Referees for World Cup quarterfinals

The referees concerned are Wayne Barnes of England, Nigel Owens of Wales, Jérôme Garcès of France and Craig Joubert of South Africa

The appointments are done by World Rugby’s match officials selection committee consisting of John Jeffrey (Chairman), Lyndon Bray (SANZAR), Andrew Cole (SANZAR), Donal Courtney (EPCR), Clayton Thomas (Six Nations) and World Rugby referee boss Joël Jutge.

The assistant referees originally chosen for the World Cup as specialists have gone home and the assistant referees for the quarterfinals will be from the remaining eight referees.

The four TMOs remain at their posts.

The Appointments

South Africa v Wales at Twickenham

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Assistant referees: George Clancy, JP Doyle

Television match official: Graham Hughes

New Zealand v France at Millennium Stadium

Referee: Nigel Owens

Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper, John Lacey

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Ireland v Argentina at Millennium Stadium

Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Chris Pollock

Television match official: George Ayoub

Australia v Scotland at Twickenham

Referee: Craig Joubert

Assistant referees: Glen Jackson, Pascal Gauzère

Television match official: Ben Skeen