Referees for Dubai Day 1
The referees, led by Paddy O'Brien, have been appointed to the matches of Day 1 of the IRB's Sevens in Dubai. James Matthew of Scotland will blow the whistle to get the day's play going.
The team of referees at the tournament is: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Nick Briant (New Zealand), James Matthew (Scotland), Matt O'Brien (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Ian Tempest (England), Rhys Thomas (Wales), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Appointments
08.40: South Africa vs Argentina
Referee: James Matthew
09.02: Samoa vs Russia
Referee: Federico Anselmi
09.24: New Zealand vs France
Referee: Rhys Thomas
09.46: Kenya vs Portugal
Referee: Matt O'Brien
10.10: Australia vs Scotland
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
10.32: Wales vs Spain
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
10.54: England vs Canada
Referee: Nick Briant
11.16: Fiji vs USA
Referee: Ian Tempest
13.10: South Africa vs Russia
Referee: Rhys Thomas
13.23: Samoa vs Argentina
Referee: Ian Tempest
13.54: New Zealand vs Portugal
Referee: James Matthew
14.16: Kenya vs France
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
14.40: Australia vs Spain
Referee: Federico Anselmi
15.02: Wales vs Scotland
Referee: Matt O'Brien
15.24: England vs USA
Referee: James Matthew
15.46: Fiji vs Canada
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
16.56: Argentina vs Russia
Referee: Ian Tempest
17.18: France vs Portugal
Referee: Rhys Thomas
17.40: Scotland vs Spain
Referee: Nick Briant
18.02: Canada vs USA
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen