Marcus Playle
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Playle is a New Zealand professional rugby union referee.[1]
Refereeing career
Playle has been refereeing professional rugby since 2021, when he first refereed in the National Provincial Championship competition,[2] while working as a trained lawyer professionally.[3] In 2022 he refereed in the Major League Rugby competition in America,[4] and Japan Rugby League One in 2024 and 2025.[5] Playle refereed his first Super Rugby game during Round 4 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, refereeing the match between Moana Pasifika and the Hurricanes.[6]
References
- ^ "Top referees selected in new-look development programme". NZ Rugby. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Four Auckland Rugby Referees in the 2021 National Referee Squad". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "NZR Annual Report 2023" (PDF). NZ Rugby. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "MLR Notes: Doyle departs, Fisher suspended and roster moves". Americas Rugby News. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "16-19 January: Referee, AR & TMO appointments". Rugby Referee. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2025 round four teams". SANZAAR. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
