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JWC: Referees for first two days

By Paul Dobson
Friday 5 Jun 2009

The International Rugby Board's Junior World Championship for Under-20 teams kicks off in Japan on Friday. The referees for the first two rounds have been announced.

Junior World Championship

Day 1, Friday, 5 June

Argentina vs Ireland at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch

Australia vs Canada at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning

France vs Italy at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie

Samoa vs Scotland at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis

England vs Japan at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assessor: Bob Francis
 
Fiji vs South Africa at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
 
New Zealand vs Uruguay at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch

Tonga vs Wales at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Garces, Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Day 2, Tuesday, 9 June

Argentina vs Uruguay at Mizuho Rugby Ground in Nagoya 
Referee: Andrew Small 
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Bob Francis 

Ireland vs New Zealand at Mizuho Rugby Ground in Nagoya 
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) 
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Bob Francis 

England vs Scotland at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo 
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) 
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie 

Japan vs Samoa at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo 
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia) 
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie

Fiji vs France at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka 
Referee: Carlo Damasco 
Assistant referee: James Jones (Wales), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning 

Italy vs South Africa at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka 
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland) 
Assistant referee: James Jones (Wales), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning 

Australia vs Tonga at Best Amenity Stadium in Fukuoka
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assistant referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Taku Otsuki (Japan) 
Assessor: Steve Hilditch 

Canada vs Wales at Best Amenity Stadium in Fukuoka
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) 
Assistant referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch 

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