Referees for the IRB Sevens

There are five referees new to the Sevens circuit for this season's which starts in Dubai - Aso Akihisa, Federico Anselmi, James Matthew, Luke Pearce and Naipolione Locoloco.

In fact there is a spread of referees with men from Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore and South Africa (two)

The tournaments are as follows:

3/4 December 2010: Dubai
10/11 December 2010: George
4/5 February 2010: Wellington
12/13 February 2010: Las Vegas
25-27 March 2010: Hong Kong
2/3 April: Adelaide
21/22 May: London
28/29 May: Edinburgh

The appointments:

Aso Akihisa (Japan): Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong
Federico Anselmi (Argentina): Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Adelaide
Stuart Berry (South Africa):  Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas, London, Edinburgh
Nick Briant (New Zealand): Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Adelaide
Laurent Cardona (France): Hong Kong, Adelaide, London Edinburgh
Jason Jaftha (South Africa):Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas
David Keane (Ireland): Dubai, George, Hong Kong, Adelaide, London, Edinburgh
Andrew Lees (Australia): Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Adelaide, London, Edinburgh
Naipolione Locoloco (Fiji): Dubai, George, Wellington, Las Vegas
Harry Mason (Singapore): Hong Kong, Adelaide, London, Edinburgh
James Matthew (Scotland): Hong Kong, Adelaide, London, Edinburgh
Luke Pearce (England): London, Edinburgh
David Smortchevsky (Canada):  Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Adelaide, London, Edinburgh