James Doleman is a New Zealand professional

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referee.

Refereeing career

Doleman began refereeing while a student in Dunedin, becoming a professional referee in 2020. In 2019 he had refereed the final of the

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. He refereed his first

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match on 7 March 2020 in a match between the and , before refereeing 3 matches in the

2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season The 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season (branded as Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa for sponsorship reasons) was a domestic club rugby union tournament organised by New Zealand Rugby. It was a 10-week, round robin tournament played by the five New Ze ...

. He also refereed the Championship final of the

2020 Mitre 10 Cup The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the 15th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour (National Provincial Championship), North Har ...

as played .

References

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