- Thirteen referees representing eight unions will take charge of the Championship’s 15 matches
- Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli, Australia’s Damon Murphy and England’s Karl Dickson to make refereeing debuts
- Wayne Barnes gets 98th test match, taking charge of Ireland versus Scotland, his 16th Championship
- Assistant referees Pierre Brousset, Tual Trainini (both France) and Chris Busby (Ireland) make their Championship debuts
- Television Match Officials, Stuart Terheege (England), Ben Whitehouse (Wales) and Brett Cronan (Australia) will also make their Championship debut in the role
- Jaco Peyper (SA) and Scotland’s Mike Adamson are the only referees to have two matches each with Peyper taking charge of the opening and final matches of the Championship
- Widest pool available for selection for two years, although restrictions in New Zealand limits availability
World Rugby has announced the match officials for the men’s Guinness Six Nations 2022, which kicks off on 5 February.
While the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge logistics, it has been possible to select from the widest available group since 2019, with almost all top match officials able to travel.
As a result, 13 referees representing eight unions will take charge of the Championship’s 15 matches.
Chairman of the World Rugby Match Officials Selection Committee Graham Mourie said, “The 2022 Guinness Six Nations represents an important milestone for our match officials on the road to Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
“Being able to select from the largest pool of match officials since the last Rugby World Cup is exciting and also means that we will be able to optimise preparation on the ground prior to and during the Championship. I would like to extend my congratulations to Nika, Damon and Karl, who will be refereeing their first Six Nations matches, and wish all the best to all the match officials selected for the Championship.”
2022 Guinness Six Nations Match Official Appointments
Ireland v Wales
Saturday 5 February 2022
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) & Angus Gardner (RA)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
Scotland v England
Sat 5 February 2022
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
France v Italy
Sunday 6 February 2022
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) & Damon Murphy (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Wales v Scotland
Saturday 12 February 2022
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Wayne Barnes (RFU) & Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
France v Ireland
Saturday 12 February 2022
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Italy v England
Sunday 13 February 2022
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Scotland v France
Saturday 26 February 2022
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
ARs: Luke Pearce (RFU) & Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
England v Wales
Saturday 26 February 2022
Referee: Mike Adamon (SRU)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) & Frank Murphy (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Ireland v Italy
Sunday 27 February 2022
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Wales v France
Friday 11 March 2022
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (SARU) & Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
Italy v Scotland
Saturday 12 March 2022
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
England v Ireland
Saturday 12 March 2022
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ARs: Mike Adamson (SRU) & Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Wales v Italy
Saturday 19 March 2022
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Tual Trainini (FFR)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Ireland v Scotland
Saturday 19 March 2022
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ARs: Karl Dickson (RFU) & Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
France v England
Saturday 19 March 2022
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Mike Adamson (SRU) & Frank Murphy (IRFU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
