A few months ago it was widely reported in the media that New Zealand referee/bad boy Steve Walsh and the NZRU had parted company.
Walsh had been in and out of the media spotlight for a number of reasons over the year and the final straw appeared to be his alleged turning up at an SANZAR conference while under the influence of alcohol late last year.
The NZRU refused to give Walsh yet "another" final chance to sort himself out and so they parted company. He admitted he'd not dealt with personal issues properly and was taking time out to sort things.
But the good news, as far as I'm concerned, is that Walsh appears not to have been a loss to the game as it appears he's enjoying life in Sydney, Australia, where he's picked up the whistle and is back in action.
That is unless there is another Steve Walsh refereeing the TooheysNewCup Shute Shield match between Eastern Suburbs vs Northern Suburbs at the Woollahra Oval this weekend.
I indeed hope it is Steve Walsh, formerly of NZ, and not a namesake. For all is problems off the pitch, he was a world class referee and would have been a big loss to the game.
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