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Craig Evans

Craig Evans joined the Welsh Rugby Union’s professional ranks as a match official in June 2015. At the time of joining the professional ranks alongside fellow academy product, Ben Whitehouse, he had already operated at Principality Premiership, British & Irish Cup and LV=Cup level. As well as officiating in the Guinness Pro 14, Evans has firmly established himself as one of the top Sevens referee’s on the World Series circuit, and claimed the rare distinction of officiating in a Cup final on his debut tournament in Dubai in 2016.

Adam Jones

[caption id="attachment_9570" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Adam Jones dismisses George North

George North of Ospreys is shown a red card by referee Adam Jones.[/caption] Adam started his officiating career at Gwernyfed RFC, progressing from junior games at Brecon and Gwernyfed to the senior game in 2012 at just 18 years of age. As he continued his refereeing path, he combined his rugby duties with those of a sports development officer with Powys County Council but went on secondment when the WRU offered him full-time status in January 2020. Jones had previously been one of the most consistent referees at club level, being voted the top referee in the Welsh Premiership for three consecutive years. He has refereed on the World Series Sevens circuit since 2016 and was tipped for a spot for the 2020 Olympics but covid-19 put paid to those aspirations.

Ben Whitehouse

Former policeman Ben Whitehouse joined the professional ranks at the same time as his fellow academy referee, Craig Evans, in 2015. He was identified very early as a referee with huge potential and followed in the footsteps of his father Nigel Whitehouse, who also refereed at the highest level. Coming through the ranks in the Principality Premiership, British & Irish Cup, LV=Cup, he is now a regular on the Guinness PRO14 circuit and in Europe in the Heineken Champions Cup

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