James Doleman

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James Doleman
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BornJames Doleman
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
YearsCompetitionApps
2020–present World Rugby Sevens Series
2020–present Super Rugby
2020 Pro14
2016–present National Provincial Championship
Correct as of 5 October 2025

James Doleman is a New Zealand professional rugby union referee. [1]

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Refereeing career

Doleman began refereeing while a student in Dunedin.

He started refereeing matches in the Heartland Championship in 2014 and the National Provincial Championship in 2016.

He became a professional referee in 2020. [2] In 2019 he had refereed the final of the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [3] He refereed his first Super Rugby match on 7 March 2020 in a match between the Rebels and Lions, before refereeing 3 matches in the 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [4] He also refereed the Championship final of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup as Hawke's Bay played Northland. [5]

Test matches

In the international arena he has refereed the following matches [6] :

References

  1. ↑ "2020 NZ Rugby National Referee Squad Announced". All Blacks. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Doleman excited about 'good opportunity'". Otago Daily Times . 6 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "U20: Doleman to referee the final". Rugby365. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lions get debutant referee in Melbourne". SA Rugby Magazine. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Downer Referees: Mitre 10 Cup Finals". Provincial Rugby NZ. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ↑ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "James Jeffrey Doleman | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
  7. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (13 July 2021). "France claim narrow victory over Wallabies". www.rugby.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Australia 30-28 England: Tourists suffer dismal defeat against 14-man Wallabies". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "TRC RD#5: Marx leads Springboks to five-try win over Pumas". Super Rugby Pacific.
  10. ↑ Masters, Tom. "Five-star England beat Italy for first win of Borthwick era - Guinness Men's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
  11. ↑ "England v Wales Rugby Fixtures | Guinness Men's Six Nations - Guinness Men's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
  12. ↑ "Fiji v Samoa - Pacific Nations Cup 2024". Pacific Nations Cup.
  13. ↑ "Wallabies last minute heroics sees victory over Argentina". Super Rugby Pacific.
  14. ↑ undefined, undefined. "Wales 20 v Australia 52 - 17 November 2024 - Autumn Rugby - Quilter Nations Series". www.sixnationsrugby.com.
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