WORLD RUGBY HAS this morning announced the referee appointments for the 33 Test matches which will take place over the course of next month.
Ireland’s much-anticipated clash with New Zealand in Chicago’s Solider Field on 5 November will mark the start of the busy international schedule, with Frenchman Mathieu Raynal set to take charge.
The 35-year-old, who has refereed eight international matches previously, showed CJ Stander a red card during Ireland’s victory over South Africa in the first Test in June.
Luke Pearce and Ben Whitehouse will run the lines for the first meeting of Ireland and the All Blacks since 2013 while Rowan Kitt has been named Television Match Official.
For the return fixture in Dublin on 19 November, South African Jaco Peyper will be in charge with Raynal on touch judge duties.
Marius Van Der Westhuizen will be the referee for Ireland’s meeting with Canada at the Aviva Stadium and Jerome Garces will officiate the final game of the Autumn series against Australia on 26 November.
Ireland’s John Lacey has been appointed to referee the meeting of Italy and Tonga in Padova while Peter Fitzgibbon, Simon McDowell, Dudley Phillips, Andrew Brace and David Wilkinson will touch judge games throughout the month.
Full list of appointments can be viewed here.
- 5 November: Ireland v New Zealand (Solider Field) – Mathieu Raynal (France)
- 12 November: Ireland v Canada (Aviva Stadium) – Marius Van Der Westhuizen (SA)
- 19 November: Ireland v New Zealand (Aviva Stadium) – Jaco Peyper (SA)
- 26 November: Ireland v Australia (Aviva Stadium) – Jerome Garces (France)
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Kane’ s second goal oozed class, a great three points for Spurs I thought they were struggling to break Villa down until the last 15 mins.
Grealish caught wanting too much time on the ball a few times, he’ll need to adjust to Premier League, on the bright side for Villa Mings put some shift in at the back, looks top quality.
@Sean: glrealish has lost 18 games in a row.. The longest of any player in premiership history
@Chonky Racoon: how did you work that one out considering they came up through the playoffs? Unless you mean he has lost his last 18 premier league games in which case that’s just a completely meaningless start as he only appeared in 16 league games the year they went down so it’s a stat spread over 3 Prem seasons over 5 years apart.
Clinical finishes from Kane. So important fir spurs that he stays fit. Eriksen showed his class. Would love him to sign a new contract. Decent first showing from Ndombele. With Son, Ali & La Celso still to come in fir spurs it could be another good season.
90 minute game, Spurs showed patience and class in the last 20 minutes. Kane has the X factor. Ndoble could be a player.
Spurs looked like a real side tonight, in the past they would have lost that match, but a serious team now the last 20 mins they showed it. Grealish well he’ll have better days.
Delighted your man lost the ball for Spurs’ second.
Typical kane.. Does nothing for 70 odd mins then sores a jammy goal.