WITHOUT referees, there would be no sport.
But, sometimes that is lost on fans - and even players - as one referee found out whilst officiating in a local rugby league game in Australia.
Brian Roper, 54, was officiating a fixture between Souths Inala Warriors and Dayboro at Acacia Ridge. After awarding a penalty for Dayboro, the referee was aRugby league referee hospitalised after allegedly being brutally kicked in throat by player
WITHOUT referees, there would be no sport.
But, sometimes that is lost on fans - and even players - as one referee found out whilst officiating in a local rugby league game in Australia.
Brian Roper, 54, was officiating a fixture between Souths Inala Warriors and Dayboro at Acacia Ridge. After awarding a penalty for Dayboro, the referee was a
