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ALL BLACKS V BRITISH & IRISH LIONS THIRD TEST EDEN PARK AUCKLAND Meet tonight’s match of cials
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ROMAIN POITE COMES
from Toulouse playing at No 8 for for Castres Olympique and SC Graulhet before starting refereeing in in in 1994 He handled his rst match in in in the French top division
in in in in in 2004 made his international refereeing debut in in in in an RWC 2007 quali er er between Morocco and and Namibia in in 2006 and and joined the World Rugby High Performance Panel in in 2009 He was in in the the middle when the the the Lions faced the the the Hurricanes and was AR1 for the the rst two Tests JACO PEYPER WAS IN the the the middle for the the the rst Test in Auckland as as well as as the the the the Lions’ encounter with the the Maori All Blacks The trained lawyer cut his teeth at Investec Super Rugby level in 2008 and has refereed at the Junior World Championships on on on two occasions including the the JWC 2011 2011 Final He then made his Test debut in in in 2011 2011 and the the following year he he he was promoted to the the IRB’s elite panel – and he he hasn’t looked back since PAU NATIVE JEROME
Garces took charge of of his his rst match of of this year’s Lions Series at at the Chiefs xture in Hamilton He rst took up refereeing back in in 1993 and graduated from what was then the the Junior World Championship at which he he he rst appeared in 2009 A seasoned French Top 14 referee who has also taken control of many European Cup matches he he he was an an an an Assistant Referee in the the rst Test and ran the the match last weekend in in Wellington GEORGE AYOUB
(AUSTRALIA)
A FORMER TEST REFEREE
turned specialist television match of cial cial (TMO) George Ayoub is kept busy as a a a a a regular TMO in Investec Super Rugby where he’s one of three Australian TMOs in in the High Performance Unit Based in in NSW Ayoub is is a a a a a surf lifesaver during his his his spare time in in summer This is is is is his his his fourth Series match in the TMO box ASSISTANT REFEREE
ROMAIN POITE JEROME
GARCES
(FRANCE)
(FRANCE)
ASSISTANT REFEREE
TMO JACO PEYPER (SOUTH AFRICA)
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