Referee appointments for November rugby internationals

The iRB have unveiled the match official appointments for the Autumn international series – mainly where the southern hemisphere heads north for some cooler weather.

Nigel Owens continues his mission to hit 50 official IRB caps, with his Ireland v New Zealand fixture helping him to 48. On twitter this evening he outlined that two previous games (Portugal v Georgia and another) didn’t qualify for official caps. He’ll, no doubt have to wait for the 6 Nations to clock up that particular achievement.

It’s pleasing to see some up and coming officials appointed to Tier 2 tests, particularly Stuart Berry (SARU), JP Doyle, Greg Garner and Luke Pearce (all RFU), Mike Brown (NZRU), Dudley Phillips (IRFU), Leighton Hodges and Ian Davies (both WRU) and Achi Pastrana (UAR).

Congratulations to all.

MATCH OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS 2013

Date

Kick-off

Fixture

Venue

Referee

Assistant Referee 1

Assistant Referee 2

TMO

2 Nov 2013

14:00

Japan v New Zealand

Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo

Stuart Berry (SARU)

Angus Gardner (ARU)

Andrew Lees (ARU)

Matt Goddard (ARU)

2 Nov 2013

14:30

England v Australia

Twickenham, London

George Clancy (IRFU)

Romain Poite (FFR)

Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)

3 Nov 2013

13:00

Canada v Maori All Blacks

BMO Field, Toronto

Federico Anselmi (UAR)

USA Rugby Appointment

USA Rugby Appointment

USA Rugby Appointment

9 Nov 2013

14:30

England v Argentina

Twickenham, London

Pascal Gauzere (FFR)

Chris Pollock (NZRU)

Craig Joubert (SARU)

Iain Ramage (SRU)

9 Nov 2013

14:30

Scotland v Japan

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

JP Doyle (RFU)

Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Greg Garner (RFU)

Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)

9 Nov 2013

15:00

Italy v Australia

Stadio Olimpico, Turin

Glen Jackson (NZRU)

Romain Poite (FFR)

John Lacey (IRFU)

Graham Hughes (RFU)

9 N ov 2013

15:00

Portugal v Fiji

National Stadium, Lisbon

Juan Sylvestre (UAR)

Ian Davies (WRU)

WRU Appointment

NO TMO

9 Nov 2013

17:30

Wales v South Africa

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Alain Rolland (IRFU)

George Clancy (IRFU)

Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Eric Gauzins (FFR)

9 Nov 2013

17:45

Ireland v Samoa

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Steve Walsh (ARU)

Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Luke Pearce (RFU)

Carlo Damasco (FIR)

9 Nov 2013

21:00

France v New Zealand

Stade de France, Paris

Jaco Peyper (SARU)

Nigel Owens (WRU)

Stuart Berry (SARU)

Jim Yuille (SRU)

9 Nov 2013

18:30

Romania v Tonga

Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Francisco Pastrana (UAR)

Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

SRU Appointment

Alan Falzone (FIR)

9 Nov 2013

14:00

Georgia v Canada

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Lourens van der Merwe (SARU)

Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)

Geoff Warren (RFU)

9 Nov 2013

16:00

Chile v Spain

Estadio Germán Becker, Temuco

Claudio Antonio (UAR)

UAR Appointment

UAR Appointment

NO TMO

9 Nov 2013

19:00

USA v Maori All Blacks

PPL Park, Philadelphia

Chris Assmus (Rugby Canada)

Rugby Canada Appointment

Rugby Canada Appointment

Rugby Canada Appointment

15 Nov 2013

19:30

Russia v Japan

Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay

Luke Pearce (RFU)

WRU Appointment

WRU Appointment

NO TMO

15 Nov 2013

20:00

French Barbarians v Samoa

Stade Marcel Michelin. Clermont

JP Doyle (RFU)

FFR Appointment

FFR Appointment

FFR Appointment

16 Nov 2013

14:30

England v New Zealand

Twickenham, London

Craig Joubert (SARU)

Nigel Owens (WRU)

Francisco Pastrana (UAR)

Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

16 Nov 2013

14:30

Wales v Argentina

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

John Lacey (IRFU)

Steve Walsh (ARU)

Lourens van der Merwe (SARU)

Simon McDowell (IRFU)

16 Nov 2013

15:00

Italy v Fiji

Stadio Zini. Cremona

Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Jaco Peyper (SARU)

Joaquin Montes (URU)

Eric Gauzins (FFR)

16 Nov 2013

17:45

Ireland v Australia

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Chris Pollock (NZRU)

Romain Poite (FFR)

Stuart Berry (SARU)

Geoff Warren (RFU)

16 Nov 2013

18:00

France v Tonga

Stade Oceane, Le Havre

Glen Jackson (NZRU)

Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Juan Sylvestre (UAR)

Alan Falzone (FIR)

16 Nov 2013

14:00

Georgia v USA

Rustavi Stadium, Tbilisi

Mike Fraser (NZRU)

Ian Davies (WRU)

WRU Appointment

Carlo Damasco (FIR)

16 Nov 2013

18:30

Romania v Canada

Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Greg Garner (RFU)

Marius Mitrea (FIR)

FIR Appointment

Jim Yuille (SRU)

16 Nov 2013

16:00

Uruguay v Spain

Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

Chris Assmus (Rugby Canada)

UAR Appointment

UAR Appointment

NO TMO

17 Nov 2013

15:00

Scotland v South Africa

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Jérôme Garces (FFR)

Pascal Gauzere (FFR)

Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)

22 Nov 2013

19:30

Wales v Tonga

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Mike Fraser (NZRU)

Craig Joubert (SARU)

Luke Pearce (RFU)

Carlo Damasco (FIR)

23 Nov 2013

14:00

Georgia v Samoa

Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi

Romain Poite (FFR)

Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)

Eric Gauzins (FFR)

23 Nov 2013

15:00

Italy v Argentina

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Chris Pollock (NZRU)

George Clancy (IRFU)

JP Doyle (RFU)

Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

23 Nov 2013

15:00

Portugal v Canada

National Stadium, Lisbon

Ian Davies (WRU)

WRU Appointment

WRU Appointment

NO TMO

23 Nov 2013

16:00

Spain v Japan

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid

Joaquin Montes (URU)

FFR Appointment

FFR Appointment

NO TMO

23 Nov 2013

18:00

Scotland v Australia

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Jaco Peyper (SARU)

Pascal Gauzere (FFR)

Francisco Pastrana (UAR)

Geoff Warren (RFU)

23 Nov 2013

18:30

Romania v Fiji

Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

IRFU Appointment

IRFU Appointment

Simon McDowell (IRFU)

23 Nov 2013

21:00

France v South Africa

Stade de France, Paris

Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Glen Jackson (NZRU)

Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Iain Ramage (SRU)

23 Nov 2013

TBC

Russia v USA

Allianz Park, London

Marius Mitrea (FIR)

RFU Appointment

RFU Appointment

NO TMO

24 Nov 2013

14:00

Ireland v New Zealand

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Nigel Owens (WRU)

Jérôme Garces (FFR)

Greg Garner (RFU)

Graham Hughes (RFU)

30 Nov 2013

14:30

Barbarians v Fiji

Twickenham, London

Pascal Gauzere (FFR)

RFU Appointment

RFU Appointment

RFU Appointment

30 Nov 2013

17:00

Wales v Australia

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Alain Rolland (IRFU)

John Lacey (IRFU)

Jim Yuille (SRU)