Referee profiles W - Z

Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Full name: Steve Reid Walsh
Born: Cambridge, Waikato, 28 March 1972
Started refereeing: 1986
Society: North Harbour Referees' Association
First Test: 1998, Argentina vs France

André Watson (South Africa)

Full name: André Jacobus Watson
Born: Germiston, 24 April 1958
Education: Maria van Riebeeck Primary, Goudrif High School, Stellenbosch University, Wits University.
Occupation: Engineer, chief executive officer of the Gauteng Falcons RFU and now professional referee
Married: to Antionette. They have two daughters, Brenda and Colene.
Playing career: Transvaal Schools XV, Stellenbosch University
Referees' Society: Gauteng Falcons
Date of Joining: 1986
Provincial panel: 1993
First test: 1996, Australia vs Canada
IRB Status: retired from international rugby, 2004

Paul Weloba (Kenya)

Name: Paul Wanyonyi Weloba.
Date of Birth: 29 April 1973.
Profession: Teacher
Playing career: school and university 1987-97
Coaching career: 1997 onwards
Started refereeing: 1999
Division 1 referee: 2000
International panel referee: 2001
Courses: Kenya RFU Level 1 & 2, IRB Level 1 & 2
First international: Kenya vs Uganda Under-21
First Test: Kenya vs Uganda, 2001
Second Test: Burundi vs Tanzania, 2004
Other:
2002: IRB Sevens in Dubai (TJ)
2002: East Africa Inter-University Games
2004: IRB Under-19 World Championship (TJ)
2004: Tusker Safari Sevens

Chris White (England)

Full name: Christopher Robert White
Born: Cheltenham, 17 July 1963, one of identical twins
Occupation: Professional referee, formerly a schoolmaster
Family: Married to Lynne with three children - Deri, Rhiannon and Sian. His wife also played rugby.
Playing career: centre for Cheltenham, Cheltenham Saracens, Swansea University.
Started refereeing: 1990
Society: Gloucester Referees' Society
First Test: 1998

Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Full name: Nigel Ceri Whitehouse
Born: 1962
Family: married to Paula with two children - children Ben and Alexandra
Occupation: Policeman (traffic division)
Playing career: scrumhalf for South Wales Police, Welsh Police and British Police
Started refereeing: 1989
First Test: 1998, Holland vs Belgium

Nigel Williams (Wales)

Full name: Nigel Hugh Williams
Born: Neath, 8 January 1961
Occupation: Professional referee, formerly in sales & management
Family: Married with three children
Playing career: played for Wales Under-19 and for Neath
Started refereeing: September 1991
Society: West Society Of WRU Referees
First Test: 2002, New Zealand vs Italy

Stefan Wucherpfennig (Germany)

Full name: Stefan Wucherpfennig
Born: Hanover, 31 May 1968
Playing career: Flyhalf and fullback for TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover.
Started refereeing: 1984
First Test:  Luxembourg vs Israel

Scott Young (Australia)

Full name: Scott McGilvery Young
Born: Armidale, New South Wales, 4 July 1965
Education: Toowoomba Grammar School, University of Queensland majoring in Economics and Commerce
Occupation: Professional referee since 1997, formerly a project manager with AMP
Single
Started refereeing: 1987
Society: Queensland Referees’ Association
First Test: 1994, Japan v Chinese Taipei in Kula Lumpur