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Caleb Greaves

Caleb Greaves

New Zealand rugby referee with 12+ years experience officiating for North Harbour Rugby Union in Auckland.

Aug 6, 2026

Bay of Plenty Referees Podcast

Bay of Plenty Referees Podcast

Caleb Greaves: Refereeing, Recruitment, Social Media & His Grandfather's Grandstand (Ep 21)

Aug 6 · 44m

SamHOST
33:42
Well,
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:43
it could have been zero.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:44
Yeah, yeah.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:46
So, yeah.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:46
But, no, look, it was a massive day.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:49
It really was a massive day.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
33:51
It started at about 8.30. And they, Blimmin' TVNZ were wanting to film some content carry on.
SamHOST
36:27
And I was like, ah.
Mai Morning Crew

Mai Morning Crew

FULL SHOW - WE'RE THE OFFICIAL TOUCH JUDGES FOR THE CLASSICS 🏉

Jul 16 · 1h 1m

Nixon Clark
Nixon ClarkHOST
58:41
So is that your grandfather that they've named the Gisborne Stadium after?
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
58:46
So the stadium is literally just the most original named stadium on planet Earth.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
58:51
It's called Rugby Park.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
58:54
But the grandstand is named after my grandfather.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
58:57
So my grandfather, his name's John Haeckel.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
58:59
He was like a commentator and a journalist and he was actually a ref as well.
Caleb Greaves
Caleb GreavesGUEST
59:07
And yeah, he contributed quite a lot to Poverty Bay Rugby.
StormHOST
60:47
But, I mean, to

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