The referees for England's three-Test summer tour of Australia have been confirmed.
A total of 22 match officials representing nine nations will take charge of the 25 matches with Jordan Way (Australia) taking charge of the first with Japan v Uruguay on 18 June and Damon Murphy (Australia) the last with the Asia/Pacific 1 qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2023 on 23 July.
Additional fixtures and match official appointments will be confirmed in due course, while the women’s test match appointments will be announced separately.
Wayne Barnes (England) will move closer to the 100-test milestone as a referee when he takes charge of his 99th test with the third test between New Zealand and Ireland during a packed July international window.
England v Barbarians: Twickenham Stadium, London - Sunday, 19 June, 2022
- Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
- Assistant Referee 1: Mike Adamson (SRU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
- TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Australia v England: Optus Stadium, Perth - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
- Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
- TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
New Zealand v Ireland: Venue: TBC - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
- TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
Referee, Karl Dickson during the Gallagher Premiership Match between Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks at Sandy Park on 12 June 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
South Africa v Wales: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
- Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Piardi (FIR)
- TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Argentina v Scotland: Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: Damon Murphy (RA)
- Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
- Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
- TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Spain v Italy: Venue: TBC, Spain - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU)
- TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Referee, Luke Pearce during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Match between Harlequins and Wasps at The Stoop, Twickenham on 28 Sept. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK/Gallagher.
Japan v France: Toyota Stadium, Toyota - Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Mike Adamson (SRU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU)
- TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Australia v England: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane - Saturday, 9 July, 2022
- Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR)
- Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
- TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
New Zealand v Ireland: Venue: TBC - Saturday, 9 July, 2022
- Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
- TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Referee, Jaco Peyper watches the TMO for a potential shoulder charge during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Australia at Twickenham on 13 November 2021. Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK
South Africa v Wales: Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein - Saturday, 9 July, 2022
- Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
- Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
- TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Argentina v Scotland: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta - Saturday, 9 July, 2022
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Referee, Mathieu Raynal during the Heineken Champions Cup Round 4 match between Gloucester Rugby and Exeter Chiefs at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester, Gloucestershire on December 14. - PHOTO: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
Australia v England: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney - Saturday, 16 July, 2022
- Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
- Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR)
- TMO: Chris Hart (NZR)
New Zealand v Ireland: Venue: TBC - Saturday, 16 July, 2022
- Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
- TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
Referee, Wayne Barnes during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Match between Bristol Bears and Bath Rugby at Ashton Gate on 29 Jan. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
South Africa v Wales: DHL Stadium, Cape Town - Saturday, 16 July, 2022
- Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
- Assistant Referee 2: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
- TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Argentina v Scotland: Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago de Estero - Saturday, 16 July, 2022
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Referee, Ben O'Keeffe watches the TMO for a tackle against George North of Wales during the Guinness Six Nations Match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on March 7 2020. - PHOTO: Cameron Geran/PPAUK
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