| Born | (1965-10-19)19 October 1965 (age 60) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Accountant | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kelvin Deaker (born 19 October 1965) is a formerNew Zealandrugby union international referee and member of theHawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing.[1] Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of aNational Provincial Championship Division 3 match betweenBuller andHorowhenua. In 2001, the year he turned professional, Deaker refereed his first international rugby match, taking charge of the match betweenWales andJapan on 17 June 2001. Two years later, Deaker was named as one of the referees who were to take charge of matches at the2003 Rugby World Cup, and was subsequently named as a touch judge for the2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Off the field, Deaker is a qualified chartered accountant, currently works for TRS, in the town of Blenheim, New Zealand.
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