It has been reported that Morrison took exception to a new auditing system of referees that has been approved by the Professional Game Board, a joint-funded venture between Premier Rugby and the RFU that has hired an independent consultant, former referee Geraint Ashton Jones. Some saw Morrison’s authority being undermined. The reality looks to be cloudier. Morrison has kept his counsel. It is fair to say, though, that the whole issue was poorly managed. The game can ill afford to lose a man of Morrison’s experience and integrity, no matter the rights and wrongs or the fact that he is only a few years off retirement age. Given that the powers-that-be are so keen on appraisal, perhaps there ought to be as rigorous in their self-assessment of how this was handled.