RWC Officials
RWC Officials
‘Team 21’ – the 21st tournament team – comprises 12 referees, seven assistant referees and four Television Match Officials (TMOs) representing nine nations.
With significant strength in depth in international officiating, the team has been selected on merit after a comprehensive review of performances over the last four international windows, and features an exciting and strong blend of experience and youth.
Referees (12): Wayne Barnes (England), Luke Pearce (England), Jérôme Garcès (France), Romain Poite (France), Pascal Gaüzère (France), Mathieu Raynal (France), Nigel Owens (Wales), Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Paul Williams (New Zealand), Nic Berry (Australia) and Angus Gardner (Australia). 457 tests as referees
Assistant referees (seven): Matthew Carley (England, reserve referee), Karl Dickson (England), Andrew Brace (Ireland), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand), Federico Anselmi (Argentina), Shuhei Kubo (Japan) and Alex Ruiz (France) – 130 tests as assistant referees
TMOs (four): Graham Hughes (England), Rowan Kitt (England), Ben Skeen (New Zealand) and Marius Jonker (South Africa) – 217 tests as TMOs. (Only 4 TMOs seems a bit light to me or they will be very, very busy in the opening rounds).
Wayne Barnes and Nigel Owens are selected for their fourth consecutive Rugby World Cup as referees, while Luke Pearce, Mathieu Raynal, Ben O’Keeffe, Nic Berry and Angus Gardner are making their Rugby World Cup debut.
I wonder if Joy Neville will make it to the 2023 tournament?
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Beddis wrote:Quite how Peyper is a referee, let alone going to the World Cup is completely beyond me. His games are always a mess and I've no doubt he will be awful again in Japan
I thought you were going to say the same about all 23 officials
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Beddis wrote:Quite how Peyper is a referee, let alone going to the World Cup is completely beyond me. His games are always a mess and I've no doubt he will be awful again in Japan
How on earth is Matthew Carley on there, even as a reserve referee!
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Number8 wrote:Beddis wrote:Quite how Peyper is a referee, let alone going to the World Cup is completely beyond me. His games are always a mess and I've no doubt he will be awful again in Japan
I thought you were going to say the same about all 23 officials
I think Beddis just stuck a pin in the page and picked one


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Is it 2 or 3 seasons as a prem ref, now an international official...! Ridiculous.....
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vitesse wrote:My issue is with Karl Dickson - how the £$%& is he on this list..?
Is it 2 or 3 seasons as a prem ref, now an international official...! Ridiculous.....
I thought he’s officiated really well this year, if you’re good enough after 2 or 3 years then why not give him the opportunity.
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Gb83 wrote:vitesse wrote:My issue is with Karl Dickson - how the £$%& is he on this list..?
Is it 2 or 3 seasons as a prem ref, now an international official...! Ridiculous.....
I thought he’s officiated really well this year, if you’re good enough after 2 or 3 years then why not give him the opportunity.
Let's see if he'll be an 'assistant' or just a touch judge.....
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vitesse wrote:Gb83 wrote:vitesse wrote:My issue is with Karl Dickson - how the £$%& is he on this list..?
Is it 2 or 3 seasons as a prem ref, now an international official...! Ridiculous.....
I thought he’s officiated really well this year, if you’re good enough after 2 or 3 years then why not give him the opportunity.
Let's see if he'll be an 'assistant' or just a touch judge.....
Still a good opportunity for him