He qualified as a rugby leaguereferee in 1988 and was awarded senior referee status in 1991.[3] In his refereeing career, he took charge of over 400 first-grade games, including 4 Challenge Cup finals, 2 World Cup finals and 2 Grand Finals.
In 1998 he suffered bruised ribs at the end of a Challenge Cup semi-final during a crowd invasion.[4]
He was the former Rugby Football League Match Officials Director.[5] In this position, he fielded questions from fans about refereeing decisions and explained the laws behind disputed or controversial decisions.[6] His job also included appointing senior officials to matches and reviewing their performances. During his tenure he oversaw the transition to full-time referees in the Super League.
He was also regularly featured on Rugby League live broadcasts to provide expert opinion.
In 2014 he was hired by the England and Wales Cricket Board to work with its umpiring panel for the summer after stepping down from his position with the RFL[8] and was appointed as a cricket liaison officer by the ECB in 2015.[9]
In June 2016 he joined the RFL's new Match Officials' Standards Panel.[10]
Personal lifeedit
Prior to being the Match Officials Director, Cummings was a physical education teacher at Up Holland High School,[11] near Wigan; refereeing weekends until taking up his position with the Rugby Football League full-time in 2000.
^Wilson, Andy (4 March 2014). "ECB hires rugby league's Stuart Cummings to work with umpiring panel". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^"Five more Cricket Liaison Officers to support the First Class game". England and Wales Cricket Board. England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^"RFL Launches new Match Officials' Standards Panel".
^"Karen's Delight at MBE". Wigan Today. Wigan Observer and Wigan Post. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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stuart, cummings, born, november, 1960, former, match, officials, director, rugby, football, league, former, international, referee, personal, informationborn17, november, 1960whitehavenrefereeing, informationyears, competition, apps1995, 2000, world, 71996, 1. Stuart Cummings MBE born 17 November 1960 is the former Match Officials Director of the Rugby Football League and a former international referee Stuart CummingsPersonal informationBorn17 November 1960WhitehavenRefereeing informationYears Competition Apps1995 2000 World Cup 71996 1999 Other Internationals 31991 2002 Championship Super League1991 2002 Challenge CupSource 1 Stuart CummingsPersonal informationFull nameStuart CummingsBorn17 November 1960WhitehavenBattingRight hand batRoleWicketkeeperDomestic team informationYearsTeam1987 1987CheshireCareer statisticsCompetition List AMatches 2Runs scored 1Batting average100s 50sTop score 1Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings Source ESPN CricinfoCareer editHe played wicketkeeper for Cheshire County Cricket Club in the 1986 and 1987 seasons 2 He qualified as a rugby league referee in 1988 and was awarded senior referee status in 1991 3 In his refereeing career he took charge of over 400 first grade games including 4 Challenge Cup finals 2 World Cup finals and 2 Grand Finals In 1998 he suffered bruised ribs at the end of a Challenge Cup semi final during a crowd invasion 4 He was the former Rugby Football League Match Officials Director 5 In this position he fielded questions from fans about refereeing decisions and explained the laws behind disputed or controversial decisions 6 His job also included appointing senior officials to matches and reviewing their performances During his tenure he oversaw the transition to full time referees in the Super League He was also regularly featured on Rugby League live broadcasts to provide expert opinion Cummings was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to Rugby League 7 In 2014 he was hired by the England and Wales Cricket Board to work with its umpiring panel for the summer after stepping down from his position with the RFL 8 and was appointed as a cricket liaison officer by the ECB in 2015 9 In June 2016 he joined the RFL s new Match Officials Standards Panel 10 Personal life editPrior to being the Match Officials Director Cummings was a physical education teacher at Up Holland High School 11 near Wigan refereeing weekends until taking up his position with the Rugby Football League full time in 2000 References edit Stuart Cummings rugbyleagueproject org ECB hires rugby league s Stuart Cummings to work with umpiring panel TheGuardian com 4 March 2014 Former rugby league referee Stuart Cummings delighted to be made an MBE in New Year Honours Rugby League Fan s surprise attack breaks rugby league taboo Independent co uk 29 March 1998 Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Match Officials NRL Live Retrieved 11 February 2009 Match Officials NRL Live Retrieved 11 February 2009 No 60728 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2013 p 17 Wilson Andy 4 March 2014 ECB hires rugby league s Stuart Cummings to work with umpiring panel The Guardian Retrieved 13 January 2019 Five more Cricket Liaison Officers to support the First Class game England and Wales Cricket Board England and Wales Cricket Board Retrieved 13 January 2019 RFL Launches new Match Officials Standards Panel Karen s Delight at MBE Wigan Today Wigan Observer and Wigan Post Retrieved 13 January 2019 nbsp This English rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stuart Cummings amp oldid 1217866815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
