Referee appointments for this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series, including the England vs Japan referee at Twickenham on Saturday.
In total, 23 match officials representing 10 nations will take charge of the 37 November tests announced so far.
| Georgia v Samoa Venue TBC, Georgia Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Damon Murphy (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Ludovic Cayre (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Talal Chaudhry (RC) TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR) |
| Romania v Uruguay Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Adrien Marbot (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Jean Baptiste Nuchy (FFR) TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU) |
| Spain v Namibia Venue TBC Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Shota Tevzadze (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Kahlil Harrison (USA) |
| 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) |
| Ireland v Fiji Aviva Stadium, Dublin Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) (replaced by Mathieu Raynal) Assistant Referee 1: Tual Trainini (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Chris Hart (NZR) |
| Italy v Australia Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) (replace by Andrew Brace) Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| Wales v Argentina Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) |
Who’s is England vs Japan referee?
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.
Embed from Getty Images| France v South Africa Stade Velodrome, Marseille Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| Tonga v Chile Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 12 November, 2022 | Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luc Ramos (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain (SRU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| All Blacks XV v Barbarians Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Sunday, 13 November, 2022 | Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) Assistant Referee 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) |
| Scotland v New Zealand Murrayfield, Edinburgh Sunday, 13 November, 2022 | Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
Wayne Barnes facts:
- When not on the pitch or working with the England team, Barnes is a practising barrister
- Barnes started playing rugby at the age of eight, and took up refereeing aged 15 with Gloucester & District Referees
- He also has two young children, Juno and Beau with wife Polly.
Record-breaking Barnes ranks the toughest players to referee
#5. Joe Marler (England)
