Rugby Saint II

I'll admit being a referee is tough. But at least in rugby we enforce referee abuse both on and off the field. If some one is abusive towards the referee the home team has to remove the spectator from the playing enclosure. If they can't control the crowd then they forfeit the match. It's amazing how respectful the fans and teams are.

I'll also admit there are some bad referees but we work to make them better through referee coaching and regular referee clinics. Not only that, rugby referees constantly discuss and study the game at tournaments where we share information and suggestions on how to improve our game.

The NFL is not consistent and rugby laws are very strict and is an old game with safety foremost in the referees mind. The NFL needs better training for their referees and possibly full time training and film study year round like we do.