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Deafness has failed to keep John Mansell from a successful career as a rugby league referee. “I know the rule book inside out. If you know the rules and the signals well there’s no reason why a referee has to talk.”

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John Mansell
John Mansell
Taonga source:
The Evening Post
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1991-008
Bibliographic source:
The Evening Post, 17 May 1991
Author:
Phil Love
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