Richard Silverwood
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1976 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Refereeing information | ||||||
| Years | Competition | Apps | ||||
| 2001–28/7/2016 | Super League | 304 | ||||
| 2006–28/7/2016 | Challenge Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2010–28/7/2016 | World Club Challenge | 1 | ||||
| 2005–13 | Internationals | 18 | ||||
| As of 17 October 2009 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Richard Silverwood (born in 1976,[2] in Dewsbury,[3] England) is a retired international rugby league referee.[3] He officiated in the Super League competition as one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials until his retirement whilst suspended in July 2016.[2][4]
First games
His first pro game was York - Batley on 28 March 1999.[3]
His First Super League game was Halifax - Salford on 6 May 2001.[3]
He has refereed 304 Super League games up to the end of 2012[1]
He was Rugby Football League's referee of the year in 2006[3]
Challenge Cup
He has refereed the Challenge Cup Final in 2006 & 2010 & 2012[3]
Super League Grand Final
He has refereed the Super League Grand Final in 2010, 2012 & 2013[3]
World Club Challenge
He has refereed the World Club Challenge in 2010[5]
International
He has refereed 4 Australia v New Zealand Anzac Test in 2009[6] & 2010[7] & 2011[8] & 2012[9]
He has also refereed Australia v New Zealand in the 4 Nations in 2010[10]
He has refereed the 2013 Rugby League World Cup final.[11]
Suspensions
Silverwood was suspended three times by the Rugby football league, in 2009, 2011 and at the time of his retirement in 2016.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Richard Silverwood (referee)". rugby-league project. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Richard Silverwood: Super League referee calls time on career". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Full Time Match Officials". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Mirfield referee Richard Silverwood has retired from rugby league
- ↑ Sport Melbourne Storm take world championship
- ↑ Anzac Test Match 2009
- ↑ Anzac Test Match 2010
- ↑ Anzac Test Match 2011
- ↑ Anzac Test Match 2012
- ↑ 2010 Match Officials for the Final of the Four Nations Cup
- ↑ Sat 30th Nov 2013, 14:30 - Final