Referees and Match Officials for the eighth Rugby World Cup
Imagine the excitement in the hearts of the referees, assistant referees and television match officials and for the continuing excitement for the seven weeks following.
The following are the chosen few of match officials:
Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), JP Doyle (England), Jérôme Garcès (France), Pascal Gauzère (France), Romain Poite (France), George Clancy (Ireland), John Lacey (Ireland), Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Craig Joubert (South Africa), Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Angus Gardner (Australia), Mathieu Raynal (France), Marius Mitrea (Italy), Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Stuart Berry South Africa), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match officials: George Ayoub (Australia), Graham Hughes (England), Ben Skeen (New Zealand), Shaun Veldsman (South Africa).
Courtesy of SA Rugby Referees
