Obituary: Robin Whitfield – The player who turned top-level referee

ROBIN WHITFIELD (November 26, 1943 - July 20, 2025) ROBIN WHITFIELD, who has died aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was a top-level referee who took up the whistle after being given his marching orders as a player by his own club. Between 1980 and 1994, he was in charge of more than 400 matches, including nine Tests, two of

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