Official of the Year

Open to an outstanding referee / umpire / judge within the qualifying period. Achievements by nominees will only be considered if they have occurred during the qualifying period of 18 April 2019 to 18 April 2021.

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• Referee / umpire nominations are open to all on field / off field / court officials e.g. referees, umpires, sideline assistants, score bench officials, road marshals, commissaries

• Only individual nominations will be accepted

• Volunteers, paid staff, amateurs and professionals are eligible

Nominees under consideration for the awards must be a ‘Wellingtonian’ as per the criteria (a), (b), or (c) below:

(a) Through residency in the greater Wellington region during the qualifying period

(b) Through representing the Wellington region or a Wellington based club in their chosen discipline during the qualifying period

(c) Through being commonly acknowledged as a Wellingtonian (including the Wairarapa, Kapiti, Porirua and Hutt Valley) although not regularly resident in the region due to the demands of their sporting career.