Rob Debney (born 15 December 1973) is a former professional rugby union referee who represented the English Rugby Union. He now competes in Ironman competitions.
Rugby union career
Playing career
Amateur career
A neck injury stopped Debney's playing career while he was still at school and he began refereeing.
Referee career
Professional career
Debney was a referee for the English Rugby Union from 1999 to 2011.
He refereed his first English Premiership match in 2004.
He refereed his first 1872 Cup match on 2 January 2009.
International career
Debney refereed the U21 World Cup final in 2003.
Outside of rugby
Debney is a Director of Sales at TOMZ Corporation. He occasionally writes rugby union articles for The Times newspaper.
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