Rugby Union: Alan Reaches Top of the Game at 50 ; Scrum Down

The Journal › December 12, 2006

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A FORMER winner of the Journal's 'referee of the year'award has finally realised his dream of officiating in the top flight of English rugby union.

After 21 years as a whistle blower, Alan Hughes from Durham is now one of the top 60 officials in the country and is running the line in the Guinness Premiership.

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Rugby Union: Alan Reaches Top of the Game at 50 ; Scrum Down

It has been a hard slog to get to the position for the 50-year- old. After working his way through the ranks of referees, he almost made it to the Premiership as the man in...

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