"Bad news for Eddie Jones" - Referee's Confirmed For England's Autumn Nations Series Fixtures
Rugby NewsMonday, 24 October 2022 at 19:02
England's referee's for their 2022 Autumn Internationals have been confirmed.
Eddie Jones, who has had run-ins with most of the international referee's down the years, has a particularly bad record with one of the match officials taking charge.
Check out all of the appointments below.
England v Argentina referee
Twickenham, London Sunday, 6 November, 2022
- Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
- TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
As a Welsh-born official who played international rugby for Belgium and is now affiliated to the Irish Rugby Football Union, Brace has several European bases covered.
Referee, Andrew Brace consults with the TMO after a tackle in the air by Siya Kolisi, Captain of South Africa on Joe Marchant of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
England v Japan referee
Twickenham, London Saturday, 12 November, 2022
- Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
- Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)
- Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
- TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Doleman began refereeing while a student in Dunedin, becoming a professional referee in 2020. In 2019 he had refereed the final of the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He refereed his first Super Rugby match on 7 March 2020 in a match between the Rebels and Lions, before refereeing 3 matches in the 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. He also refereed the Championship final of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup as Hawke’s Bay played Northland.
England v New Zealand referee
Twickenham, London Saturday, 19 November, 2022
- Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
- Assistant Referee 1: Damon Murphy (RA)
- Assistant Referee 2: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
- TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
A former scrum-half, Nic Berry spent nearly a decade playing professional rugby, first for the Reds in Super Rugby and then for Racing 92 and Wasps in Europe.
He was forced to retire in 2012, aged 28, following a series of concussion and subsequently made the switch to refereeing.
England v South Africa referee
Twickenham, London Saturday, 26 November, 2022
- Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
- Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
- TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
He started refereeing in 1999 but only became a full-time ref in 2015. He refereed at his first Rugby World Cup in 2015 and took charge of the Super Rugby final in 2018.
In 2018 he was awarded World Rugby Referee of the Year.
Referee, Angus Gardner checks with the TMO before giving England the victory during the Quilter International Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium, Richmond, London on November 3. - PHOTO: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
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