Operation Calypso - Royal New Zealand Navy
Operation Calypso - Royal New Zealand Navy
Operation Calypso - Royal New Zealand Navy
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sport<br />
lt Cdr Mike Hester refereeing during<br />
2010 world Cup in soutH afriCa.<br />
pHoto Courtesy fifa / getty iMages.<br />
navy referee –<br />
nZdf outstanding<br />
sportsperson of<br />
tHe year<br />
Lieutenant Commander Mike Hester won the NZDF Outstanding Sportsperson of the Year<br />
award at the NZDF Sports Awards in June. The award was presented to LTCDR Hester by the<br />
Chief of Defence Force LTGEN Rhys Jones.<br />
LTCDR Hester has been a nationally ranked football referee since 2004. He has controlled a<br />
number of important matches over the past eight years domestically, including two National<br />
League Finals, a Chatham Cup Final, and the LA Galaxy exhibition matches in 2007 and 2008<br />
starring former England Captain, David Beckham.<br />
In June 2010, LTCDR Hester was one of 24 referees from across the world who officiated at<br />
the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. His appointment to the Greece v South Korea match in Port<br />
Elizabeth on the second day of the World Cup broke new ground when he became the first ever<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> referee to control a match at the World Cup.<br />
LTCDR Hester said he was proud to receive the award from the NZDF. “The <strong>Navy</strong> not only<br />
played a significant part in developing skills I have been able to transfer onto the field of play,<br />
it also provided me with the opportunity to balance rewarding <strong>Navy</strong> roles while participating in<br />
elite sport.”<br />
Presenting the awards Chief of Defence Force LTGEN Rhys Jones said of all recipients, “For<br />
our soldiers, sailors and airmen and women, representing their Service is a highlight of their<br />
sporting career. When an NZDF team is chosen, it is a tribute to our personnel how quickly the<br />
inter-Service rivalry is forgotten and we truly become one Force. “<br />
INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY<br />
COMPETITION COMING SOON<br />
36 NT162AUGUST11<br />
Defence Force Rugby Teams from around<br />
the world will converge on Australia and<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> in October for the International<br />
Defence Rugby Competition. The 12- team<br />
competition will run from 1 – 22 October, with<br />
pool games being played in Australia, and finals<br />
rounds in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>.<br />
Teams representing the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Navy</strong>, British<br />
Army, <strong>Royal</strong> Air Force, United States, France,<br />
South Africa, Papua <strong>New</strong> Guinea, Australia<br />
and <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> are confirmed to participate,<br />
with entries from China, Ireland and Samoa<br />
also possible.<br />
During the finals round teams will be hosted<br />
at Devonport Naval Base, and matches will<br />
be played to coincide with the Rugby World<br />
Cup finals. The competition aims to develop<br />
relationships between the Defence Forces and<br />
foster the values of teamwork and co-operation<br />
that are essential on the sports field and in<br />
delivering on operations.<br />
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