IRB Test appointments
The International Rugby Board has announced its appointment of referees to Tests and other international matches under its aegis in May, June and July.
The appointments to Tri-Nations matches have not yet been made as a decision is still to be made about which set of laws will apply – the experimental law variations as in the Super 14 or the standard laws as applied in the Northern Hemisphere.
27 May
Ireland vs Barbarians in Gloucester
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
1 June
England vs Barbarians at Twickenham
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
7 June
New Zealand vs Ireland in Wellington
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
South Africa vs Wales in Bloemfontein
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Argentina vs Scotland in Argentina
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji vs Samoa in Lautoka
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
New Zealand Maori vs Tonga in Albany
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
8 June
Pacific Nations Cup
Japan vs Australia A in Fukuoka
Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
14 June
Australia vs Ireland in Melbourne
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
New Zealand vs England in Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
South Africa vs Wales in Pretoria
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Argentina vs Scotland in Argentina
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji vs New Zealand Maori in Suva
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Samoa vs Australia A in Apia
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
15 June
Japan vs Tonga IRB Pacific Nations Cup Sendai
Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
21 June
New Zealand vs England in Christchurch
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
South Africa vs Italy at Newlands
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Pacific Nations Cup
New Zealand Maori vs Samoa in Hamilton
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
22 June
Pacific Nations Cup
Japan vs Fiji in Tokyo
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Australia A vs Tonga in Sydney
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
28 June
Australia vs France in Sydney
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Argentina vs Italy in Argentina
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
Pacific Nations Cup
Tonga vs Samoa in Nuku’alofa
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Pacific Nations Cup
New Zealand Maori vs Japan in Napier
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
29 June
Pacific Nations Cup
Australia A vs Fiji in Brisbane
Referee: Jonathan White (England)
5 July
Australia vs France in Brisbane
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Pacific Nations Cup
Tonga vs Fiji IRB Nuku’alofa
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa vs Japan in Apia
Referee: Chris Pollock (Fiji)
6 July
Pacific Nations Cup
Australia A vs New Zealand Maori in Sydney
Referee: James Bolabiu (Scotland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
