He played for three years for York after graduating, and rose to prominence as a referee last season. After retiring he became a referee and in 2016 he made a rapid rise up the refereeing ranks making his debut in Queensland Premier Rugby and Australia's National Rugby Championship. Nievas: World Rugby committed to supporting female referees | Women in Rugby | women.rugby Assistant Referee two: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Now an experienced member of the SANZAAR referee panel, closing in on 50 Super Rugby games, he controlled his first Super Rugby playoff game in 2018 after another year of consistent performances. Kick-off at 2pm, Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) Assistant Referee two: Frank Murphy (Ireland) He is the most experienced of the four French referees who will be in Japan (Ireland, Scotland, Argentina and Italy do not supply one between them, merely a couple of what used to be called touch judges). CLE 27. Kick-off at 5:15pm. Scores. The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup test on Sunday. “The vastly experienced Doyle has officiated on top-flight rugby for the last 14 years and signs up for the World Tens Series following his release from the RFU earlier this year. JP Doyle, Adam Leal, and Scott Green were selected as the match officials for the inaugural World … Ireland v Wales He will be looking to add to that experience in again in 2020 and starts off with two matches in Buenos Aires, the home of the Jaguares. Rugby World Cup 2019: a guide to the referees From a corruption lawyer to a former detective, we run the rule over the 12 men tasked with keeping law and order in Japan. The Rugby World Cup and Six Nations referee also operates a cattle farm in Carmarthen, Wales. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A member of New Zealand Rugby’s referee panel since 2007, Mike Fraser became a Test referee in November 2013, five months after overseeing the 2013 Junior World Championship final in France. See who is taking charge of these mammoth Test matches, Officials: Referee Nigel Owens and his assistants (Getty Images). He refereed nine matches in 2019 and went on the referee at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Super Rugby Game Manager, Lyndon Bray stated at the camp, “The camp has allowed the Super Rugby refereeing team to continue to evolve its game plan and match management protocols, anchored by the key deliverable, "how do we as referees deliver a successful Super Rugby game?" Angus Gardner started refereeing in 1999 at age 15 at Shore School in North Sydney after injuring his back. Tackles will be a central feature of the World Cup with referees expected to be like the French quartet and not be afraid to reward high and reckless challenges with a red card. He began refereeing in 2015 and quickly ascended through the national ranks joining the Super Rugby panel in 2016. In 2019 he refereed in the 2019 Six Nations and in 2020 he will referee Ireland v Italy, following a quarter-final referee appointment at RWC 2019 in Japan. Super Rugby has officially announced the 12-man referee team that will officiate the 2020 season. Eddie Jones was not amused and reflected that it was Gaüzère who should have seen yellow. Kick-off at 3pm. TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland). In June of 2018 he took charge of the second test between Australia and Ireland in Melbourne and added two more tests, England vs Japan and Scotland vs Argentina during November of that year. He quickly progressed to the South African Rugby Referees' Association's National Panel. TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland). Sport; Rugby Union; Rugby World Cup referees: the full list of RWC 2019 officials – and who is in charge of England’s fixtures The 12 men are tasked with arguably the hardest job in World Rugby. Assistant Referee one: Mike Adamson (Scotland) In the last two seasons he has consistently delivered strong performances at Super Rugby level and he aspires to one day referee at the Rugby World Cup. All rights reserved. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. He will start the 2020 season in the 6 Nations as an assistant referee before returning to action in Super Rugby. “Leal, who has officiated on Gallagher Premiership fixtures this season, will also be heading to Bermuda to take charge of the Tens matches.