Match Officials profiles

Name:
Richie Rees

Place of Birth:
Tredegar

Other Hobbies:
Singing. I am an active member of Beaufort Male Choir (like rugby but you don’t get hurt)

Why did you become an official:
Back injury that required surgery forced retirement at age27. Hated referee’s as a player. I am a poacher turned gamekeeper

Honors Referee:
England A V Ireland A  at Leigh 2007
Russia V France in the European Federation Student Championship at Widnes
RLC NationalConference Final at Coventry 2007

Union honours:  plenty of them but don’t want to bore you. Managed to pay for the lions tour out of the match fees.