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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 609411" data-attributes="member: 57076">very, very insightful. Enjoyed reading that comment a lot. So local, domestic is best huh...interesting perspective. I think the stakes of int&#039;l Rugby, nations colliding, the prize and glory at hand...a Rugby World Cup and the sort of history behind the Six Nations make those tournaments extra-special. EVERYBODY&#039;s watching, and especially for France I feel it&#039;s a special spot, because we&#039;re hard to &#039;classify&#039;. We&#039;re not a home nation, we&#039;re not in the UK, our first language isn&#039;t English, and we&#039;ve always had a special touch...so we kind of stand alone, and I&#039;d say I even almost enjoy the &#039;French inconsistency&#039; thing. What France did to Australia in 1987, and then NZ in 99 and 2007, what European team has transcended to this point ? We&#039;d never have that in a &quot;mere&quot; domestic league match...not to diminish the latter.And btw, didn&#039;t know you officiated test matches !</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 609411, member: 57076"] very, very insightful. Enjoyed reading that comment a lot. So local, domestic is best huh...interesting perspective. I think the stakes of int'l Rugby, nations colliding, the prize and glory at hand...a Rugby World Cup and the sort of history behind the Six Nations make those tournaments extra-special. EVERYBODY's watching, and especially for France I feel it's a special spot, because we're hard to 'classify'. We're not a home nation, we're not in the UK, our first language isn't English, and we've always had a special touch...so we kind of stand alone, and I'd say I even almost enjoy the 'French inconsistency' thing. What France did to Australia in 1987, and then NZ in 99 and 2007, what European team has transcended to this point ? We'd never have that in a "mere" domestic league match...not to diminish the latter. And btw, didn't know you officiated test matches ! [/QUOTE]

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