Referees Confirmed For November Tests

World Rugby has announced the referees appointed to the 45 international matches to be played in November – 45 matches, 90 teams, 2070 players. It is time to watch great action from players and smart action from match officials.

That means that 133 referees and assistant referees will be in action, and there will be 44 TMOs to help when things are difficult for the MOs.

For the 45 matches, 32 referees have been used.

Appointments Per Country

1. Argentina: 2
2. Australia: 4
3. England: 10
4. France: 10
5. Ireland: 4
6. New Zealand: 7
7. Scotland: 1
8. South Africa: 3
9. Wales: 4

That means that three countries have 27 of the 45 appointments.

Referees Per Country

1. Argentina: 2
2. Australia: 2
3. England: 8
4. France: 7
5. Ireland: 3
6. New Zealand: 4
7. Scotland: 1
8. South Africa: 2
9. Wales: 3

APPOINTMENTS 

Friday 26 October 2018

Japan vs World XV 

1. Referee: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)
2. Assistants: Mike Fraser (NZ), Damon Murphy (AUS)
3. TMO: Aaron Paterson (NZ)

Saturday 3 November 2018

England vs South Africa

1. Referee: Angus Gardner (AUS)
2. Assistants: Jérôme Garcès (FRA), Brendon Pickerill (NZL)
3. TMO: Olly Holmes (IRE)

Japan vs New Zealand

1. Referee: Matthew Carley (ENG)
2. Assistants: Damon Murphy (AUS), Graham Cooper (AUS)
3. TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (AUS)

USA vs Maori All Blacks

1. Referee: Karl Dickson (ENG)
2. Assistants: Alexandre Ruiz (FRA), Chris Assmus (CAN)
3. TMO: tba

Wales vs Scotland

1. Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FRA)
2. Assistants: Wayne Barnes (ENG), Frank Murphy (IRE)
3. TMO: Rowan Kitt (ENG)

Ireland vs Italy

1. Referee: Nigel Owens (WAL)
2. Assistants: Romain Poite (FRA), Alexandre Ruiz (FRA)
3. TMO: David Ardrey (USA)

Saturday 10 November 2018

France vs South Africa

1. Referee: Nigel Owens (WAL)
2. Assistants: Matthew Carley (ENG), Tom Foley (ENG)
3. TMO: Rowan Kitt (ENG)
   

French Barbarians vs Tonga

1. Referee: Dan Jones (WAL)
2. Assistants: Mike Adamson (SCO), Craig Evans (WAL)
3. TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRE)

Brazil vs Maori All Blacks

1. Referee: Federico Anselmi (ARG)
2. Assistants: Joaquin Montes (URU), Francisco Gonzalez (URU)
3. TMO: Santiago Borsani (ARG)

Italy vs Georgia

1. Referee: Glen Jackson (NZ)
2. Assistants: Frank Murphy (IRE), Shuhei Kubo (JP)
3. TMO: Graham Hughes (ENG)

USA vs Samoa

1. Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FRA)
2. Assistantss: Pierre Brousset (FRA), Iñigo Atorrasagasti (ESP)
3. TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (FRA)

Russia vs Namibia

1. Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (RSA)
2. Assistants: Craig Maxwell-Keys (ENG), Sean Gallagher (IRE)
3. TMO: tba

Scotland vs Fiji 

1. Referee: Andrew Brace (IRE)
2. Assistants: Luke Pearce (ENG), Karl Dickson (ENG)
3. TMO: Ben Skeen (NZ)

England vs New Zealand

1. Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FRA)
2. Assistants: Jaco Peyper (RSA), Marius Mitrea (ITA)
3. TMO: Marius Jonker (RSA)

Wales vs Australia

1. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
2. Assistants: Romain Poite (FRA), Brendon Pickerill (NZ)
3. TMO: Simon McDowell (IRE)

Ireland vs Argentina

1. Referee: Nic Berry (AUS)
2. Assistants: Angus Gardner (AUS), Ludovic Cayre (FRA)
3. TMO: David Grashoff (ENG)

11 November 2018

Canada vs Kenya

1. Referee: Wayne Barnes (ENG)
2. Assistants: JP Doyle (ENG), Joy Neville (IRE)
3. TMO: Olly Hodges (IRE)

Hong Kong vs Germany

1. Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FRA)
2. Assistants: George Clancy (IRE), Sara Cox (ENG)
3. TMO: Olly Hodges (IRE)

Saturday 17 November 2018

Scotland vs South Africa

1. Referee: Romain Poite (FRA)
2. Assistants: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ), Frank Murphy (IRE)
3. TMO: Ben Skeen (NZ)

Romania vs USA

1. Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (ENG)
2. Assistants: Ian Tempest (ENG), Christophe Ridley (ENG)
3. TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

Georgia vs Samoa

1. Referee: Karl Dickson (ENG)
2. Assistants: Ben Whitehouse (WAL), Sam Grove-White (SCO)
3. TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRE)

Italy vs Australia

1. Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FRA)
2. Assistants: Andrew Brace (IRE), Mike Adamson (SCO)
3. TMO: Simon McDowell (IRE)

Spain vs Namibia

1. Referee: Pierre Brousset (FRA)
2. Assistants: Alexandre Ruiz (FRA), Ludovic Cayre (FRA)
3. TMO: Stefano Pennè (ITA)

Uruguay vs Fiji

1. Referee: Tom Foley (ENG)
2. Assistants: Rasta Rasivhenge (RSA), Craig Evans (WAL)
3. TMO: tba

Wales vs Tonga

1. Referee: Nic Berry (AUS)
2. Assistants: Angus Gardner (AUS), Shuhei Kubo (JP)
3. TMO: Olly Hodges (IRE)

England vs Japan

1. Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)
2. Assistants: Nigel Owens (WAL), Dan Jones (WAL)
3. TMO: Marius Jonker (RSA)

Ireland vs New Zealand

1. Referee: Wayne Barnes (ENG)
2. Assistants: Mathieu Raynal (FRA), Marius Mitrea (ITA)
3. TMO: Rowan Kitt (ENG)

France vs Argentina

1. Referee: Glen Jackson (NZ)
2. Assistants: Matthew Carley (ENG), Ian Davies (WAL)
3. TMO: David Grashoff (ENG)

Chile vs Maori All Blacks

1. Referee: Pablo Deluca (ARG)
2. Assistants: Joaquin Montes (URU), Francisco Gonzalez (URU)
3. TMO: Santiago Borsani (ARG)

Hong Kong vs Kenya

1. Referee: Jaco Peyper (RSA)
2. Assistants: George Clancy (IRE), Thomas Charabas (FRA)
3. TMO: Graham Hughes (ENG)

Canada vs Germany

1. Referee: Luke Pearce (ENG)
2. Assistants: JP Doyle (ENG), Sean Gallagher (IRE)
3. TMO: Graham Hughes (ENG )

23 Nov 2018

Kenya vs Germany

1. Referee: Angus Gardner (AUS)
2. Assistant: George Clancy (IRE), Sara Cox (ENG)
3. TMO: David Grashoff (ENG)

Hong Kong vs Canada

1. Referee: Romain Poite (FRA) 
2. Assistants: JP Doyle (ENG), Joy Neville (IRE)
3. TMO: David Grashoff (ENG)

Saturday 24 November 2018

Wales vs South Africa

1. Referee: Luke Pearce (ENG)
2. Assistants: Wayne Barnes (ENG), Karl Dickson (ENG)
3. TMO: Simon McDowell (IRE)

Spain vs Samoa

1. Referee: Frank Murphy (IRE)
2. Assistants: Ian Tempest (ENG), Sam Grove-White (SCO)
3. TMO: Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Georgia vs Tonga

1. Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FRA)
2. Assistants: Pierre Brousset (FRA), Thomas Charabas (FRA)
3. TMO Éric Gauzins (FRA)

Italy vs New Zealand

1. Referee: Andrew Brace (IRE)
2. Assistants: Pascal Gaüzère (FRQ), Sean Gallagher (IRE)
3. TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SCO)

Scotland vs Argentina

1. Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)
2. Assistants: Nigel Owens (WAL), Dan Jones (WAL)
3. TMOl: Olly Hodges (IRE)

England vs Australia

1. Referee: Jaco Peyper (RSA)
2. Assistant: Glen Jackson (NZ), Alexandre Ruiz (FRA)
3. TMO: Marius Jonker (RSA)

Ireland vs USA

1. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
2. Assistant: Nic Berry (AUS), Marius Mitrea (ITA)
3. TMO: Ian Davies (WAL)

France vs Fiji

1. Referee: Matthew Carley (ENG)
2. Assistants: Tom Foley (ENG), Shuhei Kubo (JP)
3. TMO: Rowan Kitt (ENG)

Japan vs Russia

1. Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FRA)
2. Assistants: Ludovic Cayre (FRA), Nika Amashukeli (GEO)
3. TMO: tba

Portugal vs Namibia

1. Referee: Mike Adamson (SCO)
2. Assistants: Ben Blain (SCO), Keith Allen (SCO)
3. TMO: tba

Romania vs Uruguay

1. Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WAL)
2. Assistants: Craig Maxwell-Keys (ENG), Andrea Piardi (ITA)
3. TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRE)

1 December 2018

Barbarians vs Argentina

1. Referee: John Lacey (IRE)
2. Assistants: Andrew Brace (IRE), Ben Whitehouse (WAL)
3. TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SCO)

England will have lots of opportunities for a breather while Garces blows the pea outta his whistle.Why France should ref 10 tests is beyond me I cant think of any French ref who was any good.

Dont mind Barnes reffing the Ireland test vs the ABs ,hes way better than he used to be and I now agree with Maccaws asses sment that he was like a deer in the headlights in 2007 and was just out of his depth for such an important game.

I'm more worried about Nigel Owens. 

Nigels the best of them ,one of the best refs I have seen full stop.

Schooled? On what? If you want to know what schooling is, I can teach you about Steph and defence. Der kleiner Kläffer at work once again, barking from around a corner. You were trounced easily yesterday. Good thing you refrained form actually talking rugby with me as you'd have been beaten even worse. I don't know what's funnier, the fact that you take yourself so seriously, or the fact that you think I do. 

PS: Tell us again how Schalk played flyhalf. 

Owens is quality and Barnes has some great banter as well.

I think Barnes is retiring at the end of the season or after the WC?? 

I'm in agreement with Wardad iro those Froggy refs.  I had a good chuckle at Poites "dive" last weekend. At least Garces took a solid one.