JWC: Referees for first two days
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:44
The International Rugby Board's Junior World Championship for Under-20 teams kicks off in Japan on Friday. The referees for the first two rounds have been announced.
Junior World Championship
Day 1, Friday, 5 June
Argentina vs Ireland at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Australia vs Canada at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
France vs Italy at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
Samoa vs Scotland at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referee:
James Bolabiu (Fiji), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis
England vs Japan at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assessor: Bob Francis
Fiji vs South Africa at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
New Zealand vs Uruguay at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Tonga vs Wales at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Garces, Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Day 2, Tuesday, 9 June
Argentina vs Uruguay at Mizuho Rugby Ground in
Nagoya
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Bob Francis
Ireland vs New Zealand at Mizuho Rugby Ground in Nagoya
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Bob Francis
England vs Scotland at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
Japan vs Samoa at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
Fiji vs France at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Carlo Damasco
Assistant referee: James Jones (Wales), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Italy vs South Africa at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referee: James Jones (Wales), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Australia vs Tonga at Best Amenity Stadium in Fukuoka
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assistant referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Canada vs Wales at Best Amenity Stadium in Fukuoka
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Assistant referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch