Ben O'Keeffe
| Full name | Ben O'Keeffe | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, NZ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Competition | Apps | |
| 2013– 2014 2015– 2016– |
ITM Cup Junior World Championship Super Rugby Test Matches |
26 4 15 3 |
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Ben O'Keeffe (born January 3, 1989) is a professional rugby Union referee who represents the New Zealand Rugby Union. He currently referees at domestic, Super Rugby and test match level.
O'Keeffe became a professional referee for the NZRU in 2013 having started officiating in 2008 at the age of 19. On 31 August 2013, he made his domestic debut during the 2013 ITM Cup match between Auckland and Bay of Plenty. In 2014, he started to appear at Super Rugby level as an assistant referee, before going on to be selected by World Rugby for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. He made four appearances as the main official, one of which being the final between England and South Africa. Ben continued to referee at domestic level that year, before being selected for the 2015 Super Rugby season on 27 January 2015. He made his debut during the second round of the tournament, taking charge of the Highlanders vs Crusaders clash on 21 February as a late call up for injured referee Chris Pollock.
On 18 July 2015 he made his international debut as an assistant referee, officiating in the first match of the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fiji vs Tonga. On 24 October 2015, he officiated the 2015 ITM Cup Final between Canterbury and Auckland.
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