Shayne Hayne
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Shayne Hayne (left) refereeing a World-Cup match.
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Personal information
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| Full name | Kevin John Hayne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Refereeing information
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Kevin John "Shayne" Hayne (born 31 October 1967 in Wellington, New South Wales,) is an Australian retired rugby league referee. He officiated in the National Rugby League, City vs Country Origin, State of Origin series, All Stars Matches, the 2008 World Cup and the 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014 NRL Grand Finals.
Hayne spent most of his early life in Muswellbrook, his family having moved there in 1968. He went to South Muswellbrook Primary School, then Muswellbrook High School.
As a child, Hayne played rugby union and rugby league, before making a career in the latter sport.
During his younger years, he always had aspirations to be a referee.
He played for the Muswellbrook Rams in the Group 21 competition, up until his retirement in 1994 after losing the grand final for a third time running.
Hayne obtained his state-school refereeing badge at the age of 16, and his senior badge at the age of 18. He soon became one of the top referees in the Group 21 competition. In 2000, Hayne joined the NRL's referee recruitment program, travelling 526 km for training once a week until he re-located to the Central Coast.
Hayne made his National Rugby League début on 10 March 2001 at ANZ Stadium in a match between the Brisbane Broncos and Wests Tigers. He became one of the main referees in the game, including refereeing the 2007 City v Country game at Coffs Harbour, and then, as a surprise pick ahead of Paul Simpkins, Game II of the 2007 State of Origin series. Simpkins was picked to referee the following Origin game. Hayne, along with Tony Archer, refereed the NRL Grand Final in 2009. This was the first grand final to feature two referees.
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