Ben Whitehouse
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| Birth name | Ben Whitehouse | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gowerton, Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| School | Gowerton Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nigel Whitehouse (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||
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Ben Whitehouse (born 9 August 1990) is a
Career
Whitehouse started refereeing at the age of 19, during the 2009/10 European season.
On 21 November 2014, he refereed his first professional game,
In the 2015/16 season, he became a regular appointment at Pro12 level, and made his first European appearance, officiating the
On 18 June 2016, Whitehouse had his first World Rugby international appointment, assistant referee for the second and third test of Ireland's tour of South Africa.[6] On 26 November, he took charge of his first World Rugby appointment, refereeing Romania against Uruguay during the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[citation needed]
On 24 June 2017, he refereed the World Cup Qualifier between the United States and Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]