The July internationals are now fully underway, and this weekend’s action is poised on a knife edge with the crucial second tests ahead of us.
The headline games of New Zealand vs England, South Africa vs Ireland and Australia vs Wales will dominate most of the headlines, but elsewhere Scotland, France, Italy, Fiji and Samoa are all in action.
France get us underway with their mid-week test against Uruguay, with Angus Mabey taking charge of the match. Jordan Way will officiate Scotland’s clash with the USA on Friday night. Damian Schneider has been appointed for Tonga vs Italy.
On Saturday, Nic Berry is appointed as referee for New Zealand’s meeting with England. Nika Amashukeli will be the man in the middle for Australia vs Wales and Karl Dickson will look after South Africa vs Ireland.
Rounding off the weekend, Andrew Brace will officiate Argentina’ meeting with France.
Here is a full breakdown of the referee and assistant referee appointments for the second weekend of the July internationals.
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Full referee appointments for this weekends fixtures
Wednesday 10th July
Uruguay vs France:
Referee: Angus Mabey
Assistant Referees: Gonzalo de Achaval and Tomás Bertazza
Friday 12th July
USA vs Scotland:
Referee: Jordan Way
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal and Robin Kaluzniak
TMO: Chris Assmus
Tonga vs Italy:
Referee: Damian Schneider
Assistant Referees: James Doleman and Marcus Playle
Saturday 13th July
New Zealand vs England:
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant Referees: Damon Murphy and Pierre Brousset
TMO: Brett Cronan
Australia vs Wales:
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley and Paul Williams
TMO: Glenn Newman
South Africa vs Ireland
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce and Craig Evans
TMO: Ian Tempest
Argentina vs France:
Referee: Andrew Brace
Assistant Referees: Chris Busby and Eoghan Cross
TMO: Quinton Immelman
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