SO, WHO’S THE REF FOR THE DECIDER?

ROMAIN POITE NATIONALITY: French AGE: 41

Poite (right) refereed the final Lions Test in 2013, when the tourists beat Australia 41-16 in Sydney to win the series.

He was also the official when England struggled to cope with the ‘no-ruck’ tactic Italy employed at Twickenham in this year’s Six Nations. When asked by England’s James Haskell for clarity, he said: ‘I am a referee, not a coach.’ Poite has refereed nine matches involving New Zealand — and they won them all.