Good news from the shop window: rugby is doing right by its referees by picking the right referees.
Luke Pearce, the most enterprising official in the sport as well as the most accomplished, will run next month’s New Zealand-France game in Christchurch – quite the honour, given that the fixture marks the dawning of the Nations Championship era – while Hollie Davidson has been handed control of Fiji’s “home” match with England in… er…Liverpool.
In fairness to World Rugby – and we do try to be fair to the non-governing governing body in this corner of the paper, however difficult its top br...