There used to be a saying among Parisians that the best view of Paris was from La Tour Eiffel. This wasn't hatched as praise for the magnificence of Gustave Eiffel's creation for the 1889 World's Fair but rather a veiled sledge, as the only place in Paris from which you couldn't see the “unsightly” tower was from the tower itself.

The rugged Queensland Reds versus NSW Waratahs match on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, won 25-17 by the Reds, saw the innovation “ref cam” – where Chris Pollock was the first Super Rugby referee to have a camera attached to his head.

Kane Douglas of the Waratahs soars high in the lineout on Saturday against the Reds in Brisbane. Credit:Getty Images

Is this now the best view of rugby – the only view from which you are guaranteed not to see the referee?

Admittedly, that's a bit hard on the refs and they already have an image problem with no easy fix. They are forever the butt of many – albeit mostly well-intentioned – jokes, to the extent that, in UK football and rugby, optometrists Specsavers sponsor them.