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January 17, 2007 - The opening referee course for 2007 got underway on Wednesday evening in Lausanne for what will be the first step on an extensive and important road to becoming a fully fledged referee for four participants. Wednesday's introductory session, which was held by SRU General Secretary and former international referee Norbert Li Marchetti and featured Switzerland women's referee Rachel Boyland, was the first of three theory lessons (following IRB policy) planned over the next two months before the candidates move onto the practical phase by refereeing matches at junior and school level. The budding referees will then go through two evaluation phases of six games and two years before being stamped with the seal of approval to join the Switzerland Rugby Union's flourishing stable of top level referees.