Tony Archer is an Australian former

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referee. He presided over 319

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games as referee between 1999 and 2012 as well as being the referee of 13 State of Origin matches and 9 International matches, including at the 2008 World Cup. He was the former

referee's elite performance manager.

Rugby league career

Archer made his first grade debut controlling a

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match at Campbelltown on 24 July 1999. Since then he has refereed the

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in 2007 2009 & 2010, at the 2008 World Cup,

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and also controlled the 2010 All Stars match. Archer was named international referee of the year in 2007 and 2008. On 3 November 2011 The annual

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dinner was held at the

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and Archer was named referee of the year. He retired at the end of the 2012 NRL season to take up a coaching role. In late 2013 he was appointed the interim referee's elite performance manager by the

. Before the 2014 season, the

appointed him to the full-time role.

Personal life

His part-time job was as a

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with the

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References

External links

Tony Archer Stats

Tony Archer NRL profile

2010 all stars preview

RL project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Archer, Tony National Rugby League referees Living people Australian rugby league referees Rugby League World Cup referees 1969 births Place of birth missing (living people) Australian police officers