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Referee
James Vella
Country
Age
TBC
Birthplace
Background
Games
46
Home Wins
24
Draws
1
Away Wins
21
Home Win %
52
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Coaches and Fellow Officials
Coaches involved in this referee’s games, year-by-year coach records and fellow referees appointed to the same matches.
Coach Records
| Coach | Games | Coach W | D | Coach L | Win % | PF | PA | Diff | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lingard | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6% | 144 | 192 | -48 | 23 Jul 2023 – 19 Sep 2024 |
| Mike Eccles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.3% | 104 | 246 | -142 | 16 Feb 2024 – 08 Sep 2024 |
| Mark Applegarth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3% | 103 | 170 | -67 | 20 Feb 2026 – 07 Aug 2026 |
| Paul Rowley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% | 129 | 182 | -53 | 25 Feb 2024 – 21 Jun 2026 |
| Adrian Lam | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% | 148 | 90 | 58 | 30 Mar 2024 – 07 Aug 2026 |
| Sam Burgess | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% | 108 | 69 | 39 | 27 Apr 2024 – 02 May 2026 |
| Sylvain Houles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% | 102 | 110 | -8 | 14 Feb 2026 – 25 Jul 2026 |
| John Cartwright | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% | 84 | 49 | 35 | 10 Jul 2025 – 28 Aug 2026 |
| Luke Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 110 | 54 | 56 | 08 Sep 2024 – 03 Jul 2025 |
| Daryl Powell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% | 48 | 52 | -4 | 10 Jul 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| Jim Lenihan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% | 44 | 90 | -46 | 06 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026 |
| Matt Peet | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 110 | 60 | 50 | 09 Mar 2024 – 19 Apr 2026 |
| Paul Wellens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 138 | 14 | 124 | 16 Feb 2024 – 15 Jun 2025 |
| Ryan Carr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 68 | 64 | 4 | 08 Mar 2026 – 19 Apr 2026 |
| Willie Peters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 120 | 38 | 82 | 09 May 2024 – 12 Jun 2026 |
| Andy Last | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 30 | 40 | -10 | 30 Jul 2026 – 14 Aug 2026 |
| Brad Arthur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 68 | 18 | 50 | 20 Feb 2026 – 08 Mar 2026 |
| Chris Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 24 | 48 | -24 | 14 Aug 2026 – 28 Aug 2026 |
| Ian Watson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 62 | 36 | 26 | 16 Sep 2023 – 24 May 2024 |
| Liam Finn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 38 | 48 | -10 | 04 Apr 2026 – 02 May 2026 |
| Steve McNamara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 50 | 26 | 24 | 16 Mar 2024 – 04 Aug 2024 |
| Tony Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 48 | 76 | -28 | 16 Sep 2023 – 03 Mar 2024 |
| Alan Kilshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 58 | -58 | 14 Mar 2026 |
| Allan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 16 | 26 | -10 | 15 Mar 2025 |
| Andrew Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 22 | -14 | 23 Jul 2023 |
| Danny McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 30 | -18 | 03 Jul 2025 |
| Danny Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 46 | -46 | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Dean Muir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 60 | -54 | 07 Feb 2026 |
| Gary Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 58 | -52 | 02 Mar 2025 |
| Joel Tomkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 58 | 0 | 58 | 14 Mar 2026 |
| Kurt Haggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 28 | 40 | -12 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Rohan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 46 | 0 | 46 | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Sean Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 58 | 6 | 52 | 02 Mar 2025 |
Coach Records by Year
| Year | Coach | Games | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mark Applegarth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | Sylvain Houles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 2026 | Jim Lenihan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | John Cartwright | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 2026 | Ryan Carr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 2026 | Adrian Lam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | Andy Last | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | Brad Arthur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | Chris Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | Daryl Powell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | Liam Finn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | Alan Kilshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | Dean Muir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | Joel Tomkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | Kurt Haggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | Matt Peet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | Paul Rowley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | Sam Burgess | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | Willie Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Luke Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Paul Rowley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | Sam Burgess | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | Allan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | Danny McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | Daryl Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | Gary Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | John Cartwright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Paul Wellens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Sean Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Willie Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Mike Eccles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | Craig Lingard | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | Adrian Lam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | Paul Rowley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Luke Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Matt Peet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Paul Wellens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Sam Burgess | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | Steve McNamara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | Ian Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | Tony Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Willie Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | Andrew Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | Craig Lingard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Danny Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | Ian Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Rohan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Tony Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |