Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Beccie Kettleborough, a Somerset RFU referee.Focusing on why it is hard to be a female referee we are going to cut to the root on why men don’t seem to take women’s referees seriously.Beccie plays for Dings Crusaders and is a member of the Somerset Referee’s societyHer philosophy: I currently volunteer within my team as a link between players and management, helping to drive the team in the right direction and to establish a club that has value, honesty and integrity, a team everyone can be part of.You can contact her through Somerset Referee Society or Instagram Rebecca_rugbyref