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Jono Bredin refereeing a match at the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under-19 Tournament on September 9th.
The code change regarding Jono Bredin's termination is over after his election to the New Zealand National Rugby Union Refereeing Team.
Bredin has been a netball referee for 18 years and was voted the year 's referee by Netball New Zealand in 2015 and 2016.
He refereed the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games between England and Australia before deciding to take the risk of a day and leave on a high note.
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Jono Bredin refereed the netball for 18 years.
"I have had a great career in netball umpires and have signed to the top this year with the gold medal game and [ANZ] Premiership Final, "he said.
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"I realized everything I wanted in the sport and decided that the time had come to devote all my efforts to rugby officiating and challenging myself outside of my field." comfort zone."
Bredin said that he had been encouraged to go rugby three years ago by professional rugby referee based in Wellington, Ben O 'Keefe.
"I worked closely with Ben when I was referee." We did some training sessions together to share ideas and he encouraged me to have a chance to play the game. Until now, I have been struck by the utility and acceptance of each and by their enthusiasm to help.The plan is to repay part of that faith. "
He was accompanied by the former Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay and the first eighth of eighths of the Chiefs, Daniel Waenga.
Waenga recently retired and joined fellow team members Glen Jackson, Jamie Nutbrown and Rebecca Mahoney as former referees.
The referees of the national team officiate in various competitions, including Super Rugby (professional referees only), the Miter Cup 10, the Miter 10 Heartland Championship, the Farah Palmer Cup, the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament and other national matches.
NZR National Referee Director Bryce Lawrence said the increased number of matches in New Zealand, especially for women, required more depth in the ranks of the referees.
"With the rapid growth of women's play and the increasing quality of national competitions, we need to strengthen the depth and internal competition within our national team to ensure we have enough quality referees to match the volume of games played. "
2019 National Team of New Zealand Rugby Umpires
(* = new to the national team ** = back in the national team)
Glen Jackson (Professional Referee) – Bay of Plenty
Nick Briant (professional referee) – Bay of Plenty
Mike Fraser (Professional Referee) – Wellington
Ben O & # 39; Keeffe (professional referee) – Wellington
Paul Williams (Professional Referee) – Taranaki
Brendon Pickerill (Professional Referee) – North Harbor
Jamie Nutbrown – Canterbury
Angus Mabey – Auckland
Richard Kelly – Taranaki
James Doleman – Otago
Cam Stone – Taranaki
Michael Winter – Waikato
James Munro – Canterbury
Tim Griffiths – Manawatu
Nick Webster – Northern Otago
Hugh Reed – Hawke's Bay
Tipene Cottrell – Hawke's Bay
Damien McPherson – Poverty Bay
Nick Hogan – Wellington
Rebecca Mahoney – Wairarapa Bush
Stuart Curran * – Otago
Jono Bredin * – Otago
Marcus Playle * – Auckland
Chris Paul * – South Canterbury
Brittany Andrew * – Manawatu
Maggie Cogger – Orr * – Auckland
Lauren Jenner * – Manukau Counties
Daniel Waenga * – Hawke's Bay
George Haswell * – Canterbury
Daniel Moore * – Canterbury
Larissa Collingwood * – Waikato
Monique Dalley * – Wellington
Vincent Ringrose ** – Wellington
Richard Gordon ** – Wellington
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