Asia Rugby Announce Match Officials for Asia Rugby Sevens Series First Leg: the 2023 Korea 7s

The match officials for the first leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, the 2023 Korea 7s, have been announced. This is the first of the 2 leg Series in what will be a very busy Sevens season. The tournament will take place at the iconic Asiad Namdong Stadium in Incheon from the 26th to 27th August.The list of officials appointed along with their respective roles and unions is as follows:

Referees:

Qu Shenggang – CRFA
Lee Chui Yan – HKCR
Morgan White – HKCR
Eri Kamimura – JRFU
Ibuki Tetsuka – JRFU
Ano Kuwai – JRFU
Christabelle Lim – SRU
Leow Wei Liang – SRU
Just Wang – SRU
Craig Chan – HKCR
James Fairbourn – UAERF

Television Match Official (TMO):

Shane Barr – SRU

Referee Performance Reviewers:

Taku Otsuki – JRFU
Greg Hinton – MGRU

Referee Manager:

Dilroy Fernando – AR

Coach of Match Officials and TMO:

Matt Rodden – HKCR
Citing Commissioners (CCs):
Christopher Mark Galea – Singapore
Tamas Ross Taldon King – Hong Kong
Malik Rizwan – Pakistan

Judicial Officer (JO):

Kung Wee Tack Edwin – Singapore

These officials will be responsible for ensuring fair and consistent officiating during the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2023 Korea 7s. The Match Officials have been carefully selected by Asia Rugby’s Selections and Appointments Panel and ratified by both the Asia Rugby Referees Committee and the Asia Rugby Interim CEO.