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All Golds v NW Crusaders KPL1S 2017 Final

FREE Matchday magazine for Gloucestershire, professional rugby league squad, the All Golds as they take on North Wales Crusaders in the League 1 Shield

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standard of competitions. He<br />

also refereed over 100 RU<br />

Sevens games including a<br />

World Cup, and he was told<br />

that he would have been<br />

given the <strong>Final</strong> in 2009 had<br />

Wales not been in it.<br />

Amongst his highlights was<br />

refereeing Saracens v South<br />

Africa at Wembley Stadium<br />

in 2010, as well as taking<br />

charge of first class matches<br />

at the Welsh regions and<br />

in other places like Ulster,<br />

Munster, Leicester, Newcastle,<br />

Bayonne and Toulon.<br />

He said: “Bianca Zietsman<br />

and I have been working<br />

hard to promote refereeing<br />

in Wales. We both been<br />

given our opportunity in the<br />

RFL ranks and we hope that<br />

many will follow.<br />

“There are still four years<br />

until the 2021 World Cup<br />

in England and I know that<br />

the RLIF want to see nations<br />

develop their match officials<br />

as well as the players. I hope<br />

we’ll see an influx of new<br />

officials that can qualify and<br />

referee and pro level in the<br />

UK, which could eventually<br />

lead to international call-up.<br />

21<br />

“But that’s some way off.<br />

Right now I’m over the moon<br />

to be refereeing Oxford v<br />

Hunslet which is looks like it’s<br />

going to be an outstanding<br />

game.”<br />

A report on this weekend’s<br />

clash between Oxford and<br />

Hunslet can be found in<br />

the next edition of League<br />

Express, in the shops next<br />

Monday and available<br />

digitally from Sunday<br />

evening.<br />

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