Birth name | Marcus Playle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Playle is a New Zealand professional rugby union referee. [1]
Playle has been refereeing professional rugby since 2021, when he first refereed in the National Provincial Championship competition, [2] while working as a trained lawyer professionally. [3] In 2022 he refereed in the Major League Rugby competition in America, [4] and Japan Rugby League One in 2024 and 2025. [5] Playle refereed his first Super Rugby game during Round 4 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, refereeing the match between Moana Pasifika and the Hurricanes. [6]