There is no doubt it's the pinnacle of your career as a referee to officiate at a World Cup. I was lucky enough to go to four during my career, while I also took charge of the final in 2015, an experience I will never forget. It meant so much to me personally, but just as importantly it meant a lot to my dad and family and the whole village of Mynyddcerrig.
We’ve always had Welsh representation at the World Cup, with Derek Bevan involved in the first four and Nigel Williams there in 2003, while I went to France in 2007, New Zealand in 2011, England and Wales in 2015 and Japan in 2019.
However, this time around, there will be no Welsh refereeing representative at the men's tournament in France later this year. There will be TMOs and assistants, but no referee. The appointments, announced earlier this week, instead see four referees from England, two Australians, two New Zealanders, a Frenchman, South African, Georgian and a sole Irishman heading to the tournament.
