Controversial St Helens v Leeds Rhinos clash left Super League referee with ‘sleepless nights’

The Super League referee talks about the pressure of the job

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Kendall continued, talking about how hard the job can be and how it’s gotten more difficult this year.

He said, on how to get things out of your head: “It has to go and that comes with experience. It’s something that’s hard to deal with and it’s even harder when young referees are going through every game on Sky, every game on TV, there’s no hiding place.

“When you’re refereeing on TV, you’re refereeing under six or ten cameras every week, whereas before you could go somewhere on a Sunday afternoon, referee and go relatively under the radar unless there’s a major incident.

“Now there’s no hiding place for the boys.”