Referee Rankings

[crossref]

So, there are 14 refs in the 6N and 12 of them will be going to the RWC.
(it's like masterchef)

I have had a go at guessing how the 14 rank in the eyes of WR, based on recent appointments, 6N appointments and - yes - my own opinion.

Here's the table - feedback welcome. I thought it might be fun to update this after every 6N game, see who goes up, and who goes down after each round.

I have shown their 6N appointment as it's a likely indicator of how high they rank in WR's eyes..




Rank Ref 6N Game
1 Wayne Barnes*(England) France v Wales *
2 Jérôme Garcès*(France) Ireland v England *
3 Nigel Owens*(Wales) England v France *
4 Angus Gardner*(Australia) Wales v Ireland *
5 Jaco Peyper*(South Africa) Wales v England *
6 Ben O’Keeffe*(New Zealand)Ireland v France*
7 Romain Poite*(France) Scotland v Ireland *
8 Pascal Gauzere*(France) Scotland v Wales *
9 Nic Berry*(Australia) France v Scotland and England v Italy
10 Luke Pearce*(England) Scotland v Italy *
11 Matthew Carley*(England) Italy v France*
12 Mathieu Raynal*(France) Italy v Wales *
13 Paul Williams*(New Zealand) England v Scotland
14 Glen Jackson*(New Zealand) Italy v Ireland *

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

So, there are 14 refs in the 6N and 12 of them will be going to the RWC.
(it's like masterchef)

I have had a go at guessing how the 14 rank in the eyes of WR, based on recent appointments, 6N appointments and - yes - my own opinion.

Here's the table - feedback welcome. I thought it might be fun to update this after every 6N game, see who goes up, and who goes down after each round.

I have shown their 6N appointment as it's a likely indicator of how high they rank in WR's eyes..




Rank Ref 6N Game
1 Wayne Barnes*(England) France v Wales *
2 Jérôme Garcès*(France) Ireland v England *
3 Nigel Owens*(Wales) England v France *
4 Angus Gardner*(Australia) Wales v Ireland *
5 Jaco Peyper*(South Africa) Wales v England *
6 Ben O’Keeffe*(New Zealand)Ireland v France*
7 Romain Poite*(France) Scotland v Ireland *
8 Pascal Gauzere*(France) Scotland v Wales *
9 Nic Berry*(Australia) France v Scotland and England v Italy
10 Luke Pearce*(England) Scotland v Italy *
11 Matthew Carley*(England) Italy v France*
12 Mathieu Raynal*(France) Italy v Wales *
13 Paul Williams*(New Zealand) England v Scotland
14 Glen Jackson*(New Zealand) Italy v Ireland *

Get him to announce it.

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[L'irlandais]

This came up in an earlier discussion thread too. To be honest I don’t thing the opening night apppointment shows Wayne Barnes is their Number One choice. For me the Ireland v England clash in Dublin is THE match of the opening weekend. And they have a Frenchman in charge of proceedings.

Nic Berry is in charge of two games, that must be significant, surely. That and how often each contender appears in a team of four over the course of the Six Nations, right?

2019 Guinness Six Nations Refereeing Appointments:

France v Wales
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Scotland v Italy
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant 1: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant 2: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Ireland v England
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 1: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Scotland v Ireland
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant 1: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Italy v Wales
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 2: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)

England v France
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 1: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

France v Scotland
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant 1: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Wales v England
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant 1: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Italy v Ireland
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

Scotland v Wales
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant 1: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant 2: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

England v Italy
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant 1: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Ireland v France
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Italy v France
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant 1: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

Wales v Ireland
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zelaand)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

England v Scotland
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 2: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Source: 6 Nations Rugby website.

Let’s see how things pan out over the next 6 weeks, shall we?

[crossref]

I agree that Ireland England is the #1 game.
Obv Wb isn't eligible for it

I think the #1 spot is (at the moment ) between WB and JG and i don't think there is much between them

NO is interesting . I perceive that he has knuckle down
He had a shock I reckon in the " Superman " game, where as well as that jibe there was also the handshake refusal .
I notice that since then he hasn't been in the press even once with bon mot or witticism . I think he has adjusted his approach. Good on him. Maybe he will come up on the rails

My other outside bet is Luke Pearce

[L'irlandais]

What are the chance of Japan’s Shuhei Kubo, of getting a couple of pool matches in the RWC?

[crossref]

Here is a round up of all 14 from Wales On Line
(Cough)
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...clude-15679008

[crossref]

Match 1
Solid performance from WB . Stays at #1

[crossref]

Match #3 Garces

Mostly excellent, you can easily see why he is one of WR top two or three

But three question marks
1 should have properly TMOd Ireland's first try
2 should have listened to the TMO for Mako's disallowed try
3 got confused with the maul with the two catchers ..

Overall : maintains position at #2

[Rich_NL]

I thought Luke Pearce had a good game; there were a couple of question marks on the calls (around an allowed and disallowed Scotland try), I think his communication is excellent (as it was for Wales-Boks).

[SimonSmith]

I thought Luke Pearce had a good game; there were a couple of question marks on the calls (around an allowed and disallowed Scotland try), I think his communication is excellent (as it was for Wales-Boks).

Not so sure. I wasn't all convinced by his management of the tackle/breakdown. Great communication, agreed.