From level 6 to level 5....
See homepage downloads for the full criteria needed to aspire to move from level 6 to level 5.
This is when referees move from refereeing on a local basis to a more national basis and in doing so, referee a higher grade of rugby.
Those knowledgeable members of the crowd and other assorted suppliers of match day advice (you know who you are) may now realise it takes a lot of hard work to achieve this status!!
Come on ref!!
Once in Cumbria, Penrith I think, refereeing a match against Novocastrians, I gave a decision, and in a moment of clarity, a voice from the stands shouted....
"NOW WE KNOW WHY YOU DONT GET ANY GAMES IN CORNWALL"
Sometimes you just cannot win......made my laugh though!