Fitzgibbon referees JWC Final
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:07
Peter Fitzgibbon of Ireland has been appointed to referee the Final of the Junior World Championship between England and New Zealand, referees manager Paddy O'Brien announced.
The other important match is between Japan and USA, for the loser will go down to the Junior World Trophy. James Bolabiu of Fiji will referee that match.
O'Brien also announced that Chris Pollock and Andrew Small were not considered for matches in the finals rounds because of injury.
Before the final day the referees will be told individually what their standing in world refereeing is and the referee managers in their countries will receive written feedback.
The match officials for the final day are:
15/16th: Japan vs USA in Wrexham
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe (England), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
13/14th: Fiji vs Tonga in
Wrexham
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe (England), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
11/12th: Italy vs Canada in Cardiff
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
9/10th: Ireland vs Scotland in Newport
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), David Jones (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
7/8th: Samoa vs Argentina in Newport
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), David Jones (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
5/6th: France vs Australia in Cardiff
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Touch judges:
Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
3rd/4th: Wales vs South Africa in Swansea
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)/James Bailey (Wales)
Television match official: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)/Andrew Small (England)
1st/2nd: New Zealand vs England in Swansea
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)/James Bailey (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
