Gerard Sutton (referee)
Gerard Sutton is an Australian rugby league referee from Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia.
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| Full name | Gerard James Peter Sutton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Coonabarabran, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83.5 kg (184 lb; 13 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 13:09, 25 October 2020 (UTC) Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby league career
Sutton made his National Rugby League debut in 2009. He has controlled City vs Country Origin games in 2012 and 2014, the 2014 World Club Challenge and matches in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 State of Origin series.[1] Internationally, Sutton controlled matches in the 2014 and 2016 Rugby League Four Nations and the 2015 and 2016 Anzac Tests.[1] He was in the match officials squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup of which he officiated the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final.[2][3] Sutton refereed the 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 NRL Grand Finals.[4]
References
- Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew; Bates, Bill. "Gerard Sutton (referee)". Rugby League Project.
- "Tony Archer announces referees for Rugby League World Cup". Sporting News. DAZN Group. Sportal Australia. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Pengilly, Adam (28 November 2017). "Rugby League World Cup 2017: Gerard Sutton gets nod over Matt Cecchin as referee for final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Logue, Matt (20 October 2020). "Sutton gets grand final nod again". The Australian. News Corp Australia. NCA Newswire. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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