Referees for Qualifiers
The IRB has announced the match officials for qualifying matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Of the teams taking part Cook Islands, Kenya and Madagascar have never been to the World Cup's final tournament.
28 June 2014
Fiji vs Cook Islands at National Stadium, Suva
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: tba (New Zealand), tba (Australia)
Assessor: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Kenya vs Namibia at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), tba (South Africa)
Zimbabwe vs Madagascar at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), tba (South Africa)
2 July 2014
Zimbabwe vs Namibia at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), tba (South Africa)
Kenya vs Madagascar at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), tba (South Africa)
6 July 2014
Kenya vs Zimbabwe at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), tba (South Africa)
Madagascar vs Namibia at Mahamasi Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), tba (South Africa)