Dave Bishop (referee)

Dave Bishop

Birth name	David James Bishop
Date of birth	(1948-09-13) 13 September 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
School	Geraldine High School
Rugby union career
Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 1986–95 Test matches 26

David James Bishop (born 13 September 1948) is a former New Zealand international rugby union referee, who controlled 26 international matches between 1986 and 1995, including at the first three Rugby World Cup tournaments.[1][2][3]

Bishop was born in Christchurch on 13 September 1948, the son of James and Myra Bishop, and educated at Geraldine High School.[1] He married Alison Zanders in 1979, and the couple had two children.[1] In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1]

References

1. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 67. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
2. Gray, Wynne (24 October 2002). "A referee born to the big time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
3. "All RWC referees, 1987–2015". Rugby365. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.