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Collum also addressed two incidents in Celtic's 3-1 home win over Rangers on 10 May, refereed by Nick Walsh.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Crane has refereed 17 races in 12 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

"One of the best tournaments I refereed in was a prison officer tournament and we had no offside... and we had so many goals it was unbelievable," he said.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2025

The parliamentarian’s office is a little-known nonpartisan office that has refereed Byrd rule disputes since the 1980s.

From Slate May 29, 2025

“When’s he ever refereed a Quidditch match? He’s not going to be fair if we might overtake Slytherin.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling