Now the dates and locations of the remaining Rugby Championship matches have been agreed, World Rugby have now added the referee, AR and TMO appointments into the mix.
With the exception of the final Bledisloe next weekend (which were previously refereed by New Zealanders, and so equity dictates an Australian finishes off that run), all the matches will have neutral referees with a mix of local ARs and TMOs in play.
Damon Murphy of Australia is the referee in charge of the third Australia v NZ match to be played in Perth on the 5 September. After that, Luke Pearce (Eng), Jaco Peyper (SA) and Matthew Carley (Eng) join the refereeing group bubble in Queensland. Nic Berry will also referee one more match. Of course, these matches will all be subject to late changes/cancellations and changes due to the covid situation in Australia and within the respective bubbles.
The Rugby Championship – Rounds 2-6
Australia v New Zealand
Sunday, 5 September, 2021, Optus Stadium, Perth
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA)
ARs: Jordan Way (RA) & Graham Cooper (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
New Zealand v Argentina
Sunday, 12 September, 2021 – CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (SARU) & Graham Cooper (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
South Africa v Australia
Sunday, 12 September, 2021 – CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ARs: Damon Murphy (RA) & Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Argentina v New Zealand
Saturday, 18 September, 2021 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)
Australia v South Africa
Saturday, 18 September, 2021 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Luke Pearce (RFU) & Graham Cooper (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
New Zealand v South Africa
Saturday, 25 September, 2021 – Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (SARU) & Angus Gardner (RA)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)
Australia v Argentina
Saturday, 25 September, 2021 – Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Damon Murphy (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
South Africa v New Zealand
Saturday, 2 October, 2021 – CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Damon Murphy (RA) & Angus Gardner (RA)
TMO: James Leckie (RA)
Argentina v Australia
Saturday, 2 October, 2021 – CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: James Leckie (RA)
