Copyright Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved. We never say were going to be perfect. Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 36th Championship game) AR1: Divan Uys (SARU), AR2: Paul Mente (SARU) TMO: Christie Du Preez (SARU) Benetton Rugby v Leinster - KO 18:15 (ITA) / 17:15 (UK) Stadio Monigo, Treviso Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 59th Championship game) AR1: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR), AR2: Gwyn Morris (WRU) TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU) The referees are accountable. Ulster v DHL Stormers Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 67th league game) ARs: Andrew Cole (IRFU) & Paul Haycock (IRFU) . cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics. He also refereed the 2013 Pro12 Grand Final and the 201516 and 201617 European Rugby Challenge Cup finals. News. The Rugby Championship. . [1] WATCH | STORMERS GOT LUCKY AS SA TMOS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT. I would offer my own assessment of the match officials, but I dont want to be invited to referee half a dozen under-10s games. The teams for Friday night's Round 15 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast info. The United Rugby Championship is a professional club rugby competition with 16 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa & Wales participating. 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BBC is not responsible for any changes. by James Richardson. All the referees are buying into this process to make the decisions more consistent, and to create understanding and respect for the culture theyre dealing with the culture of the club and how to deliver a better performance to how the teams want to play. He primarily played as a scrum-half. Once again, theres valuable big-match game time for some of the newer referees at this level Mike Adamson, Nika Amashukeli, James Doleman and Damon Murphy picking up games. We need to pull together all the philosophies at each union and how they develop their referees and style of play, so we have consistency, understanding and respect amongst all of us.. United Rugby Championship: Munster v Ospreys. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Nika's pathway continued through as he got top level appointments on November internationals, set to officiate in Ireland v Japan, French Barbarians v Tonga and Wales v Australia matches. [2][3][4], Nika started playing rugby for Jiki at the age of 11. Instant Highlights. And will see the regular season come to an end in Round 18 on 23 April 2023. Instant Highlights. He would also referee the 2001 final, making him the first referee to take charge of two European Rugby Champions Cup finals. Head of Match officials for the United Rugby Championship (URC) Tappe Henning has called on referees to crack down on dissent from players. Following a busy schedule of mens Test matches across June and July, 12 referees will take charge of the matches within a team of 26 match officials, including assistant referees and television match officials. United . EBEN ETZEBETHS FIANCEE SIGNS NATIONAL ANTHEM IN HIS 100TH TEST, JACQUES NIENABER ADMITS BOMB SQUAD COMES AT A RISK, BREYTON PAULSE HONOURED WITH FLAG BEARER ROLE FOR SPRINGBOKS V WALES TEST, EISH WENA: Inappropriate things caught on live TV [viral video]. United Rugby Championship Table - Rugby Union - BBC Sport United Rugby Championship Table All times are UK and subject to change. Pressure rises for SA sides in Vodacom URC. 0. New Head of Match Officials for the United Rugby Championship, Tappe Henning, has outlined his vision for the tournaments referees. 02 Mar 2023 12:01:00 Lots of changes for Vodacom URC Derby Day. This included Irish referees regularly officiating Georgian domestic league matches, Georgian referees officiating All-Ireland League matches and attending IRFU workshops. [14][11] Nika Amashukeli claims that David McHugh has been the biggest influence on his career and changed the way he thinks. Date of birth: 18 June 1971. What I loved about the game was the intensity; what I loathed was the refusal of the referee to officiate the match and the bias from the TMO to decide when he wanted to influence play in the match. Grant Williams: 'I dont have a point to prove'. Here are all kick-off times and dates for the 144 matches of theUnited Rugby Championship 2022/2023 season. Parent lists expand_more. They probably also dont need the run out as much as the new names. The selection was made after a review of match official team performances across recent Tests and represents another milestone on the road to Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. 02 Mar 2023 12:01:00 EPCR and the United Rugby Championship are joining forces with Qatar Airways who will become the Official South African Airline Partner of EPCR and Official World Rugby Match Officials Selection Committee Chairman, Graham Mourie said, We have a group of very committed match officials who, like players, continually work on their game through a robust, team-driven 360 degree review process. In 2009 Neville captained the first Ireland team to defeat France. And it has nothing to do with the result. As a player Neville represented Ireland at both the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cups. Mike Adamson (Scotland), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) and James Doleman (New Zealand) will make their Rugby Championship debuts, while Mathieu Raynal (France) will referee in the Rugby Championship for first time since 2018. Were accountable. Our job is to make sure that what a player experiences in the refereeing of a United Rugby Championship game on a Friday evening is the same as what a player experiences in the refereeing of a Six Nations Test on the Saturday, or at Rugby World Cup level. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Match Highlights. Referees must be consistent over 80 minutes. Kaizer Chiefs could sign R30 million rated duo for FREE! Theres a double header in Auckland as the Black Ferns have their final run out before RWC21, hosting Japan Women. 03:15 | 25 Feb. [4][11] According to Nika himself, McHugh is not only a coach for him, but also his friend. When Sam Grove-White is going to referee the Bulls for the first time, hell call up Mark Lawrence or Jaco Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen and ask for key pointers as to the Bulls playing style and how he should approach them. Munster (27) 58. He was selected for Georgia U18 team for 2012 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship. Selected to join the European Youth Parliament (UK) in January of 2023 after a written selection process. READ |SPRINGBOKS V IRELAND END-OF-YEAR TEST SOLD OUT! This is a full-on international competition, and just as these players will go to the next level into Test rugby, so will our referees. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images World Rugby have unveiled the referees, ARs and TMOs for the upcoming 2022 The Rugby Championship. There is no doubt that Henning has a very clear vision of where he wants to get to with the match officials. Take part in our quiz and WIN R1 000 in cash! He has been on the IRB Elite panel (the highest level in the world) since 2009. Their decisions are reviewed and if its wrong its corrected. 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Photo: SA Rugby website. SPOTLIGHT: Star No.8 Francke Horn believes the Lions can be a surprise package in the not-too-distant future. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. How do these people still have a job a week later?. Load shedding for WEDNESDAY: Heres the UPDATED schedule, Budget Speech 2023: Six things South Africa can expect TODAY, Real Madrid come from TWO goals down to mop the floor with Liverpool, Suspect arrested for bribing a prosecutor. This biographical article relating to Georgian rugby union is a stub. Theres a game for most of the usual suspects as well. Photo: Niel Germishuys. He is still human. His first match in Ireland was between Old Christians and St Marys in the Munster Junior League. Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park Kick-off: 14:00 local (12:00 GMT) Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Griffin Colby (South Africa) TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa) READ MORE: United Rugby Championship: Crunch time for defending champions the Stormers News Share this Article Marius van der Westhuizen has been appointed as TMO for the two matches between the Pumas and Wallabies in Argentina in the opening rounds. This isnt just an issue for South Africa and the #URC league, but it is an issue for the game globally. He has also refereed in the Pro14, the European Rugby Champions Cup, the Six Nations Championship and the Rugby Championship. Lions star's bold statement amidst difficult period. It has been a challenging and exhausting week for the Lions players, as the Ellis Park-based franchise looks to end a five-match United Rugby Championship losing streak. READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round Six catch-up match between the Lions and Glasgow Warriors at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world. United Rugby Championship (URC) referees' boss Tappe Henning says referees should deal harshly with any forms of dissent that can bring the game into disrepute. By Hamid Shalizi and James MackenzieKABUL (Reuters) - Political horsetrading over appointments to Afghan police and army commands has created chaos for security forces fighting the Taliban in strategic areas such as Helmand province, a leading opposition politician said.Umer Daudzai, a former interior minister, now part of a new opposition group, said the power-sharing arrangement at the heart . READ |JACQUES NIENABER ADMITS BOMB SQUAD COMES AT A RISK, World Rugby Match Officials Selection Committee chairperson Graham Mourie said: We have a group of very committed and talented match officials who, like players, continually work on their game through a robust, team-driven 360 degree review process. All times shown are french time, refresh to see your local time. Would you be interested in join a refereeing membership? Nigel Owens (born 18 June 1971) is a Welsh international rugby union referee. Frank Murphy (born 2 December 1981) is a former professional rugby union player from Ireland who works as a referee for the Irish Rugby Football Union. In his early youth Nika Amashukeli played soccer. Rome , Italy - 25 February 2023; Referee Mike Adamson during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Italy and Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The 'United Rugby Championship will kick off in September 2021 as the top clubs from South Africa (Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers, Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls) combine with the Guinness PRO14 to create a world-class 16-team league. 02:58 | 25 Feb. I suspect therell be plenty of clock watching this weekend after the time-wasting furore reached epic proportions. Consistency is hugely important, and it will be my key focus. The 2021-22 United Rugby Championship was the twenty-first season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. 17 February 2023 Rugby Union. NEWS: Wayne Barnes helped launch the first representative body for senior officials, after the English referee and his family were subjected to threats on social media. in United Rugby Championship Match referee Marius van der Westhuizen waits for a try confirmation during the 2020 Super Rugby match between Sharks and Jaguares at the Jonsson Kings. [], All the match officials for the start of the Rugby Championship, plus referees, ARs and TMOs for New Zealands NPC and Farah Palmer Cup [], The match officials who will referee, AR and TMO this years The Rugby Championship have been announced [], Copyright 2023 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes, 2023 Guinness Six Nations match officials announced, Episode 36 New Zealand Rugbys lower tackle height plans for 2023, 23-27 February: Referee, AR & TMO appointments, Rugby Australia growing female match official representation with 2023 leadership program, on Rugby Championship 2022 match official appointments, on Sept 15-22 Referee, AR & TMO appointments, on Referee, AR & TMO appointments: Rugby Championship, NPC & Farah Palmer Cup, on Appointments: The Rugby Championship 2019 & Bledisloe Cup referees, ARs and TMOs. As match officials I can assure you we are motivated to make our contribution as best we can. Scottish Inter-District Championship referees, Ireland international women's rugby union players, People educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Scotland Club XV international rugby union players. The South African succeeds Greg Garner, who had served as the league's Elite Referee Manager since . Weekend referees, ARs & TMOs: 18-20 February. Australias Angus Gardner will take charge of the Test between England and the Springboks at Twickenham in London on Saturday, 26 November. Were more than ready to play our part, he says. NEWS: The match officials appointments of the United Rugby Championship Round 13 fixtures have been confirmed. There are some very knowledgeable people in this competition top players and coaches and referees. Fhatuwani 'Rasta' Rasivhenge (born in Johannesburg on 3 January 1986) is a South African rugby union referee who is a member of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) Elite Panel. HT: 0-29. Highlight of Nika's career was 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina, where World Rugby was highly impressed with emerging Georgian talent as afterwards he got appointments from Jol Jutge to referee in EPCR competitions. [5], In 2016 in an incident after a Georgian domestic league match between Batumi and Army Nika Amashukeli was stabbed in the leg with a knife by one of the Army club officials.[7][8][9]. South Africa Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. Apart from Gardner, the Springboks will also have as referees Luke Pearce of England (New Zealand in Johannesburg on 13 August); a trio of New Zealanders in Paul Williams (against Australia in Adelaide on 27 August), Ben OKeeffe (against Australia in Sydney on 3 September), and James Doleman (against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 17 September); and Damon Murphy of Australia (against Argentina in Durban on 24 September). EURO REFEREE NEWS: The return of EPCR's tournaments will see history made when an all-women's team of match officials takes charge of a Challenge Cup Round Three fixture. Dual Rugby World Cup final referee Hollie Davidson and two-time men's Rugby World Cup referee Jaco Peyper head a stellar inaugural management committee elected to the representative body for international high performance match officials, chaired by Mark Egan . Answer these 2 simple questions & WIN R1000 in cash! There is not a referee in the world that will have a conscious bias towards a team. The Scarlets' unbeaten start to 2023 came to an end as they fell agonisingly short of a last-gasp draw against Munster following a stunning second-half comeback in Cork. The United Rugby Championship will be bigger, bolder and stronger than its predecessors. NEWS: The match officials for the United Rugby Championship Round Nine fixtures have been confirmed. The teams for Friday night's Round 15 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast info. As we move closer to France 2023, our focus continues to be on consistent officiating of the clear and obvious with a particular emphasis on safety, speed and space., WATCH |BREYTON PAULSE HONOURED WITH FLAG BEARER ROLE FOR SPRINGBOKS V WALES TEST. A competition like the United Rugby Championship is taking the watching of the game to another level entirely with new technology. They won because they are a better team, but they won, despite the obvious incompetence of a referee, who allowed the TMO to referee the game., ALSO READ:Sharks eager to tie down Aphelele Fassi amid Stormers interest. Those are the players were refereeing. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". They cant have differences in refereeing. Take part in our quiz and WIN R1 000 in cash! We embrace that. He also refereed in the Celtic League, the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations. Snyman: We can go all the way in Vancouver. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. Keohane felt that this match deserved better officials. Dwayne Peel's side . The big challenge is to bring consistency and alignment to world rugby refereeing. [1][15], As of February 2023, Nika Amashukeli is included in World Rugby's list of candidates to be a referee at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[16]. This is a full-on international competition, and just as these players will go to the. This is a full-on international competition, and just as these players will go to the. [10] Nika left the field, stitched the cutting and happily returned in 12 minutes to finish the match. United Rugby Championship: Munster overpower Ospreys with impressive win. I can tell you that every single union in this competition is working extremely hard to make their match officials even better., READ |BULLS COACH JAKE WHITE ON WHY DUANE VERMEULENS RETURN IS A PROBLEM. Ulster Rugby. Not just a particular team. And it is in those words he uses of play our part that Henning highlights one critical element the ongoing debate around refereeing in rugby is missing the desire of the referees themselves to enhance the rugby product, not detract from it. As well as all the match officials for the URC and the top leagues in England, we also have the appointments covering Wales Premiership and Frances Top 14 and ProD2 as well. Would you be interested in join a refereeing membership? Damon Murphy looks after the SA v Argentina game in Durban. Read More Appointments 22 Feb 2023 Referees to 27 February 2023 Another week of SARU and Varsity matches with the Six Nations & Six Nations u20 re-starting their rounds. Our offices are for administrative purposes only, no visitors will be accepted without an appointment. Adamson becomes the first Scottish ref since Jim Fleming in 1999 to oversee a Rugby Championship/Tri Nations match, and in line with his other firsts, Amashukeli becomes the first Georgian to do the same. New Zealand v Australia Eden Park, Auckland Saturday, 7 August, 2021: Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Mike Fraser (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR) The list below includes all of his Tier 1 test appointments in Six Nations, Rugby Championship and international tours.