Simon Taufel was an International Test umpire. Voted the world's best from 2004 to 2008, Taufel is one of the most respected sporting officials in the game and currently plays a significant role in the development of up and coming cricket umpires

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Simon Taufel - ICC Cricket

Jarred Gillett is one of Australia's leading football referees. In this episode, Jarred shares his experiences of becoming a full time official, refereeing overseas and the role technology is set to play in football refereeing.

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Jarred Gillett - A-League

In this episode, former professional rugby player Nic Berry tells his story of transforming from player to full time referee. Berry discusses the challenges involved in refereeing across the globe along with the mental transition involved in becoming a match official.

Nic Berry - Super Rugby

Marc Van Gestel is the Chief Race Steward for Racing NSW. In this episode Marc shares some insights into what is involved in the officiating of horse racing, the pressures of making big decisions that impact on a number of financial stakeholders in the race game and how he and his team operate to ensure fair racing is occurring across the state.

Marc Van Gestel - Racing NSW

English Super League Referee James Child joins the podcast to share his experiences of becoming one of the UK's leading officials. With a number of Challenge Cup and Super League Grand Final appearances under his belt, James tells of his ambitions to achieve greater accolades in 2017 as well as what he has found when officiated on the international stage.

James Child - UK Super League

In this episode, National Basketball Referee Michael Aylen tells of the trials and tribulations of becoming a professional in the NBL. Michael shares his insight into how the sport intends to recruit up and coming refereeing talents and how refereeing the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant in the 2012 London Olympics taught him  about never giving up.

Michael Aylen - NBL

A Podcast Series telling the unique stories of elite match officials from around the world.

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