Stuart Dickinson's Rugby World Cup Diaries

It was Rugby heaven last night as much of the fraternity turned out to the launch of referee Stuart Dickinson’s new book, The Rugby World Cup Diaries, less than a month after the final where Stuart ruled against an English try (which cost them any hope of winning the cup). Stuart has recounted it all in his new book.

The launch took place at the Harlequin Hotel in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.

Among the one hundred or so attendees were senior people from the Rugby referee fraternity, former NSW Opposition Leader Kerry Chikarovski, cricket referee Simon Taufel and Wayne Erickson.

Wayne Erickson, soon to be the new principal of St Andrew’s College paid tribute to his years of working alongside Stuart as a referee with the ARU.

Stuart talked about the importance of getting decisions right and Wayne made the comment that ‘Stuart was the most conscientious person he new when it came to making accurate decisions on the rugby field’.

The book is a day by day account of Stuart's World Cup including every game and his experiences in France during his two-month referring campaign. There is the thrilling conclusion of Stuart's role in the final, but also the behind the scenes emotions of the refereeing fraternity during the selection process to determine who would be responsible for the various games.

The Rugby World Cup Diaries is available now.