Garratt Williamson

Garratt Williamson
Date of birth (1971-04-27) 27 April 1971 (age 53)
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2005 National Provincial Championship 4
2006–2014 Heartland Championship 15
2007–2014 ITM Cup 47
2009–2014 Super Rugby 27
2010 IRB Junior World Championship 4
Correct as of 28 June 2013

Garratt Williamson (born 27 April 1971) is a retired New Zealand rugby union referee. He started officiating at international level in 2010 and at domestic level in 2005.[1]

Career

Williamson started refereeing college games when he was 15, in 1986, before concentrating on playing the next year. After several seasons with the Paraparaumu senior side, Williamson went back to refereeing in 1997.[2]

Williamson started his international career in 2010 refereeing Japan v Samoa in Tokyo. From 2011 onwards he was mainly an assistant referee, featuring in the 2012 June test series with Australia and Wales.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Garratt Williamson NZ Referees Profile". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Top referee an achievable career". 7 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.