Axe falls on three referees..

...The axe has swung for three referees in Super Rugby after some performances in recent rounds.

Argentine Francisco Pastrana, Australian James Leckie and South African Lorens Van der Merwe have also been culled for the rest of the season.

Looks like the Kiwis are the only ones producing decent refs...shame really...

SANZAR Game Manager Lyndon Bray said, "We have always strived to have strong accountability within our team and importantly, accountability for the competition. As such, we have always sought to conduct ourselves in a fair, transparent and open manner.

 Australian Andrew Lees has somehow miraculously dodged the axe by the looks after having a shocker at Loftus awarding tries against the advice of the TMO

 ...and how Stuart Berry has dodged the axe after two absolute shockers is anybodys guess..he must have some friends with very deep pockets i think...

Its been reported that SA referee Stuart Berry should be grateful to the male members of the Kenyan parliament.

Thanks to them, his handling of the Reds-Lions match was only the second most outrageous thing to happen on the African continent in recent days.

After a heated debate that so enraged female MPs that they stormed out of the chamber in protest, Kenya's parliament late last week passed a bill formalising polygamy.

Ah but there's the point Rip, they don't have to make their decisions without the benefit of slo-mo replays. The technology exists. And they should use it, because the number of errors is unacceptable. Contrary to this being a positive for your case that refs are great sportsmen who blow a fair whistle, I'm more inclined to believe the NZ commentators, who were scathing about the Bargie ref....another little tin pot dictator trying to please his masters.

By the way, can't your dentist help with the slack jaw?