Referees for World Cup quarterfinals
The referees concerned are Wayne Barnes of England, Nigel Owens of Wales, Jérôme Garcès of France and Craig Joubert of South Africa
The appointments are done by World Rugby’s match officials selection committee consisting of John Jeffrey (Chairman), Lyndon Bray (SANZAR), Andrew Cole (SANZAR), Donal Courtney (EPCR), Clayton Thomas (Six Nations) and World Rugby referee boss Joël Jutge.
The assistant referees originally chosen for the World Cup as specialists have gone home and the assistant referees for the quarterfinals will be from the remaining eight referees.
The four TMOs remain at their posts.
The Appointments
South Africa v Wales at Twickenham
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: George Clancy, JP Doyle
Television match official: Graham Hughes
New Zealand v France at Millennium Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens 
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper, John Lacey
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Ireland v Argentina at Millennium Stadium
Referee: Jérôme Garcès 
Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Chris Pollock
Television match official: George Ayoub
Australia v Scotland at Twickenham
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson, Pascal Gauzère
Television match official: Ben Skeen
