Referees for November Tests

The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of match officials to 35 matches to take place in the Northern Hemisphere from the end of October to the beginning of December 2009.

So far, the IRB have named referees for 33 matches.

The allocation of matches by country is as follows with the number oif referees appointed in brackets:

Argentina: 1 (1)
Australia: 2 (1)
Canada: 1 (1)
England: 5 (3)
France: 3 (2)
Ireland: 6 (4)
New Zealand: 4 (3)
South Africa: 8 (4)
Wales: 3 (2)

In all, 21 referees have been appointed. A noted absentee is Matt Goddard of Australia.

Test Matches

31 Octber 2009

New Zealand vs Australia at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joubert, Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match officials: Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

7 November 2009

England vs Australia at Twickenham, London
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match officials: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Wales vs New Zealand at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand) / Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Portugal vs Namibia in Lisbon
Referee: Chris White (England)

13 November 2009

France vs South Africa in Toulouse, France
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), James Jones (Wales)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Wales vs Samoa at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dave Pearson (England), Rob Debney (England)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

13/14 November 2009

Japan vs Canada at Japan
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia)

England vs Argentina at Twickenham, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match officials: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Scotland vs Fiji at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Chris White (England)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match officials: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

14 November 2009

Italy vs New Zealand at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match officials: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

15 November 2009

Ireland vs Australia at Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Andrew Small (England)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

21 November 2009

Japan vs Canada at Chichibunomiya, Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia)

England vs New Zealand at Twickenham, London
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match officials: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)

Wales vs Argentina at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match officials: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Italy vs South Africa at Stadio Friuli, Udine
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match officials: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)

Ireland vs Fiji at Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match officials: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

France vs Samoa at Stade de France, France
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)

Scotland vs Australia at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Jeroem Garces (France)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Women
England vs New Zealand at Twickenham
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)

27/28 November 2009

Portugal vs Tonga at Lisbon, Portugal
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Canada vs Russia at Vancouver, Canada
Referee: tbc

28 November 2009

Ireland vs South Africa at Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Chris White (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match officials: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Scotland vs Argentina at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Italy vs Samoa at Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Pascal Gauzere (France)
Television match officials: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

France vs New Zealand at Marseille, France
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match officials: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)

Wales vs Australia at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)

World Cup qualifiers

13/14 November 2009

Tunisia vs Namibia in Tunis, Tunisia
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Hassan Ti'razi (Morocco)

14 November 2009

Uruguay vs USA in Montevideo, Uruguay
Referee: Federico Pastrana (Argentina)

21 November 2009

USA vs Uruguay in Florida, USA
Referee: Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)

28 November 2009

Namibia vs Tunisia in Windhoek, Namibia
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Other in matches

21 October 2009

Argentina Jaguars vs Canada A in Toronto, Canada A
Referee: tbc

13/14 November 2009

Italy A vs Romania
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Ireland A vs Tonga at Ireland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

14 November 2009

Georgia vs Argentina Jaguars in Tbilisi, Georgia
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

20/21 November 2009

Scotland A vs Tonga in Scotland
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Italy A vs Georgia
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

21 November 2009

Portugal vs Argentina Jaguars in Lisbon
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

27 November 2009

Ireland A vs Argentina Jaguars in Ireland
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
 
5 December 2009

Barbarians vs New Zealand in Twickenham, London
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)