Look I have full respect to anyone who volunteers their time to a sport and performs their duty honestly.
However the lower grades refereeing over the past couple years has been abysmal to be honest. I have witnessed, 1st hand, complete and utter incompetence as well as blatant cheating at that level(going both ways). Claiming a bloke reffing 4th grade is above this is stupid, they don't take some hypocratic oath. I have no knowledge of the game which this original post was about however I am not surprised at all that this has been raised as an issue. It has ruined the enjoyment of the rugby for many other volunteers (coaches, managers, trainers) who as a result have been lost the the game.
Refereeing has become a major talking point at all levels. Unfortunately a sport like rugby which has many intricacies and grey areas will always be prone to referee interpretation. It will always be a talking point. A starting point should be that a referee should not be allowed to ref a game which they have any ties to. Club, family, etc. It seems a pretty basic and base level policy to put into place to, at the very lest, avoid having these conversations as well as avoiding the referees work scrutinised.