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<blockquote data-quote="Curls" data-source="post: 971677" data-attributes="member: 46674"><p>The standard across the board is falling.</p><p></p><p>The issue is the project referee programs unions are running. They take failed pros or injured academy guys and try to develop them as referees. Many of them have no natural talent for it but they clog up the development chain. Talented referees who cannot get up the ladder then get frustrated and pack it in. It's almost a brain drain. You see it a lot during the 6 nations window in the pro 14. Referees who are nowhere near the standard required refereeing games and drowning. </p><p>At test level it seems WR are reluctant to dispense with guys who are not good enough. </p><p></p><p>A good example is Angus Gardner. He was lost in the France v Argentina game and was very poor in the Ireland v Japan game. He was pulled off his next game and is now going to run touch only it seems. Since early 2018 he has shown he's not up to Test rugby but WR stuck with him and now they have to sleep in the bed they made.</p><p></p><p>Big question is once Barnes, Owens and Graces go, who's going to referee the big games?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Curls, post: 971677, member: 46674"] The standard across the board is falling. The issue is the project referee programs unions are running. They take failed pros or injured academy guys and try to develop them as referees. Many of them have no natural talent for it but they clog up the development chain. Talented referees who cannot get up the ladder then get frustrated and pack it in. It’s almost a brain drain. You see it a lot during the 6 nations window in the pro 14. Referees who are nowhere near the standard required refereeing games and drowning. At test level it seems WR are reluctant to dispense with guys who are not good enough. A good example is Angus Gardner. He was lost in the France v Argentina game and was very poor in the Ireland v Japan game. He was pulled off his next game and is now going to run touch only it seems. Since early 2018 he has shown he’s not up to Test rugby but WR stuck with him and now they have to sleep in the bed they made. Big question is once Barnes, Owens and Graces go, who’s going to referee the big games? [/QUOTE]
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