Referee Profile

Shane McDermott

PLAYING POSITION - 1st 5/8
PLAYING REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS - Southland RepTeams - U14 to Development, North Otago NPC 1999, Southland Stags -1997 & 2003
PLAYING CAREER FINISHED - 2003
STARTED REFEREEING - 2005

FAVOURITE FOOD - Pasta
FAVOURITE FILM - Shawshank Redemption / Friday Series
MOST ADMIRED PLAYER - David Kirk, Simon Culhane
MOST ADMIRED REFEREE - Keith Brown
PASTIMES OUTSIDE RUGBY - Time with Lisette, Golf, Cycling, Traininig

FIRST CLASS REFEREEING CAREER AS AT 31/10/09

National Referee Squad debut - 2006
Total First Class Fixtures - 27
Air New Zealand Cup - 4
AA Rewards Heartland Championship - 23

Nick Briant

Born: 10/6/1981

PLAYING POSITION - Hooker
PLAYING REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS - Nil
PLAYING CAREER FINISHED - 2001
STARTED REFEREEING - 2002

FAVOURITE FOOD - Fish
FAVOURITE FILM – The Castle
MOST ADMIRED PLAYER – Sean Fitzpatrick
MOST ADMIRED REFEREE – Phil Barnett
PASTIMES OUTSIDE RUGBY - Water skiing, fishing, diving, camping, running.

FIRST CLASS REFEREEING CAREER AS AT 12 NOVEMBER 2009
National Referee Squad debut - 2009
Total First Class Fixtures - 7

AA Rewards Heartland Championship - 7