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<blockquote data-quote="die_mole" data-source="post: 971712" data-attributes="member: 73648"><p>Kaplan was probably the last great SH ref. Joubert was probably up there. South Africa take developing refs seriously and I was fortunate enough to train there. Basically there's rugby everyday so you get lots of games in. </p><p></p><p>developing refs is hard. It's tough to talk guys into a full time environment if they have a high paying job (let's face it most refs come from good backgrounds) and you don't really identify who you want to give a full time job until they are in the late 20s. </p><p></p><p>ex players will always be preferred since they are super fit individuals with large amount of rugby knowledge who are unlikely to be a doctor or lawyer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="die_mole, post: 971712, member: 73648"] Kaplan was probably the last great SH ref. Joubert was probably up there. South Africa take developing refs seriously and I was fortunate enough to train there. Basically there’s rugby everyday so you get lots of games in. developing refs is hard. It’s tough to talk guys into a full time environment if they have a high paying job (let’s face it most refs come from good backgrounds) and you don’t really identify who you want to give a full time job until they are in the late 20s. ex players will always be preferred since they are super fit individuals with large amount of rugby knowledge who are unlikely to be a doctor or lawyer. [/QUOTE]
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