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Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh

Full name: Steve Reid Walsh

Born: Cambridge, Waikato, 28 March 1972

First Test: Argentina vs France on 13 June 1998

Latest Test: South Africa vs England on 26 May 2007

Number of Tests: 26

World Cup experience: 2003. He has refereed three World Cup matches.

He is a full-time referee. Walsh made history when he refereed the first rugby international at Croke Park, between Ireland and France. His playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity. This will be his second World Cup.

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