Derek Bevan
Rugby player
Birth name | William Derek Bevan | ||||||
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Date of birth | ( 1947-06-19 ) 19 June 1947 (age 76) [1] | ||||||
Place of birth | Clydach , Wales | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||
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William Derek Bevan MBE [2] (born 3 September 1947 in Clydach , Wales) is a Welsh international rugby union referee .
Bevan refereed his first international match on 22 April 1984, the 1983–84 FIRA Trophy match between Italy and Romania.
Bevan refereed a total of 11 Rugby World Cup games, beginning with two games at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and three games at the 1991 Rugby World Cup , including the final between Australia and England.
At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa , Bevan was in charge of three matches, including the opening match of the tournament and the semi-final between hosts South Africa and France, and was one of the touch judges for the final . At a banquet held after the conclusion of the tournament, the president of the South African Rugby Union, Louis Luyt , described Bevan as "the most wonderful referee in the world" and "the outstanding referee in the World Cup" before attempting to present him with a gold watch estimated to be worth £1000 GBP. Bevan's response was to walk out along with the other officials present, and later said "'It was something I could have done without...It could be misconstrued, and if that is the case, it leaves a bitter taste." [3] He refereed three games at the 1999 Rugby World Cup , hosted in his native Wales, including the semi-final between Australia and South Africa.
His final international appearance was in the 2000 Six Nations game between Ireland and Italy. [4] Later that year, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours . [5] [6] He held the Welsh record for number of international matches refereed until 2013, when Nigel Owens surpassed his total of 44 international games. [7]
At club level, Bevan's career highlights include taking charge of the 1997 European Cup final between Brive and Leicester [8] and refereeing the Welsh Cup final on four occasions.
Since his retirement from refereeing, Bevan has worked as a Television Match Official (TMO). [9] His final game as a TMO was in May 2016. [10]
Outside rugby, Bevan worked as a training officer for BP 's chemicals division in Port Talbot . [11]
References
- ↑ "Wales Players & Officials: Derek Bevan" . ESPN Scrum . Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
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"Birthday Honours List — United Kingdom"
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The London Gazette
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William Derek BEVAN, Referee. For services to Rugby Union Football.
- ↑ Cleary, Mick; Donegan, Lawrence (26 June 1995). "Afrikaans arrogance sours Springboks' taste of victory" . The Guardian . Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
- ↑ "Welsh International Referee Breakdown" . Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
- ↑ United Kingdom: "No. 55879" . The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 14.
- ↑ "Vorderman's 'proud' birthday honour" . BBC News Online . British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
- ↑ "International Referees" . Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
- ↑ "The Second Heineken Cup Final" . European Rugby Cup. 25 January 1997. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
- ↑ "RaboDirect PRO12 Final referee: Nigel Owens" . PRO12 Rugby. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Thomas, Simon (7 May 2016). "Welsh legend Derek Bevan reveals how refereeing has changed as he bows out" . Wales Online . Archived from the original on 17 May 2016 . Retrieved 17 May 2016 .
- ↑ Glover, Tim (22 May 1995). "Bevan boils his Acme Thunderer" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 17 May 2016 . Retrieved 17 May 2016 .
Further reading
Bevan, Derek (2001). The Man in the Middle . Seren Books. ISBN 9781854112903 .
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