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Steve Walsh (rugby union)

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Walsh received a third strike on his record, when he was asked to leave a refereeing conference in Sydney after turning up drunk in December 2008. A New Zealand Rugby Union statement in January had said that he would not be considered for the opening month of Super 14 matches. In April 2009, the New
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Walsh retired from all levels of refereeing in March 2015 to take up business interests outside the game. He retired holding the record for the most Super Rugby matches refereed at 111, and with the third most Test Matches refereed at 60. His last test match as an official was on 22 November 2014
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At the age of 23, Walsh made his Test refereeing debut on 13 June 1998, when France beat Argentina 35–18 in Buenos Aires. He was the youngest Test referee at the top level at that time. He made his Rugby World Cup debut as a touch judge in 1999.
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Walsh has a tattoo on his left inner forearm which reads 'He who controls himself, controls the game'. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup this tattoo was covered by a flesh-coloured plaster.
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debut, in the third division, just four years later. He worked as a customs agent and as a salesman before taking up professional refereeing on a full-time basis in 1998.
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onto the field against the match official's orders. Walsh was suspended for three days, missing one match, before going on to referee the quarter-final between
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and began refereeing school rugby and club rugby. He progressed to first grade, refereeing the semi-final between
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He took control of Tri Nations opener between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town on 12 July 2003.
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Walsh began refereeing at age 16 and went on to become the youngest official to make his
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and refereed several games in New Zealand, representing the Australian Rugby Union.
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Zealand Rugby Union announced that Walsh had retired from his refereeing position.
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competition, now representing Australia, and was reappointed to the
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Walsh was included in the reserve panel of referees for the 2010
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Wayne Barnes replaces Steve Walsh as Wales v Ireland referee
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in Sydney later in 2009. He was offered affiliation to the
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In 2007 he refereed some notable matches, including the
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Walsh became the most experienced 2424: 2410: 2249: 2235: 2074: 2060: 1921: 1907: 1571: 1557: 1168: 1154: 785: 771: 689: 687: 685: 573: 571: 569: 552: 532: 530: 528: 526: 524: 492: 490: 340:In March 2011, he was the referee for the 454: 337:Elite panel, the highest level, in 2010. 270:, the first international rugby match at 2591:Sportspeople from Cambridge, New Zealand 713: 597: 212: 722: 682: 649: 623: 566: 521: 487: 189:and attended Glenfield College and the 2558: 695:"Walsh retires under employment cloud" 2405: 2230: 2055: 1902: 1552: 1149: 766: 655: 605:"Horgan incensed by abuse from Walsh" 496: 297: 322:Grand Final, which was refereed by 278:, and refereed four matches at the 100: 13: 735:from the original on 18 March 2014 509:from the original on 18 March 2014 465:"Steve Walsh to retire from rugby" 408:. 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Index


2011 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
rugby union
referee
New Zealand
Rugby World Cups
South Africa
Argentina
Super Rugby
Jonathan Kaplan
Cambridge, New Zealand
Kristin School
Auckland
NPC
2003 Rugby World Cup
England
Samoa
Dan Luger
Australia
Scotland
British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
Shane Horgan
Taranaki
2007 Super 14 Final
Croke Park
Ireland
2007 Rugby World Cup
South Africa

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