The Bald Ref - standing up for referees, and for mental health

The Bald Ref - standing up for referees, and ...

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Holly Wood talks about refereeing, bumps, babies and attracting elite players into picking up the whistle

Today, we're joined by Holly Wood, Rugby World Cup 2025 match official and referee across the men's and women's leagues here in England.This weekend (28 June 2026), she will referee the PWR Final between Saracens Women and Trailfinders Women - just 10 weeks or so post-partum.In t ...  Show more

Southland Rugby's Referee scholarships and wellbeing initiatives

Andrew Rowland, previously chair of Rugby Southland Referees joins me to talk about two initiatives they are running in the furthest south peninsula of New Zealand.Firstly their Referees of the Future Scholarship initiative - a new way of attracting young (and not so young....) p ...  Show more