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ALL BLACKS V BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SECOND TEST WESTPAC STADIUM REFEREE
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 after appearing as as an AR at at RWC 2011 he he he was one of the top referees at RWC 2015 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 the French top division in in 2004 and worked as a a a a police investigator before becoming a a a a a full-time referee in in in in 2007 He made his international refereeing debut with an RWC 2007 quali er er between Morocco and and Namibia in in Casablanca in in in 2006 and and joined the World Rugby High Performance Panel in in 2009 JACO PEYPER WAS IN the the middle for the the rst Test in Auckland last Saturday as as as well as as as 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 GEORGE AYOUB
(AUSTRALIA)
A FORMER TEST REFEREE
turned specialist television match of cial cial (TMO) George Ayoub is is kept busy earning his keep as a a a a regular TMO in in Investec Super Rugby where he’s one of three Australian TMOs in in their High Performance Unit structure Based in in in NSW Ayoub is is a a a a a surf lifesaver during his spare time in in summer and is is also a a a a former teacher ASSISTANT REFEREE
WELLINGTON Meet tonight’s match o o cials
JEROME
GARCES
JACO PEYPER (FRANCE)
(SOUTH AFRICA)
ASSISTANT REFEREE
TMO ROMAIN POITE (FRANCE)
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