#5. Romain Poite – Police Detective
Prior to becoming a professional rugby referee, the 45-year-old was a police detective in Toulouse.
Romaine Poite facts:
- Poite retired in November 2021 after refereeing 72 tests, refereeing the third-most international tests in international rugby behind Nigel Owens (Wales) and Wayne Barnes (England)
- He made his debut in 2006, and has been a referee at three World Cups (2011, 2015, 2019), including the 2019 Final
- Poite was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France