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THE TEST OFFICIALS
JACO PEYPER
First Test & Maori All Blacks The Rugby Rugby World Cup the Rugby Rugby Championship and Super Rugby experience are all on the CV of South African o o cial Peyper with his status earning him two games including the all-important First Test THE FULL OFFICIAL LINE-UP
NEW ZEALAND PROVINCIAL BARBARIANS Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) AR1: TBC
AR2: TBC
TMO: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand) BLUES
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France) AR1: Mathieu Raynal (France) AR2: Angus Gardner (Australia) TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa) CRUSADERS
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) AR1: Angus Gardner (Australia) AR2: Pascal Gauzere (France) TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa) HIGHLANDERS
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) AR1: Pascal Gauzere (France) AR2: Mathieu Raynal (France) TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa) MAORI ALL BLACKS Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) AR1: Jerome Garces (France) AR2: Romain Poite (France) TMO: Ian Smith (Australia) CHIEFS
Referee: Jerome Garces (France) AR1: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) AR2: Romain Poite (France) TMO: Ian Smith (Australia) FIRST TEST Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) AR1: Romain Poite (France) AR2: Jerome Garces (France) TMO: George Ayoub (Australia) HURRICANES
Referee: Romain Poite (France) AR1: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) AR2: Jerome Garces (France) TMO: George Ayoub (Australia) SECOND TEST Referee: Jerome Garces (France) AR1: Romain Poite (France) AR2: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) TMO: George Ayoub (Australia) THIRD TEST Referee: Romain Poite (France) AR1: Jerome Garces (France) AR2: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) TMO: George Ayoub (Australia) JEROME GARCES
Second Test & Chiefs
Very experienced Frenchman Garces has two Rugby World Cups under his belt to go along with Test appearances in both hemispheres Took charge of the All Blacks’ 2015 semi nal against South Africa ROMAIN POITE
Third Test & Hurricanes Has now o o o o ciated in some form across three Rugby World Cups and famously told England’s players “I’m a a a a referee not a a a a coach ” earlier this year when Italy refused to contest rucks much to England’s confusion FOR REFEREEING UPDATES GO TO allblacks com/referees
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