Chris White (referee)

Chris White (born 16 July 1963) is an English international rugby referee. He is one of England's top rugby referees and has refereed at three Rugby World Cups.

He started refereeing at 17 years of age and joined the Gloucester Referees Society in 1990. White was one of 16 referees appointed to the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. He was also again selected as a referee at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He refereed the semi-final of this competition between New Zealand and Australia. He was subsequently in charge of the 2005 Grand Slam decider between Wales and Ireland. During a 2007 Six Nations match between Italy and Wales, White ended the game after Wales, believing they had time to score a match winning try, kicked for touch from a penalty. White later apologised for the misunderstanding.^[1] White was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, his third World Cup,. He has also refereed several Heineken Cup Finals.

References

1. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2309041/Referee-apologises-for-Wales-misunderstanding.html

External links

• Chris White on wrc2003.irb.com
• Chris White on ERCrugby.com
• Rugby World Cup 2007 match official appointments set IRB.com
• The life of rugby referee Chris White BBC.co.uk
• Six Nations Headlines BBC Sport News

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