Episode 31 - Scottish Rugby's Match Official Strategy with Andrew Macpherson

I'm joined by Andrew Macpherson, now the High Performance Match Official Manager from Scottish Rugby to talk about their new three year Refereeing and Match Official Development StrategyWe chat about:Why there's been a 17 year gap between Scottish international refereesThe new Match Official Strategy and how it'll help reduce the 17 year gap before the next oneHow to attract referees up and down the rugby pyramidCreating CPD for referees - and accrediting new trainersHow great referees need great referee coachingHow Scotland aim to increase the number and diversity of officials but also to improve retention rates at all levels of the game.Bringing in skills expertise outside of rugby to help referees developYou can connect with Andy on LinkedIn hereIf you like what you've heard, and you want to support the Advantage Over podcast, you can buy us a coffee. Head to rugbyreferee.net/coffee