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World Rugby reveals full list of referees for Greatest Rivalry series

By World Rugby
Tuesday 4 Aug 2026
English referee Matthew Carley gestures during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby union match between Ireland and South Africa at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images)

NEWS: World Rugby has confirmed the Match Official appointments for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.

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Matthew Carley (England), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) and Angus Gardner (Australia) will referee the first three Tests of the series between the Springboks and New Zealand in South Africa, which take place on 22 and 29 August and 5 September.

Karl Dickson (England) will then take charge of the fourth Test in Baltimore, USA, on 12 September, with the quartet to also officiate the other four matches on the tour against the Stormers, Sharks, Bulls and Lions.

Meanwhile, Pierre Brousset from France will be the man in charge when the Springboks take on Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Italy’s Andrea Piardi will get the whistle when the Wallabies face the Boks on September 27.

Match officials for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Series:

Stormers v New Zealand
(DHL Stadium, Cape Town – Friday, August 7)

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (England))
FPRO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Sharks v New Zealand
(Kings Park, Durban – Tuesday, August 11)

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Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
FPRO: Andrew Jackson (England)

Bulls v New Zealand
(Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria – Saturday, August 15)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

South Africa v New Zealand
(Ellis Park, Johannesburg – Saturday, August 22)

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Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (France)

Lions v New Zealand
(Ellis Park, Johannesburg – Tuesday, August 25)

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (France)

South Africa v New Zealand
(DHL Stadium, Cape Town – Saturday, August 29)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Angus Gardner (Australia)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
FPRO: Brett Cronan (Australia)

South Africa v New Zealand
(FNB Stadium, Johannesburg – Saturday, September 5)

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (France)

South Africa v New Zealand
(M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA – Saturday, September 12)

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

One-off Springbok Tests – August and September:

Argentina v South Africa
(Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires – Saturday, August 8)

Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant referees: Luc Ramos (France), Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
FPRO: Ian Tempest (England)

Australia v South Africa
(Optus Stadium, Perth – Sunday, September 27)

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
FPRO: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

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