Marius starts JWC
Referee Marius van der Westhuizen will blow the whistle to start the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand on 2 June 2014.
Van der Westhuizen started refereeing Super Rugby this year after making great strides in recent times.
The match official appointments for the first three rounds have been made known.
Round 1, 2 June 2014
Argentina vs Australia at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France) (France), Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
England vs Italy at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wales vs Fiji at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Aki Aso (Japan) B
Assistant referees: Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
France vs Ireland at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Grant Stuart (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
South Africa vs Scotland at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
New Zealand vs Samoa at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
Round 2, 6 June 2014
Scotland vs Samoa at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Brett Johnson (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
New Zealand vs South Africa at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
France vs Fiji at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wales vs Ireland at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa, Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Argentina vs Italy at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Assistant referees: Aki Aso (Japan), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
England vs Australia at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
Round 3, 10 June 2014
Ireland vs Fiji at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Matt O'Brien (Australia), Brett Johnson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wales vs France at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Angus Mabey (New Zealand), Brett Johnson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Peter Nock (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Samoa vs South Africa at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Shane McDermott
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
New Zealand vs Scotland at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Aki Aso (Japan)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
Australia vs Italy at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
England vs Argentina at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Matt O'Brien (Australia), Grant Stuart (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
