Ben Cummins
Ben Cummins is an Australian rugby league referee.
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Background
Cummins was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He moved to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, when he was four years of age. He now lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife (Jane), three daughters (Isani, Bethany and Caitlin) and son (Patrick). He played junior rugby league in Canberra and studied primary school teaching at the Australian Catholic University.[2]
Refereeing career
He made his National Rugby League debut in 2006 in a Cowboys-Panthers match in North Queensland.
In 2011 he controlled the City vs Country Origin match. Since then he has refereed matches in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 State of Origin series. He also controlled the 2014 World Club Challenge.[1]
His international appointments include the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations and 2014 Rugby League Four Nations and the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cups.
In August 2017, he became the sixth referee to control 300 NRL matches.[2]
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "- Ben Cummins (referee) - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Gates, Zachary (19 August 2017). "Canberra referee Ben Cummins joins the NRL 300 club" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.