Forty - six percent of the referee respondents perceived that referees are recipients of physical abuse ( Table 2 ) .
The majority of these ( 90 % ) were subject to physical abuse in < 10 % of games .
Forty - six percent of the referee respondents perceived that referees are recipients of physical abuse ( Table 2 ) , and the majority of these ( 90 % ) were subject to physical abuse in < 10 % of games .