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Bill Harrigan
Personal information
Full nameWilliam James Harrigan
Born (1960-05-24) 24 May 1960 (age 64)
Sydney, Australia
Refereeing information
Years Competition Apps
1986–2003 National Rugby League 392
Source: Rugby League Tables

Bill Harrigan (born 24 May 1960 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league football referee, and current head of refereeing for the National Rugby League. Unusually for a sports official, in his long career he was accorded the same profile as some of the top players he refereed. A policeman off-field before he resigned to concentrate on rugby league, he is widely recognised as one of Australia's greatest sports umpires. He is currently an NRL "video referee". He retired with the record for most State of Origin matches officiated.

Biography

Early life

William James "Bill" Harrigan was born in 1960 in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales). He resided in the south-west and greater western suburbs of Sydney for all of his childhood. After living briefly at a residence on Parramatta Road in Granville, he moved with his family at the age of four to Canley Heights. While not particularly interested in academic studies as school student, he nevertheless represented his schools with distinction in every sport that he could. Harrigan joined the NSW Police Force in 1979. He served extensively in numerous units, including the Tactical Response Group.

Rugby League career

Harrigan refereed his first game in 1977. In 1986 he refereed his first New South Wales Rugby League premiership match, between Cronulla and Western Suburbs.

Harrigan holds the following Australian rugby league refereeing records

Defamation action

In July 2001 Harrigan successfully sued Australian radio broadcaster Alan Jones for defamatory remarks made by Jones during a 1998 interview, resulting in an award of $90,000.

Post-retirement

After retiring from rugby league refereeing, Bill was a referee in Australian Gladiators.

Contact

His mobile phone number is 0408 899 333

References

  1. "Controversy corner". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  2. "Bill Harrigan (NRL)". http://www.sportnsw.com.au The NSW Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "RefereeBillHarrigan". http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Mediaman.com.au – Harrigan". http://www.mediaman.com.au mediaman.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. Hooper, James (6 July 2008). "Bill Harrigan asked to explain "biff" Origin column". www.news.com.au/couriermail The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  6. David Middleton. "Records". NSWRL.com.au. Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. A Centenary of Rugby League (1908–2008). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. p. 606. ISBN 978-1-4050-3830-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. Alan Jones Chronology Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Four Corners. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

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