Australia's Angus Gardner will referee the Springboks' opening Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on 6 August. | Sport24news
for the competition, which runs from 6 August to 24 September, late on Thursday.
The global governing body appointed 12 referees to take charge of the matches within a team of 26 match officials, including assistant referees and television match officials. Scotland's Mike Adamson, Georgia's Nika Amashukeli and New Zealand's James Doleman will make their competition debuts, while Frenchman Mathieu Raynal will referee in the Rugby Championship for first time since 2018.Paul WilliamsWord Rugby said the selections were made after a review of match official performances across recent Tests.
South Africa's Jaco Peyper was one of a small group of experienced referees who were given a break for this competition, while Marius van der Westhuizen has been appointed as TMO for the two matches between the Pumas and Wallabies in Argentina.
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