Stuart Cummings (rugby league)

Stuart Cummings
Personal information
Born England
Refereeing information
Years Competition Apps
19952000 World Cup 7
19961999 Other Internationals 3
19912002 Championship/Super League
19912002 Challenge Cup
Source: [1]

Stuart Cummings MBE is the former Match Officials Director of the Rugby Football League and a former international referee.

Career

He qualified as a Rugby League referee in 1988 and was awarded senior referee status in 1991. In his refereeing career, he took charge of over 400 first-grade games, including 4 Challenge Cup finals, 2 World Cup finals and 2 Grand Finals.

He was the former Rugby Football League Match Official's Director.[2] In this position, he fielded questions from fans about refereeing decisions and explained the laws behind disputed or controversial decisions.[3] His job also included dishing out appointments to other senior officials and also reviewing senior officials performances

He was also regularly featured on Rugby League live broadcasts to provide expert opinion.

Cummings was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to rugby league.[4]

Personal life

Prior to being the Match Officials Director, Cummings was a physical education teacher at a high school in Up Holland, near Wigan; refereeing at a weekend until taking up his position with the Rugby Football League full time in 2000.

References

  1. Stuart Cummings rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Match Officials". NRL Live. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  3. "Match Officials". NRL Live. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60728. p. 17. 31 December 2013.
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