Rob Debney

Rob Debney
Birth nameRobert Stephen Debney
Date of birth (1973-12-15) 15 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birthStafford, England
UniversityLoughborough University
SpouseMichelle Lester m June 2023
ChildrenHolly Debney

Alexander Debney

Elodie Debney
Occupation(s)Rugby union referee
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2009 1872 Cup

Rob Debney (born 15 December 1973) is a former professional rugby union referee who represented the English Rugby Union. He now competes in Ironman competitions.[1]

Rugby union career

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Playing career

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Amateur career

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A neck injury stopped Debney's playing career while he was still at school and he began refereeing.[2][3]

Referee career

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Professional career

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Debney was a referee for the English Rugby Union from 1999 to 2011.[4]

He refereed his first English Premiership match in 2004.[2]

He refereed his first 1872 Cup match on 2 January 2009.[5]

International career

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Debney refereed the U21 World Cup final in 2003.[2]

Outside of rugby

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Debney is a Director of Sales at TOMZ Corporation.[4] He occasionally writes rugby union articles for The Times newspaper.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rob Debney (@robdebney) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  2. ^ a b c "TEAM". advantage.
  3. ^ Rob Debney (2006-01-31). "WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FULL-TIME REFEREE" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  4. ^ a b "uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-debney-53b93b54". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  5. ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  6. ^ referee, Rob Debney, former international (September 25, 2019). "Rugby World Cup: Russia player could have been killed" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)