Referees for Sevens, 2017-18
Nine referees have been appointed to each tournament. Rasta Rasivhenge and Richard Kelly are senior citizens but there are many new faces.
Amongst them is Richard Haughton who, in his playing days, played for England on the Sevens circuit.
Waikato Stadium in Hamilton is the new New Zealand venue, taking over from Wellington where crowd support was poor.
Included in the appointments are those for the Commonwealth Games next April.
Dates and Appointments for 2017-18
Dubai, 1 December 2017 – 2 December 2017
Referees: Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Richard Haughton (England), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Cape Town, 9 December 2017 – 10 December 2017
Referees: Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Richard Haughton (England), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Sydney, 26 January 2018 – 28 January 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Jordan Way (Australia)
Hamilton, 3 February 2018 – 4 February 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Jordan Way (Australia)
Las Vegas, 2 March 2018 – 4 March 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA), Jeremy Rozier (France), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Jordan Way (Australia)
Vancouver, 10 March 2018 – 11 March 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA), Jeremy Rozier (France), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Jordan Way (Australia)
Hong Kong, 6 April 2018 – 8 April 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Nori Hashimoto (Japan), Richard Haughton (England), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Jordan Way (Australia)
Singapore, 28 April 2018 – 29 April 2018
Referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Nori Hashimoto (Japan), Mike O'Brien (USA), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Jeremy Rozier (France)
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia, 11 April 2018 – 13 April 2018
Referees: Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Richard Haughton (England), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Jordan Way (Australia)
Paris, 26 May 2018 – 27 May 2018
Referees: Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Nori Hashimoto (Japan), Richard Haughton (England), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Jeremy Rozier (France), Damian Schneider (Argentina)
London, 2 June 2018 – 3 June 2018
Referees: Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Nori Hashimoto (Japan), Richard Haughton (England), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Jeremy Rozier (France), Damian Schneider (Argentina)
