article_snippet: Australian rugby league referees are to ditch Australian rugby league referees pink jerseys, because Australian rugby league referees believe it jeopardises Australian rugby league referees authority.
article_snippet: With the NRL season due to begin again this week, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that officials have been switched out of pink for the coming campaign.
article_snippet: Instead, Australian rugby league referees will wear blue or red, depending on the kits of the two teams involved in any game.
article_snippet: NRL referees have ditched the idea of pink jerseys after claims NRL referees undermined official's authority .
article_snippet: The new colours have been chosen as NRL referees apparently encourage discipline but the move has come in for criticism.
article_snippet: The colour of a uniform is irrelevant to the skill execution of referees, just the same as the colour of a jersey worn by players is irrelevant to the skill execution of referees, just the same as the colour of a jersey worn by players skill execution,' Performance psychologist Chris Pomfret said. '
article_snippet: In short, the colour of a uniform shouldn't matter as it doesn't directly impact on the performance of a referee, which ultimately has the most influence on their perceived credibility.'
article_snippet: Officials will wear red or blue for the new season, which starts this, in a move that has been criticised .
highlights_snippet: Australian NRL officials had been wearing pink jerseys .
  
highlights_snippet: But Rugby League chiefs have decided to switch to blue or red .
  
highlights_snippet: Referees had complained the pink shirts made it hard to enforce discipline .