WAIKATO OFFICIALS (2026)
Thank You for your Committed to the Game (Lee Jeffrey, WRRA President)
REFEREE Details
Appointments Panel
REFEREE Location
Experience
REFEREE BIO
AARON BEERE
PREMIER
HAMILTON (St Andrews)
AARON GREEN
ACCREDITED
NGĀRUAWĀHIA (3720)
AARON LEPPARD
UNION
TE AWAMUTU (3800)
AARON PATERSON
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Ngāhinapōuri)
ADAM CATHRO
ASSOCIATE
TE AWAMUTU (Otorohanga)
ANDREW BOWE
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Melville)
ANDREW NORTH
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
ANDREW VERCOE
UNION
HAMILTON (Dinsdale)
ANTHONY CHISHOLM
UNION
HAMILTON (Melville)
BEN BROWNLIE
WRU/WRRA
MORRINSVILLE (3300)
12 yrs
Ben is a Union Referee with 12 years experience, made his 1st Class Debut in 2023 and Dubai 7's in 2025
BEN LINCOLN
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
BEN WOOLERTON
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Matangi)
BEVIN MCQUOID
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Taupiri)
BRENDON HAMILTON
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Flagstaff)
BRIAN LEY
ACCREDITED
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
BRIAN WILTON
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Bader)
CARL PEAKE
ACCREDITED
TE AWAMUTU (Wharepūhunga)
CHRIS GILLIES
ASSOCIATE
CAMBRIDGE (Rotoorangi)
CLAUDE PIGGOTT
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Tauwhare)
COBUS FENWICK
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Rototuna)
10 yrs
10yrs Experience as Club Referee & Sideline Official for FPC, NPC, HSBC, SuperRugby & IRB
CONNOR MEAR
PREMIER
TE AWAMUTU (Parawera)
COOPER MCKEE
ASSOCIATE
HINEURA (Okoroire)
CORY TIPENE
ACCREDITED
HUNTLY (3700)
CRAIG MATTHEWS
UNION
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
DANIEL SMIT
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Claudelands)
DAVE FRYER
ACCREDITED
MORRINSVILLE (3300)
DAVID CHIN
UNION
CAMBRIDGE (Karapiro)
DEXTER CURTIN
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Pirongia)
DWAYNE WILTON
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Flagstaff)
EUAN RUTHERFORD
UNION
HAMILTON (Claudelands)
GARETH COGAN
PREMIER
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
GEORGE NIEUWOUDT
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Hamilton Lake)
GLENN FOOTE
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Huntington)
GRANT COTTERELL
PREMIER
TE AWAMUTU (3800)
GRANT KNIGHT
ACCREDITED
TE AWAMUTU (Tihiroa)
GRANT STUART
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
HARRISON SHAW
ACCREDITED
Cambridge
HAYDEN BEERE
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (St Andrews)
IVAN MCINTOSH
ASSOCIATE
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
JACK KIBBY
UNION
HAMILTON (Hamilton East)
Jack is a Union referee with 4 years experience
JARED MORGAN
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Deanwell)
JESSE HEAD
PREMIER
CAMBRIDGE (3495)
JONATHAN CROSBIE
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (WhataWhata)
PREMIER Debut in 2024, Started as Referee in 2018, including Condors & Global Youth 7's
JOSH WALLER
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Dinsdale)
KAITLIN BATES
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Tauwhare)
4 yrs
Kaitlin is a Union Referee with 4 years experience, and a Dubai 7's Invitational Appointment in 2024
KEVIN MORGAN
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Nawton)
KODY CURTIN
ASSOCIATE
PIRONGIA (3876)
KYLIE MOORCOCK
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
LARISSA WOOLERTON
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Matangi)
LAWRENCE WILKINSON
UNION
TE AWAMUTU (3879)
LEVI ROLLERSON
UNION
MORRINSVILLE (3300)
LIAM HINES
UNION
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
LUCAS VANDERDRIFT
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Gordonton)
MARK WALLER
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Dinsdale)
MATILDA CHANDLER
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Hamilton East)
MATT GILMORE
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Dinsdale)
MICHAEL WINTER
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Dinsdale)
29 yrs
Michael is a Premier Referee, 1st Class Debut in 2016, NPC, FPC & SuperRugby Official
MIKE FREDRICKSON
UNION
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
MIKE GREGAN
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Rototuna)
MOSE FATIALOFA
PREMIER
NGĀRUAWĀHIA (Taupiri)
MURRAY FINDLAY
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Whitiora)
NOAH VILLIAMU
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Frankton)
OLLIE HAWKE
PREMIER
MATAMATA (3472)
PATRICK WAGNER
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Tamahere)
PAUL DALE
UNION
HAMILTON (Pirongia)
PAUL REDFERN
UNION
HAMILTON (Frankton)
PHIL BLACK
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Frankton)
RAINE DUNCAN
ASSOCIATE
Hamilton (Western Heights)
RICHARD BROWNLEE
ACCREDITED
TE AWAMUTU (3879)
RILEY SAVILL
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Hillcrest)
ROBIN HAPI
ASSOCIATE
RODNEY EDMONDS
ACCREDITED
Morrinsville (Paul Avenue)
RON SARGENT
ACCREDITED
OTOROHANGA (Tokanui)
ROSS WARDLAW
ASSOCIATE
TE AWAMUTU (3800)
RYAN ANDERTON
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
RYAN MARSHALL
PREMIER
HAMILTON (Hamilton East)
4th year Referee, 2nd in Waikato
SCOTT DAY
ASSOCIATE
MORRINSVILLE (3300)
SHANE CAMPBELL
ACCREDITED
MATAMATA (Richmond)
SHANE NGATAI
ACCREDITED
TOKOROA (3420)
SHAWN WATSON
ACCREDITED
MORRINSVILLE (3372)
STEIJN SMIT
UNION
HAMILTON (Claudelands)
STEPHEN SCHERER
ASSOCIATE
MORRINSVILLE (Tahuna)
STUART CARTER
ACCREDITED
Matamata (Aporo Drive)
TAYE PURDY
ASSOCIATE
CAMBRIDGE (Leamington)
TE TAKA KEEGAN
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Ohaupo)
TEMBI MVIMBI
UNION
HAMILTON (Patetonga)
THINUS DU PREEZ
ACCREDITED
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
TIAAN VERMAAK
ASSOCIATE
Hamilton (Hamilton East)
TIM MORGAN
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Chartwell)
TIM OLLIFF
WRU/WRRA
HAMILTON (Rototuna)
TOM HATTING
ASSOCIATE
HAMILTON (Hamilton East)
TOM SHIPLEY
PREMIER
CAMBRIDGE (3434)
TOM WIGHTMAN
ASSOCIATE
HUNTLY (Waikokowai)
TYLER WRIGHT
WRU/WRRA
MORRINSVILLE (Tahuna)
WAYNE FOOTE
ACCREDITED
HAMILTON (Frankton)
WILLIAM WILSON
ASSOCIATE
PUTARURU (Tapapa)
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