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| Full name | William James Harrigan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1960 [citation needed] Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Bill Harrigan (born 24 May 1960 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league football referee, and former 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.[1][2] A policeman off-field before he resigned to concentrate on rugby league,[3] he is widely recognised as one of Australia's greatest sports umpires.[3][4] He retired with the record for most State of Origin matches officiated.[5]
- ^ "Controversy corner". National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Bill Harrigan (NRL)". The NSW Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ a b "RefereeBillHarrigan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "Mediaman – Harrigan". Mediaman.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ David Middleton. "Records". NSWRL. Australia. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.