Episode 38: Refereeing as a wheelchair user with MND - Graeme Bloom

Advantage Over Podcast by RugbyReferee.net

Aug 14, 202336:07Sports & Recreation

Today, we're joined by Graeme Bloom - a unique person in the rugby refereeing community. Graeme's a keen supporter of match officials and, despite an MND diagnosis in 2019, he remains committed to staying involved in ref...

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