Referees for Dubai Day 1

The referees, led by Paddy O'Brien, have been appointed to the matches of Day 1 of the IRB's Sevens in Dubai. James Matthew of Scotland will blow the whistle to get the day's play going.

The team of referees at the tournament is: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Nick Briant (New Zealand), James Matthew (Scotland), Matt O'Brien (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Ian Tempest (England), Rhys Thomas (Wales), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Appointments

08.40: South Africa vs Argentina

Referee: James Matthew

09.02: Samoa vs Russia

Referee: Federico Anselmi

09.24: New Zealand vs France

Referee: Rhys Thomas

09.46: Kenya vs Portugal

Referee: Matt O'Brien

10.10: Australia vs Scotland

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

10.32: Wales vs Spain

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

10.54: England vs Canada

Referee: Nick Briant

11.16: Fiji vs USA

Referee: Ian Tempest

13.10: South Africa vs Russia

Referee: Rhys Thomas

13.23: Samoa vs Argentina

Referee: Ian Tempest

13.54: New Zealand vs Portugal

Referee: James Matthew

14.16: Kenya vs France

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

14.40: Australia vs Spain

Referee: Federico Anselmi

15.02: Wales vs Scotland

Referee: Matt O'Brien

15.24: England vs USA

Referee: James Matthew

15.46: Fiji vs Canada

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

16.56: Argentina vs Russia

Referee: Ian Tempest

17.18: France vs Portugal

Referee: Rhys Thomas

17.40: Scotland vs Spain

Referee: Nick Briant

18.02: Canada vs USA

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen