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Asia Top Rugby Referees

Rodden and Kawasaki to officiate at the World Rugby Sevens World Cup 2018

13 July, 2018 in Hong Kong, Japan, News, Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 by Asia Rugby

Asia Top Rugby Referees Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) and Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)  Appointed to officiate at the World Rugby Sevens World Cup 2018

“We are delighted that two match officials from Asia have been recognised at the Top Table by World Rugby to be included in this Rugby World Cup showcase event.” commented  Asia Rugby General Manager Ross Mittchel he further added   “It continues to show the increasing importance of Asia on the world scene.”

Asia Rugby Match Officials Advisor Mr Alan Whitcombe commented on the match Offical Appointments “Wishing all the best to Matt & Sakurako on their appointments to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018.”

The group of 19 match officials from 14 nations will take charge of a total of 84 matches over the three day event from 20-22 July in what promises to be spectacular and ground-breaking men’s and women’s tournaments.

Matt Rodden HKRFU
Matt Rodden HKRFU

The highly experienced team of 10 match officials who will preside over 52 matches in the 24-team men’s competition are: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Damon Murphy (Australia), Jeremy Rozier (France), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Richard Haughton (England), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Mike O’Brien (USA).

The 16-team women’s event, which involves 32 matches, will be officiated by a team of nine experienced referees: Alhambra

Sakurako Kawasaki JRFU
Sakurako Kawasaki JRFU

Nievas (Spain), Joy Neville (Ireland), Sara Cox (England), Adam Jones (Wales), Ben Crouse (South Africa), Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan), Hollie Davidson (Scotland), Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand), Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy).

The match officials team includes seven women, including Neville who was honoured with the Referee Award at the World Rugby Awards in November 2017.

Meanwhile Rasivhenge and Nievas previously refereed the men’s and women’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens gold medal matches respectively.

Several match officials have successfully transferred their skills and knowledge of the game as players to again reach the pinnacle of the sport as referees.

Mahoney is a double Women’s Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand, Haughton won a 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medal with England and was one of the quickest players of his generation, while Murphy also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, finishing in fourth place.

World Rugby’s High-Performance Sevens Referees Manager Paddy O’Brien said: “The Rugby World Cup Sevens only comes around once in every four years and is a major highlight of the rugby sevens calendar.

Just like the players, our team of highly experienced match officials are preparing themselves both mentally and physically, ready to play their part in what is destined to be an outstanding showcase of rugby sevens in an iconic venue.”

Asia Rugby Match Officials Page >> Link 

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