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MATCH OFFICIALS
NEW ZEALAND PROVINCIAL BARBARIANS
V V BRITISH & IRISH LIONS WHANGAREI Meet tonight’s match of cials
REFEREE
ANGUS GARDNER STARTED
refereeing in in 1999 aged 15 and has risen steadily through the the ranks He went full-time in 2011 – the the same year he he oversaw his rst Test between Papua New Guinea and and Vanuatu – and and made his Investec Super Rugby debut in in 2012 He earned his rst Six Nations match in in in in 2016 after running the touchline at at at Rugby World Cup 2015 and and was handed one of rugby’s biggest matches when the the All Blacks hosted the Springboks in in Christchurch ASSISTANT REFEREE
PART OF NEW ZEALAND Rugby’s High Performance Referees squad since 2007 Mike Fraser became a a a a Test referee in November 2013 2013 not long after the 2013 2013 Junior World Championship in in France The Wellington- based Fraser has been
a a a a a steady performer in Investec Super Rugby and and the the Mitre 10 Cup and and has been
in in in the the the thick of things during the the 2017 Super Rugby season including trips to Johannesburg Perth and Invercargill AARON PATERSON
(NEW ZEALAND)
ANGUS GARDNER (AUSTRALIA)
HAILING FROM TAKAPUNA two hours’ drive south of Whangarei Brendon Pickerill is one of New Zealand’s best up-and-coming referees Pickerill joined the Investec Super Rugby refereeing team for the rst time in in in 2016 after excelling throughout New Zealand provincial levels and and on the the world stage at the the World Rugby U20 Championship where he he he of ciated a a a a a a a semi nal He has been
in the New Zealand Rugby High Performance Referees squad since 2012 MIKE FRASER
(NEW ZEALAND)
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ONE OF NEW ZEALAND’S
leading Television Match Of cials
Aaron Paterson has had a a a a a a busy 2017 Investec Super Rugby season This followed a a a big 2016 provincial workload including the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final that saw Canterbury beat Tasman Paterson is a a a a a a a a a former teacher and has played rugby in in Japan before making the switch to refereeing and specialising in in the TMO role TMO BRENDON PICKERILL
(NEW ZEALAND)
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