- France’s Mathieu Raynal to referee his 50th and final test in July as he steps down after a stellar career
- Australia’s Nic Berry to referee the Pacific Nations Cup final in Japan on 21 September
- Scotland’s Hollie Davidson and Argentina’s Damian Schneider to referee three matches – a year after officiating in the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship
- Panels named for World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa and U20 Trophy in Scotland
World Rugby have announced the Emirates Match Officials for the men’s June-July international window and the revamped Pacific Nations Cup. That is in addition to the u20s announced earlier.
Thirty referees have been selected to take charge of 49 men’s internationals across the window and Pacific Nations Cup with a further 16 named on the panels for the U20 Championship and U20 Trophy.
Across all the matches, twenty-four nations are represented across 82 match officials, a nod to World Rugby’s new strategic approach to the identification and development of match officials advances
Luc Ramos (France) will take charge of the opening match of the June-July window, between Japan and England in Tokyo on 22 June, with Nic Berry (Australia) to referee the last match, the Pacific Nations Cup final in Osaka, Japan, on 21 September.
Berry and Hollie Davidson (Scotland) each have three tests in total with the latter taking charge of Canada v Romania on 12 July, South Africa v Portugal on 20 July and Japan v USA in the Pacific Nations Cup on 7 September.
Davidson is one of three women appointed to test matches with Kat Roche (USA) and Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) selected as assistant referees. Roche will be assistant referee for Canada v Romania and Canada v Japan on 25 August, with Pazani selected for Namibia v Portugal on 13 July.
Meanwhile, Mathieu Raynal (France) will referee his 50th and final test, having already announced his retirement. Raynal will be in the middle for Chile v Scotland in Santiago on 20 July to become the fourth Frenchman and 13th official in total to referee 50 tests.
Kahlil Harrison (USA) is named as assistant referee for Canada v Scotland on 6 July having recently been one of nine at the Match Officials Academy in Stellenbosch, South Africa, a key development platform for the next generation of aspiring international match officials.
It is expected that appointments for The Rugby Championships and the referee panels for the Olympic 7s event will announced soon.
Edit: 24 June 2024 – Angus Gardner has withdrawn from his trip to South Africa for personal reasons. Luke Pearce replaces Angus in SA which means some other amends around Japan games. Amended lists below
Summer internationals
22 June
Japan v England
Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)
ARs: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) & Angus Mabey (NZR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Fiji v Barbarians (at Twickenham)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
ARs: Craig Evans (WRU) & Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
South Africa v Wales (at Twickenham)
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (RFU) & Adam Leal (RFU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
29 June
Japan XV v Maori All Blacks
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
ARs: Luc Ramos (FFR) & Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
5 July
Samoa v Italy
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
ARs: Dan Waenga (NZR) & Tevita Rokovereni (FRU)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
Georgia v Fiji
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (RFU) & Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
USA v Romania
Referee: Angus Mabey (NZR)
ARs: Marcus Playle (NZR) & Robin Kaluzniak (RC)
TMO: Cam Russell (RC)
6 July
Australia v Wales
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) & James Doleman (NZR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
New Zealand v England
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
South Africa v Ireland
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (RFU) & Mike Adamson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Argentina v France
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Japan XV v Maori All Blacks
Referee: Damian Schneider (UAR)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (FIR) & Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Oli Kellett (RA)
Canada v Scotland
Referee: Adam Leal (RFU)
ARs: Kat Roche (USAR) & Kahlil Harrison (USAR)
TMO: Austin Reed (USAR)
Chile v Hong Kong China
Referee: Gonzalo de Achaval (URU)
ARs: Francisco Gonzalez (URU) & Sergio Alvarenga (Paraguay)
TMO: N/A
10 July
Uruguay v France
Referee: Angus Mabey (NZR)
ARs: Gonzalo de Achaval (URU) & Tomás Bertazza (UAR)
TMO: N/A
12 July
USA v Scotland
Referee: Jordan Way (RA)
ARs: Adam Leal (RFU) & Robin Kaluzniak (RC)
TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)
Tonga v Italy
Referee: Damian Schneider (UAR)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZR) & James Doleman (NZR) & Marcus Playle (NZR)
TMO: N/A
Canada v Romania
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
ARs: Kat Roche (USAR) & Luke Rogan (USAR)
TMO: N/A
13 July
Australia v Wales
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Paul Williams (NZR)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)
New Zealand v England
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Damon Murphy (RA) & Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
South Africa v Ireland
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) Angus Gardner (RA) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
Argentina v France
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Chris Busby (IRFU) & Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Japan v Georgia
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
ARs: Luke Pearce (RFU) & Christophe Ridley (RFU) & George Myers (Aus)
TMO: James Leckie (RA)
Samoa v Spain
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
ARs: Jordan Kaminski (RA) & Tevita Rokovereni (FRU)
TMO: N/A
Paraguay v Hong Kong China
Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (URU)
ARs: Simón Larrubia (UAR) & Frank Méndez (Chile)
Chile v Belgium
Referee: Tómas Bertazza (UAR)
ARs: Mauro Rossi (UAR) & Federico Solari (UAR)
Namibia v Portugal
Referee: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
ARs: Griffin Colby (SARU) & Precious Pazani (ZRU)
19 July
Tonga v Spain
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) & Jordan Kaminski (RA)
20 July
Australia v Georgia
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZR) & Angus Mabey (NZR)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
New Zealand v Fiji (in San Diego)
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU) & Luke Rogan (USAR)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
South Africa v Portugal
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
ARs: Craig Evans (WRU) & Mike Adamson (SRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Uruguay v Argentina
Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)
ARs: Chris Busby (IRFU) & Frank Méndez (Chile)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Brazil v Hong Kong China
Referee: Pablo Deluca (UAR)
ARs: Simon Larrubia (UAR) & Federico Solari (UAR)
Paraguay v Belgium
Referee: Mauro Rossi (UAR)
ARs: Juan Sebastián Maio (UAR) & Juan Martínez (UAR)
Chile v Scotland
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Gonzalo De Achaval (UAR)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
21 July
Japan v Italy
Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Luke Pearce (RFU) George Myers (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
27 July
Uruguay v Scotland
Referee: Damian Schneider (UAR)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) & Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Brazil v Belgium
Referee: Tómas Bertazza (UAR)
ARs: Juan López (UAR) & Sergio Alvarenga (Paraguay)
Pacific Nations Cup 2024
23 August
Fiji v Samoa (in Suva)
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
ARs: Angus Mabey (NZR) & Reuben Keane (RA)
25 August
Canada v Japan (in Vancouver)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
ARs: Kat Roche (USAR) & Luke Rogan (USAR)
30-31 August
Samoa v Tonga (in Apia)
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (JRFU)
ARs: Angus Mabey (NZR) & Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
USA v Canada (Los Angeles)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
ARs: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) & Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
6-7 Sept
Tonga v Fiji (in Nuku’alofa)
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
ARs: Damon Murphy (RA) & Reuben Keane (RA)
Japan v USA (in Saitama)
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
ARs: Sam Grove-White (SRU) & Morgan White (HKCR)
14-15 September
Play-off: A3 v B3 (in Tokyo)
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Takehito Namekawa (JRFU) & Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)
Semi Final: A1 v B2 (in Tokyo)
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
ARs: Hollie Davidson (SRU) & Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
Semi Final: A2 v B1 (in Tokyo)
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
ARs: Hollie Davidson (SRU) & Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
21 September
Third place play-off (in Osaka)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
ARs: Craig Evans (WRU) & Morgan White (HKCR)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
Final (in Osaka)
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZR) & Takehito Namekawa (JRFU)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)