'We didn't make this decision lightly': WRRA not appointing officials amid ongoing sideline abuse
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The Wellington Rugby Referees Association has opted not to appoint officials for this weekend’s fixtures amid ongoing abuse.
The move follows three instances of verbal abuse of referees during weekend games.
Wellington Rugby Referees Association president and chair Ben van Berkel says this follows an accumulation of incidents that took place over the past year.
"Referees are a resilient bunch, but we've also said that the behaviour we walk past on is the behaviour we accept - so we want to make sure that we report all the incidents this year."
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