Referees to Pacific Nations Cup, Pre-RWC
There are six countries taking part in the 2019 Pacific Nations Cup in July and August 2019 and all six will later be playing in the Rugby World Cup which starts in September.
The six countries are Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the USA. For those six countries the Pacific Nations Cup is an ideal warm-up series.
Not all of the match officials have been appointed to duty at the World Cup. Those appointed are Luke Pearce, Andrew Brace, Brendon Pickerill, Jérôme Graces, Ben O'Keeffe and Nigel Owens.
Pacific Nations Cup
Saturday, 27 July 2019
Japan vs Fiji at Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Japan
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
USA vs Canada at Infinity Park, Denver, Colorado, USA
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Ludovic Cayre (France)
Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Samoa vs Tonga Apia Park, Samoa
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Graham Cooper (Australia), Kaveni Talemaivavalagi (Fiji)
Saturday, 3 August 2019
Japan vs Tonga at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Hanazono, Japan
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
USA vs Samoa at ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Fiji vs Canada art ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand, Graham Cooper (Australia)
Friday, 9 August 2019
Tonga vs Canada at Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Saturday, 10 August 2019
USA vs Japan at ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Fiji vs Samoa at ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia), Jordan Way (Australia)