Just a little respect - NRL refs no longer in the pink

By Brad Walter
Updated March 4 2015 - 1:08am, first published March 3 2015 - 10:00pm

The senior referee in each game this season will have a soccer-style armband to signify he is the man in charge, but the days of NRL match officials wearing pink jerseys have gone as it is believed the uniform made it more difficult for the officials to be taken seriously.