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Referees for Junior Champs

By Paul Dobson
Thursday 5 Jun 2008

The IRB has appointed referees to the first day of its Junior World Championship which starts in Wales on 6 June 2008.

Junior World Championship

Match Day 1 - Friday 6 June 2008 

New Zealand vs Tonga in Cardiff 
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) 
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Bodilly (Wales)      
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)

Argentina vs Ireland in Cardiff 
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)  
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Bodilly (Wales)    
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)

South Africa vs USA in Wrexham 
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi  (Japan) 
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)  
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Samoa vs Scotland in Wrexham 
Referee: James Jones (Wales)  
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)    
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Australia vs Canada in Newport 
Assessor: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)  
Touch judges: David Wilkinson (Ireland), David Jones (Wales)  
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

England vs Fiji in Newport 
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)  
Touch judges: David Wilkinson (Ireland), David Jones (Wales)   
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

France vs Japan in Swansea 
Referee: Andrew Small (England)  
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

Wales vs Italy in Swansea 
Referee: Romain Poite (France)  
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Robin Goodliffe (England)      
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

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