A rugby league referee died and went to heaven.
Stopped by St Peter at the gates, he was told that only brave people who had performed heroic deeds and had the courage of their convictions could enter. If the ref could describe a situation in his life where he had shown these characteristics, he would be allowed in.
"Well," said the ref, "I was reffing a game between Redcliffe and Redlands at Emerson Park. Redcliffe were 2 points ahead with one minute to go. The Redlands second rower made a break, passed it to the centre, who passed it to the wing, who went over the line but knocked it on before he grounded it. But because Redlands had clearly been a better and fairer side all game, I ruled that it was a fair try."
"OK, that was fairly brave of you, but I will have to check it in the book," says Peter and disappears to look it up. When he comes back he says "Sorry, there is no record of this. Can you help me to trace it? When did it happen?"
The ref looked at his watch and replied "a minute and a half ago."
