Paddy O’Brien

: January 6, 2024
: Police Officer

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Full Name	Paddy O'Brien
Occupation	Police Officer
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1959(1959-07-19)
Age	65
Birthplace	Aglish
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Waterford
Horoscope	Cancer

Paddy O'Brien Biography

Name	Paddy O'Brien
Birthday	Jul 19
Birth Year	1959
Place Of Birth	Aglish
Home Town	County Waterford
Birth Country	Ireland
Birth Sign	Cancer

Paddy O'Brien is one of the most popular and richest Police Officer who was born on July 19, 1959 in Aglish, County Waterford, Ireland. Patric Denis O’Brien OZM (born on 19th July, 1959) popularly referred to by the name Paddy O’Brien, is a New Zealand international rugby union referee and Former head of the International Board’s Referee Board.

On the other hand, in 2007, O’Brien in his role acting as Rugby World Cup Chief Of Officials, stood up for his critics of the refereeing decision of Wayne Barnes in the France against New Zealand quarterfinal. In response to death threats made against Barnes he stated “I think it’s a disgrace and people have to grow up.” He also said that Peter Thorburn, the head coach for Thorburn, the coach of United States team, Peter Thorburn of lying when Thorburn declared that there was an order prior to the tournament that touched judges should not interfere with things such as forward passes. O’Brien was later apologised to Thorburn.

During the 2011 Rugby World Cup O’Brien publicly defended referee Alain Rolland’s decision to issue Wales Captain Sam Warburton a straight red card during their semi final match against France stating “Alain Rolland’s decision to issue a red card was absolutely correct in law and in keeping with the clear instructions that match officials have received in recent years regarding dangerous tackling.”

In May 2012 he was released as head of the Referee Board and substituted by a commission of four members

In 2005, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, O’Brien was named as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to the sport of rugby as a referee.

Paddy O'Brien Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Police Officer
House	Living in own house.

Paddy O'Brien is one of the richest Police Officer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paddy O'Brien 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The place he was raised was Southland, New Zealand. He played rugby as a full- back and wing for Southland at the Under 18 and B level as well as Sevens between 1976 and 1984.

O’Brien began his refereeing career with his organization, the Southland Referees Association in 1984 and then added 17 years with the New Zealand Police before turning professional in 1996 and playing his first appearance within the Super 12. He was in charge of his first test on the 23rd of October, 1994 in an Rugby World Cup qualifier between Hong Kong and South Korea in Kuala Lumpur, which Korea defeated 28-17. Also, he officiated games for those of the British as well as the Irish Lions, including the decisive third test of their 2001 trip to Australia. He was New Zealand’s highest- capped test official on March 29 2003, when he officiated at for the Six Nations encounter between France and Wales in Paris for his 27th test, which took his record past that of Dave Bishop.

In November 2009, O’Brien publicly apologized to New Zealand with regards to the refereeing performance of Stuart Dickinson during an international match against Italy. He subsequently issued a public apology to both Dickinson and the Australian Rugby Union for his breach of IRB protocol in making his comments public rather than going through official channels for commenting on referee performance.

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Paddy Ranked on the list of most popular Police Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Paddy O'Brien celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.