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ARU announces TNT Match Officials Team for 2016

Angus Gardner and Amy Perrett join Australian Rugby in a full time capacity in 2016.

Gardner will be the Australian Rugby Union's top on-field match official with Amy Perrett becoming the first full-time female referee in Australia. She will start her role in mid-February and will operate as a Referee Development Officer, operating in New South Wales.

Gardner and Perrett have both been selected to officiate in Six Nations matches in Ireland on the same day in the second weekend in March. Gardner will referee the men's match between Ireland and Italy in Dublin and Amy Perrett the women's match between the same countries at Donnybrook.

The Australian Rugby Union’s Head of Referees, Scott Young welcomed the challenges for this team in 2016: “I extend my congratulations to the entire Match Officials Team for 2016 with a special acknowledgement to Angus and Amy on their appointments.

“We have a very experienced team working to ensure the best for our game from an officiating point of view and we look forward to the challenges ahead in 2016.”

In other new additions to the team, former Queensland Reds players Nic Berry and Jordan Way join the squad with Berry elevated to the Super Rugby Referees Panel.

ARU National Match Officials Team 2016

SANZAAR Super Rugby Referees Panel (Australia)

Angus Gardner (New South Wales)

Andrew Lees (New South Wales)

Rohan Hoffmann (Queensland)

Will Houston (New South Wales)

Nic Berry (Queensland)

Men

Graham Cooper (Western Australia)

Ed Martin (New South Wales)

Michael Hogan (New South Wales)

Jordan Way (Queensland)

James Leckie (New South Wales)

Damien Mitchelmore (Queensland)

George Ayoub (New South Wales)

Ian Smith (New South Wales)

Peter Marshall (New South Wales)

Anthony Moyes (New South Wales)

Women

Amy Perrett (New South Wales)

Rachel Horton (Queensland)

Sarah Corrigan (Australian Capital Territory))

Amber Hibbard (Victoria)

Tyler Miller (Western Australia)

Chyna Howlett (Queensland)

Photo: Angus Gardner