A British rugby league referee named George Frederick Lindop MBE passed away in January 2023. His birthday is July 20, 1938. 22 tests, including the 1970 World Cup Final, were overseen by him. In addition, he presided over five Challenge Cup finals.
Lindop was honored with the MBE in 1989 for his contributions to rugby league. He was added to the Roll of Honor of the Rugby Football League in 2009.
Lindop established the University of Sheffield rugby league squad in 1969 and served as its head coach. He was a young rugby league coach at the Wakefield Eastmoor team and the nearby Oulton Raiders club.
His demise was officially announced on January 23, 2023, at the age of 84.
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Australia overturned their Headingley loss to win the Ashes with triumphs at White City in London and Station Road, Swinton, under Lindop’s direction in all three of those series’ games.
He oversaw Australia’s tough 12-7 victory in the 1970 World Cup Final, which came to be known as “The Battle of Headingley” after Billy Smith and Syd Hynes were dismissed late in the game.