Mr Grant Gibson, MNZM, Greymouth, for services to rugby league
Mr Grant Gibson, Greymouth, for services to rugby league
Grant Gibson has contributed to rugby league in the West Coast region for more than 55 years. He is Chairman of the West Coast Rugby League (WCRL) Referees Association and Vice-President of the WCRL Board. He is a member of the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) referee training department. He was appointed the West Coast Coordinator by NZRL in the 1990s and continues to travel throughout New Zealand holding referee seminars and training courses. He has been significantly involved in the development of youth rugby league in the West Coast region. Mr Gibson is the Referees Coordinator at all Southern Zone Rugby League age group tournaments.