James Doleman
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James Doleman is a New Zealand professional rugby union referee.[1]
Test matches
Doleman began refereeing while a student in Dunedin.
He started refereeing matches in the Heartland Championship in 2014 and the National Provincial Championship in 2016.
He became a professional referee in 2020.[2] In 2019 he had refereed the final of the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3] He refereed his first Super Rugby match on 7 March 2020 in a match between the Rebels and Lions, before refereeing 3 matches in the 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[4] He also refereed the Championship final of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup as Hawke's Bay played Northland.[5]
In the international arena he has refereed the following matches:[6]
- 2021: Australia v France (Melbourne)[7]
- 2021: Italy v Argentina (Treviso)
- 2021: Georgia v Fiji (Aranjuez)
- 2022: Australia v England (Perth)[8]
- 2022: Argentina v South Africa (Buenos Aires)[9]
- 2022: England v Japan (London)
- 2023: England v Italy (London)[10]
- 2023: Tonga v Canada (Nuku'alofa)
- 2024: England v Wales (London)[11]
- 2024: Australia v Georgia (Sydney)
- 2024: Fiji v Samoa (Suva)[12]
- 2024: Argentina v Australia (Buenos Aires)[13]
- 2024: Wales v Australia (Cardiff)[14]
References
- ↑ "2020 NZ Rugby National Referee Squad Announced". All Blacks. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Doleman excited about 'good opportunity'". Otago Daily Times. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "U20: Doleman to referee the final". Rugby365. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Lions get debutant referee in Melbourne". SA Rugby Magazine. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Downer Referees: Mitre 10 Cup Finals". Provincial Rugby NZ. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "James Jeffrey Doleman | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ↑ Williamson, Nathan (13 July 2021). "France claim narrow victory over Wallabies". www.rugby.com.au.
- ↑ "Australia 30-28 England: Tourists suffer dismal defeat against 14-man Wallabies". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "TRC RD#5: Marx leads Springboks to five-try win over Pumas". Super Rugby Pacific.
- ↑ Masters, Tom. "Five-star England beat Italy for first win of Borthwick era - Guinness Men's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
- ↑ "England v Wales Rugby Fixtures | Guinness Men's Six Nations - Guinness Men's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
- ↑ "Fiji v Samoa - Pacific Nations Cup 2024". Pacific Nations Cup.
- ↑ "Wallabies last minute heroics sees victory over Argentina". Super Rugby Pacific.
- ↑ undefined, undefined. "Wales 20 v Australia 52 - 17 November 2024 - Autumn Rugby - Quilter Nations Series". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
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