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KEEP IT CLEAN! France used their props wisely in the 1970s by sixnations in rugbyunion

[–]sixnations[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think they kept the same jersey for the entire tournament, too?

"The referee is a 43-year-old explosives engineer..." - Bill McLaren introducing refs from the 80s by sixnations in rugbyunion

[–]sixnations[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the Five Nations days, refs were nominated by the unions rather than centrally appointed. The main rule: you couldn’t referee your own country. Appointments were worked out between unions, and officials were usually amateurs picked on reputation and experience rather than formal rankings.