In rugby union, how many yards position is a team penalized for arguing with a referee's decision?
Bob Francis (rugby referee) Bob Francis (rugby referee) Robert Charles "Bob" Francis (born 1942) is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union referee. Francis was the Mayor of Masterton from 1986 until 2007. Francis originally played rugby union, but stopped due to asthma and instead concentrated on refereeing. Francis started as a referee aged 18 in 1961. He went on to control almost 100 first-class matches. This included 12 Ranfurly Shield games and 10 test matches. During the 1980s, he was rated the world's number one referee. Francis later served as the chairman of the New Zealand Referee Association for 14 years and
Sara Cox (rugby union referee) Sara Cox (rugby union referee) Sara Cox (born 1990/91) is an English rugby union referee and former rugby player. In 2016, she became the world's first professional female rugby union referee, and in 2018 she became the first female to referee a Premiership Rugby match. As a player, Cox played rugby for Exeter, Saracens, Collumpton and Plymouth Albion, and had trials for England U-21. Aged 17, she decided to retire from playing the sport after an injury, and took up refereeing instead, initially part time, whilst also working for a waste management company. Cox officiated at the 2014 Women's Rugby