A friend of mine refs at a high level in the local leagues- cup finals etc. He also plays in a team of refs and he says they are the biggest whiners and dissenters of any team he comes across.
No excusing Mitrovich though.
I am no rugby fan but boy do they get the ref/player interaction right and it puts football to shame.
Absolutely agree.
Also a bit of a trickle down effect here too, I think.
More respect for the ref by players, more respect amongst fans.