Referees 'won't budge' in NRL mediation talks

Mediation between the NRL and the code's referees has failed and the game's whistle-blowers will proceed with legal action.

Nine's Danny Weidler reports the referee's union has dug its heels in during negotiations, refusing to take a backward step over plans to use just one referee for the 2020 season.

The match officials claim they want to avoid a strike but that form protest is still a possibility.

https://twitter.com/Danny_Weidler/status/1262574358553223168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The referees' union claims their agreement with the NRL is based on a two-referee, two-touch-judge model.

They also claim the NRL did not properly consult them before making the change back to one referee.

More to come ...

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