Red card for English refs

Interesting call by the IRB to remove England's leading referees, Wayne Barnes and Dave Pearson, from the elite list of refs for this summer's Tests.

Given the horlicks made by the pair in the Dublin last month it's hardly that surprising. The fact that Alain Rolland remains on the list, however, is nothing but a mystery. I can only assume he has some very compromisng photographs of Paddy O'Brien.