WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… GO FROM REFEREE TO TEST COACH
THE MIND was willing but the body, unfortunately, was not. Not every player gets to pick the perfect time to bow out of the game, but have you ever considered what happens when an elite referee struggles to go on? Glen Jackson hung up his whistle earlier than expected.
“I was very keen to do one more year after the Rugby World Cup and I’d signed with New Zealand, who were great around that,” says Jackson, 45.
“Then the body sort of gave way.
“I recently had a hip replacement. That was sort of catching up with
