World Rugby has announced the 2019 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup appointments as part of the swathe of matches in the pre-Rugby World Cup window.
All 23 of the match officials selected for Japan 2019 will be in action over a busy and important period of preparation for Rugby World Cup teams and the match officials. But, Paul Williams (New Zealand), Angus Gardner (Australia), Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Nic Berry (Australia), Jérôme Garcès (France) and Romain Poite (France) will be taking charge of The Rugby Championship matches. Jaco Peyper of South Africa will referee the Bledisloe Cup to conclude the series.
The Rugby Championship 2019
Sat 20 Jul 2019
South Africa v Australia
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Karl Dickson (RFU)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (RFU)
Argentina v New Zealand
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Alex Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)
Sat 27 Jul 2019
Australia v Argentina
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZR) & Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZR)
New Zealand v South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Angus Gardner (RA) & Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (RFU)
Sat 10 Aug 2019
Australia v New Zealand
Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia
Referee: Jerome Garces (FFR)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (SARU) & Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Argentina v South Africa
Salta, Argentina
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Karl Dickson (RFU)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (RFU)
Bledisloe Cup
Sat 17 Aug 2019
New Zealand v Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
