Russell Smith (referee) explained

Russell Smith
Birth Date:24 January 1964
Birth Place:Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Refereeyear1start:1990
Refereeyear1end:96
Refereeyear2start:1996
Refereeyear2end:04
Refereeyear3start:2005
Refereeyear3end:06
Refereecomp4:Internationals
Refereeyear4start:1993
Refereeyear4end:05
Source:[1]

Russell Smith is a former rugby league referee who now administers and coaches match officials.

Smith controlled his first Rugby Football League Championship match on 9 September 1990, a match between Featherstone Rovers and Hull Kingston Rovers. His first international was between Australia and New Zealand on 20 June 1993.

He controlled matches in the 1995 and 2000 Rugby League World Cups, as well as five Challenge Cup finals.[2] In 2004 he was named the international referee of the year.[3]

He moved to Australia in 2005, becoming a National Rugby League referee.[4] He retired at the end of the 2006 NRL season.[1]

After retiring, Smith became a video official and, after a stint as the interim boss,[5] [6] acted as a senior advisor to the referees boss, Daniel Anderson.[7] [8] He was a match officials coach at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russell Smith - Referee Career. Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson.
  2. Web site: Smith quits after 15 years as ref. 7 September 2006. BBC News.
  3. Web site: It's official! Top ref Russell's ready to take on best. Yorkshire Evening Post.
  4. Web site: Referee Russell Smith,right, reveals how the decision to swap the cosy familiarity of Castleford for the sun, sea and surf of Sydney is proving to be a dream move for both him and his family.. Yorkshire Post.
  5. Web site: Russell Smith placed in temporary charge of referees in Australia's NRL. Sky Sports.
  6. Web site: Russell Smith set to lead NRL refs. 31 May 2012. Love Rugby League.
  7. Web site: Archer, Smith in line for top ref jobs. Daily Telegraph.
  8. Web site: Former NRL referee Harrigan blasts Anderson. Michael. Carayananis. 22 August 2013. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. Web site: RLWC2017 Match Officials Announced. 9 October 2017. RLWC2017.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Russell Smith (referee)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.