’s decision to potentially signal ahead the eventual split between “community” and “professional” rugby with its dithering over promotion/ relegation – as a former referee I would choose an alternative.
Nigel Owens’ recent revelation that elite referees do not police scrum put ins or throwing into the lineout shocked me. There are other glaring examples where elite referees manage the entertainment content of a match rath...