Steve Ganson

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Stephen Ganson
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Personal information
Born (1970-01-04) 4 January 1970 (age 54)
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Refereeing information
YearsCompetitionApps
1996–2013 Super League 311
2007–2009 Challenge Cup 7
2000–2009Internationals15
Source: [1]
As of 17 October 2009

Steve Ganson (born 4 January 1970 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England)[ citation needed ] is a former rugby league referee, and former Head of Match Officials and Technical Director with the English Rugby Football League. He is the second professional referee from the town as Premier League referee Chris Foy also hails from St Helens. On 12 April 2013, Ganson retired his role as referee to take up the role of Match Officials Coach and Technical Director. [2]

Contents

His son, Josh Ganson has followed in his footsteps by playing for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. [3]

First games

His first professional game was Barrow v Carlisle on 27 August 1995.

His first Super League game was Castleford v Paris Saint-Germain on 17 August 1996. [4]

Head of Match Officials (2016–2023)

On 15 January 2023, it was reported, that Ganson had been stood down from his role, pending a review from the RFL.

In a statement, the RFL said: “Steve Ganson will not be carrying out his role as Head of Match Officials at the current time, pending the completion of an internal review. Currently, it is expected that this will be temporary and the RFL will make no further comment until that review is complete. [5]

International

He has refereed in the 2000 & 2008 Rugby League World Cups.

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References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "- Steve Ganson (referee) - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Steve Ganson retires to take up new referee coaching role". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Like father like son, Josh Ganson takes up the whistle". 31 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Steve Ganson". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  5. ↑ "- Steve Ganson Stood Down As Head Of Match Officials". examinerlive.co.uk. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "England 74-0 Wales". BBC News. 10 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "From Old Trafford to Padova for Ganson - rleague.com". www.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "RLEF." Rlef.eu.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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