Tag Archives: Match Officials

Canada’s ARC – Notes and New Players

It’s been a busy couple weeks on the news front for Canadian rugby fans with the imminent arrival of the new Americas Rugby Championship and there’s plenty to absorb, so let’s try and summarise things quickly. Also don’t forget the HSBC World Sevens Series starts up again this weekend after …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Glendale Raptors and Legends Cup The Glendale Raptors came out victorious over the Seattle Saracens on aggregate to win the Legends Cup. …

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Match officials for ARC announced

Five referees from four countries will take charge of matches in the re-vamped Americas Rugby Championship. Two from Argentina, and one each from Canada, USA, and Uruguay have been appointed to the six-team competition that kicks off on February 6. Each referee has been assigned three of the 15 total …

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Berard, LaBrèche, Trumbull to ref Six Nations

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Top USA referee Leah Berard and Canadian duo Rose LaBrèche and Sherry Trumbull have been appointed to the World Rugby referee panel for the upcoming Women’s Six Nations tournament. Berard and Trumbull have been given two matches each, while LaBrèche will make her Six Nations bow on February 28 as Wales …

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Anselmi named to Six Nations panel

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Top Argentine match official Federico Anselmi will take part in his second Six Nations tournament after being named as an assistant for two matches in the upcoming tournament. The news follows his participation in the same role during the World Cup and coincides with his appointment as a referee on …

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Officials for Round 3 of Campeonato Argentino

Match officials for round two of the 2015 Argentine National Provincial Championship have been named. The appointments are all different to the three who controlled the Round 2 fixtures played last Saturday. Juan Hernán Sylvestre will take charge of Cuyo vs Córdoba, Claudio Antonio will referee Buenos Aires vs Salta …

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Officials for Round 2 of Campeonato Argentino

Match officials for round two of the 2015 Argentine National Provincial Championship have been named. Argentina’s leading referee Federico Anselmi will be involved as will Federico Cuesta and Mauro Rivera in the Championship Zone fixtures. This weekend’s matches will all be played on Saturday with special focus being on Córdoba vs Rosario …

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Federico Anselmi: ”I am Immensely Happy”

The leading rugby official from the Americas, Federico Anselmi will act as assistant referee for six pool matches at Rugby World Cup 2015 it as revealed today. The Argentine has been chosen to be a part of the World Cup after performing well on the Rugby Sevens world circuit and having …

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Officials named for World Cup pool matches

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The officials for the pool stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup have been named. The appointments for the Americas teams are as follows: ARGENTINA Sept 20 – v New Zealand – Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistants: J.P. Doyle (RFU) & Angus Gardner (ARU) TMO: George Ayoub …

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