Originally Posted by
Ecky
My man Jonathan? I met him once but I don't think that qualifies him as "my man"...
In my opinion he's a very good ref. Not as good as he was a couple of years ago, when I would have ranked him #1 or #2 in the world. I understand, from unnamed sauces (different sauces than have previously been unnamed), that he's not well liked by other Saffa refs as he is of the Jewish faith. So, when he has two Saffas as AR's, he may not get the assistance he might get from other nationalities as AR's.
In case you wanted to know this as well, there are two refs whose manner/style I really like; Lyndon Bray from NZ and Mark Lawrence from SA. I am not saying they are the best refs (although I'd have thought Lyndon would be up there), but their relaxed (but firm) manner on the park really impresses me.