VIDEO: U20 referee takes ball to the face and is cleaned out of it in World Cup semi final

It's nothing personal, honest

The most important thing to state first of all is that rugby referee Ben Whiteouse is ok https://twitter.com/BenRefWhitey/status/610517999561383936 He's clearly made of good stuff because he not only got done once in tonight's U20 World Cup semi final between the All-Blacks and France, but suffered two mishaps in the game. Firstly he was cleaned out trying to keep up with an All-Blacks break that left him looking more dazed and confused than is usual for most rugby referees https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/610500242841055232 That would have been bad enough if it wasn't for then getting in the way of a stray pass and taking a rugby ball full force on his nose

In your face! Ref @BenRefWhitey is floored for the second time today thanks to funny 'falcon'. #WorldRugbyU20shttp://t.co/KG2sX220SF

— BT Sport Rugby (@btsportrugby) June 15, 2015

The All-Blacks won the game by 45 points to 7 but next time try and stay out of the way.