Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work by Bob Howitt

Players and spectators want the rugby referee to be No 31, not No 1, which is why Southlander Paddy O'Brien has been such a popular adjudicator since he broke into top level refereeing almost a decade ago. At 42, O'Brien claims more than 160 first-class appointments, including 21 tests. Ranked among the top echelon of referees in the world, he has controlled World Cup events, Six Nations fixtures and had charge of the deciding Australia-British Lions test in Sydney in 2001. One game about which he wants to set the record straight is the France-Fiji World Cup encounter at Toulouse in 1999, for which he received a shellacking. It is the one black spot in his distinguished refereeing career. Seldom has NZ had a more popular, internationally-rated referee... and seldom have they been so marvellously unobtrusive both on and off the field.

Publisher:	Hachette New Zealand Ltd
Year:	2004
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781869589868
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ; Heavy.

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SKU: 1602719
Location: Sport