Kevin John "Shayne" Hayne (born 31 October 1967 in
Wellington, New South Wales
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,) is an Australian former
rugby league
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referee
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. He officiated in the
National Rugby League
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,
City vs Country Origin
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,
State of Origin series
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Referred to as “Australian sport's greatest rivalry”, the ...
,
All Stars Matches, the
2008 World Cup and the
2009,
2010
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,
2013
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and
2014 NRL Grand Finals.
Early career
Hayne spent most of his early life in
Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle.
Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New Englan ...
, his family having moved there in 1968.
He went to South Muswellbrook Primary School, then Muswellbrook High School.
As a child, Hayne played
rugby union
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and
rugby league
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, before making a career in the latter sport.
He played for the
Muswellbrook Rams in the
Group 21 competition, up until his retirement in 1994, after losing the grand final for a third time running.
Hayne obtained his state-school refereeing badge at the age of 16, and his senior badge at the age of 18.
He soon became one of the top referees in the
Group 21 competition. In 2000, Hayne joined the NRL's referee recruitment program, travelling 526 km for training once a week until he re-located to the Central Coast.
First grade career
Shayne had shown promise as a Country Rugby League referee, and he furthered his career by travelling from Muswellbrook to Sydney multiple times a week.
Hayne made his
National Rugby League
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début on 10 March 2001 at ANZ Stadium in a match between the
Brisbane Broncos
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and
Wests Tigers
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.
In August 2003, Hayne became the source of some controversy when he appeared to lose control of a game between the
Parramatta Eels
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The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
and
Cronulla Sharks
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. This resulted in a 70 point victory due to the Sharks being reduced to 10 men at one part of the game.
He became one of the main referees in the game, including refereeing the 2007 City v Country game at Coffs Harbour, and then, as a surprise pick ahead of
Paul Simpkins, Game II of the
2007 State of Origin series
The 2007 State of Origin series was the 26th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' sel ...
.
Simpkins was picked to referee the following Origin game. Hayne, along with
Tony Archer Tony Archer may refer to:
* Tony Archer (musician)
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Archer studied cello as a schoolboy before settling on upright bass. He joined Don Rendell's group ...
, refereed the
NRL Grand Final
The NRL Grand Final determines the champions of the National Rugby League club competition. It is a major sport event in Australia. Since 1999, it has been contested at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The first year it was held at Stadium Austral ...
in 2009. This was the first grand final to feature two referees.
["Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne have been appointed to referee the 2009 Telstra Premiership Grand Final – the first Grand Final to feature two referees."]
In 2011, Hayne was overlooked for the 2011 Grand Final, withe NRL going with
Matt Cecchin
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and
Tony Archer Tony Archer may refer to:
* Tony Archer (musician)
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Archer studied cello as a schoolboy before settling on upright bass. He joined Don Rendell's group ...
, despite being referee of the year.
He announced his retirement on 12 November 2014. His final game was the
2014 NRL Grand Final between
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league
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and the
Canterbury Bulldogs
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, in a game that no doubt was a great way to finish off his career, given his fondness supporting one of these teams (as a youngster, growing up in Muswellbrook NSW).
At his retirement, Hayne had controlled 328 regular season matches, placing him third behind
Bill Harrigan and
Col Pearce
Colin Frederick Pearce (1917 – 10 June 2004) was an Australian rugby league referee. He is one of
the most widely known and widely respected referees in the history of rugby league.
Pearce, born in Newtown, New South Wales, was originally mor ...
. He had also controlled 14
State of Origin
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games, placing him second behind
Bill Harrigan.
[Referee Shayne Hayne retires]
''nrl.com'', 12 November 2014 Hayne also controlled two
City vs Country Origin
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and two
All Stars Matches.
In 2015, he was the coach of the NRL Referee's Emerging Squad.
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International
In 2005 he controlled a match between the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII and Papua New Guinea
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.[
Hayne refereed six ]World Cup
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matches, in the 2008 and 2013 tournaments. He controlled one match in the 2009 Four Nations
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, the 2009 European Cup
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final and the 2014 ANZAC Test match.[
]
Honours
Hayne won the Col Pearce Medal
The Col Pearce Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the referee judged as being the best referee over the entire National Rugby League (NRL) season in Australia.
History
The award is named after Col Pearce
Colin Frederick Pearce (1917 ...
three times, in 2009, 2011 and 2013.[ He was named 2009's referee of the year by the ]Rugby League International Federation
The International Rugby League (IRL) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby league football. Previously known as the ''Rugby League Imperial Board'', the '' International Rugby League Board'' and latterly the ''Rugby League Internat ...
.
References
External links
Shayne Hayne on NRL
NRL Grand Final Referees
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Living people
National Rugby League referees
Australian rugby league referees
Rugby League World Cup referees
1967 births