We’ve all seen it in international games during the Six Nations and World Cups: an aggrieved player gets in the referee’s face about a penalty he thinks he should have been awarded, or a player waves his arms in the air because he thinks (from 30 metres further away than the referee) that he’s seen […]
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It’s a cold wet January day, and a group of 16-year olds are huddled together on the 22, trying to keep warm and absorb some last pearls of wisdom from their coaches. The referee approaches for his pre-match briefing and asks for the captain. Blank looks all round, stares at the floor. Coach makes […]