Match Officials for the Cape Town Sevens, Day 1
Paddy O'Brien and the other carers looking after the Cape Town Sevens' match officials, have announced the match officials appointed to the matches on Day 1.
The matches and officials for Day 2 will depend on what happens on Day 1.
The referees for the tournament are James Doleman (New Zealand), Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Richard Haughton (England), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Jérémy Rozier (France)
The assistant referees and in-goal judges are South Africans except for Victor Oduor from Kenya.
The matches take place at Cape Town Stadium, near Table Bay in what Sir Francis Drake called, the most beautiful cape in the whole circumference of the globe.
10.15: Scotland vs Canada
Referee: Haughton
Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
In-goal judges: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
10.37: Australia vs Wales
Referee: Duarte
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
In-goal judges: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
10.59: Fiji vs France
Referee: Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
In-goal judges: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
11.21: England vs Kenya
Referee: Murphy
Assistant referees: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
In-goal judges: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
11.43: Argentina vs Spain
Referee: Rozier
Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Christopher Allison
In-goal judges: Johre Botha, Victor Oduor
12.05: USA vs Japan
Referee: Rodden
Assistant referees: Victor Oduor, Divan Uys
In-goal judges: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
12.27: South Africa vs Samoa
Referee: Doleman
Assistant referees: Haughton, Duarte
In-goal judges: Divan Uys, Christopher Allison
12.49: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Schneider
Assistant referees: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
In-goal judges: Victor Oduor,, Divan Uys
13.36: Scotland vs Wales
Referee: Murphy
Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
In-goal judges: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
13.58: Australia vs Canada
Referee: Rodden
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
In-goal judges: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
14.20: Fiji vs Kenya
Referee: Haughton
Assistant referees: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
In-goal judges: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
14.42: England vs France
Referee: Doleman
Assistant referees: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
In-goal judges: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
15.04: Argentina vs Japan
Referee: Duarte
Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Christopher Allison
Assistant referees: Johre Botha, Victor Oduor
15.26: USA vs Spain
Referee: Schneider
Assistant referees: Victor Oduor, Divan Uys
In-goal judges: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
15.48: South Africa vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Rozier
Assistant referees: Murphy, Schneider
In-goal judges: Johre Botha, Victor Oduor
16.10: New Zealand vs Samoa
Referee: Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
In-goal judges: Victor Oduor, Divan Uys
Break
16.57: Canada vs Wales
Referee: Schneider
Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
In-goal judges: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
17.19: Australia vs Scotland
Referee: Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
In-goal judges: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
17.41: France vs Kenya
Referee: Rodden
Assistant referees: Phumzile Mbewu, Eduan Nel
In-goal judges: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Ashleigh Murray
18.03: England vs Fiji
Referee: Rozier
Assistant referees: Ashleigh Murray, Phumzile Mbewu
In-goal judges: Eduan Nel, Aimee Barrett-Theron
Break
18.50: Spain vs Japan
Referee: Haughton
Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Christopher Allison
In-goal judges: Johre Botha, Victor Oduor
19.12: USA vs Argentina
Referee: Doleman
Assistant referees: Victor Oduor, Divan Uys
In-goal judges: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
19.34: Samoa vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Duarte
Assistant referees: Christopher Allison, Johre Botha
In-goal judges: Victor Oduor, Divan Uys
19.56: New Zealand vs South Africa
Referee: Murphy
Assistant referees: Rodden, Schneider
In-goal judges: Divan Uys, Christopher Allison