Ben Thaler
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 30 August 1981 [[Castleford ]], England | |||||
| Height | 5' 10" | |||||
| Refereeing information | ||||||
| Years | Competition | Apps | ||||
| 2005–Present | Super League | 173 | ||||
| 2007–Present | Challenge Cup | 19 | ||||
| 2005–Present | Internationals | 15 | ||||
| As of 24 April 2014 | ||||||
Ben Thaler (30 August 1981, Wakefield) is a professional rugby league referee and one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials. He officiates in the Super League competition.
Ben's first pro game Leigh V York on 1 July 2001.
His first Super League game was London Broncos V Leigh on 29 May 2005.
He was a part of a New Zealand referee exchange in 2005.[1]
International
Ben refereed 2 internationals in 2005.
He was the video referee for Wales VS Ireland on 1 November 2009. for the Rugby League European Cup.
He was the video referee for Wales VS Scotland on 8 November 2009.
He has refereed USA VS Jamaica on 14 November 2009.[3]
He was the referee and video referee in various 2013 Rugby League World Cup games.
Carnegie Floodlit Nines
He was one of the match officials to officiate at the Floodlit 9's in 2009.[4]
References
- ↑ Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "RLEF..". Rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Wakefield Super League referee Ben Thaler takes charge at Carnegie Floodlit Nines". Wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-01.