Referees announced for British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
Rugby NewsTuesday, 08 June 2021 at 14:59
The men in the middle for The British & Irish Lions Tests against South Africa has been announced.
World Rugby has announced the officials for the whole of the Tour, with an Australian, New Zealand and a Frenchman selected.
Furthermore, Mike Adamson from Scotland will be the man in the middle in the Springboks’ return to Test rugby, against Georgia on 2 July, with Ireland’s Frank Murphy taking charge of the second Test against the Lelos, on 9 July.
The Castle Lager Lions Series will be particularly significant for Jaco Peyper, as it will be his fourth British & Irish Lions tour as a match official. He served as an assistant referee in South Africa in 2009 (matches against the Royal XV and Cell C Sharks), while he refereed in the 2013 and 2017 British & Irish Lions tours to Australia (Waratahs match) and New Zealand (first Test) respectively.
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WARM-UP MATCHES:
| British and Irish Lions v Japan BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 26 June, 2021 | Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Romain Poite (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) |
| Emirates Lions v British and Irish Lions Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Saturday, 3 July, 2021 | Referee: AJ Jacobs (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jaco Peyper (SARU) TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU) |
| Cell C Sharks v British and Irish Lions Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Wednesday, 7 July, 2021 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) |
| Vodacom Bulls v British and Irish Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 10 July, 2021 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU) |
| South Africa A v British and Irish Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Wednesday, 14 July, 2021 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| DHL Stormers v British and Irish Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Saturday, 17 July, 2021 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) |
FIRST TEST:
| South Africa v British and Irish Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Saturday, 24 July, 2021 | Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
SECOND TEST:
| South Africa v British and Irish Lions FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Saturday, 31 July, 2021 | Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
THIRD TEST:
| South Africa v British and Irish Lions Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Saturday, 7 August, 2021 | Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Nic Berry (RA) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
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