John Lacey (rugby union referee)
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| Birth name | John Lacey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Abbey CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dublin Institute of Technology HSI College of Business, Limerick |
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| Position(s) | Winger/Full-back | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 19xx–19xx 199x–1997 1997–2007 |
Clanwilliam Sundays Well Shannon |
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1995–1999 | Munster | 12 | (45) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 199x–20xx |
 Ireland A
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| National sevens team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 199x–20xx |
Ireland Sevens
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| Refereeing career | |||
| Years | Competition | Apps | |
| 2007 2007 2008– 2009 2009– 2010– 2010–11 2010 2010– 2012– 2012– 2014– 2014– 2015 |
Munster Schools Junior Cup All-Ireland League Celtic League/Pro14 IRB Nations Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup European Rugby Champions Cup IRB Junior World Championship Test Matches → European Nations Cup → Summer Internationals → Autumn Internationals → Six Nations Championship → Rugby Championship → Rugby World Cup |
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John Lacey is a former Ireland A and Ireland Sevens rugby union international and current rugby union referee. As a player, Lacey spent most of career with Shannon in the All-Ireland League. He also represented Munster. As an international referee he has taken charge of matches in the Six Nations Championship, the Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup. He also refereed the 2013 Pro12 Grand Final and the 2015–16 and 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup finals.
Between 1986 and 1991 Lacey attended Abbey CBS in Tipperary where he studied for his Leaving Certificate. His fellow classmates included Alan Quinlan. Between 1991 and 1993 he attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where he gained a diploma in hotel and catering management. Between 1993 and 1994 he attended HSI College of Business, Limerick where he gained a diploma in travel and tourism.
Lacey began his playing career with Clanwilliam before joining Sundays Well. In 1997 he switched to Shannon and was subsequently a prominent member of their team that won five All-Ireland League titles, four Munster Senior League titles and eight Munster Senior Cups . Lacey was a prolific try scorer in the AIL, touching down on 57 occasions – including 10 for Sundays Well. In 2003 he became the first player to score 50 tries in the AIL. While playing at club level, Lacey also worked for Allied Irish Banks and as sales representative for the East Cork Oil Company before becoming a coach development officer for Munster Rugby in 1999.
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