Contents 1 About 2 Pool Stage Referees 2.1 1987 2.2 1991 2.3 1995 2.4 1999 2.5 2003 2.6 2007 2.6.1 Pool A 2.6.2 Pool B 2.6.3 Pool C 2.6.4 Pool D 2.7 2011 2.7.1 Pool A 2.7.2 Pool B 2.7.3 Pool C 2.7.4 Pool D 3 Knockout Stage Referees, Touch Judges & TMO 3.1 1987 3.2 1991 3.3 1995 3.4 1999 3.5 2003 3.6 2007 3.7 2011 4 Specific Touch Judges/Assistant Referees 5 Specific Television Match Officials (TMO's) 6 Alphabetical by Country 7 In order of Matches Refereed 8 Country Representatives in order of Matches 9 Credits

About

The Rugby World Cup is the pinnacle of Rugby Union competitions and is held every four years. The first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand in 1987.

This wiki is a record of all officials that have attended a Rugby World Cup as a referee, and have performed that role in at least one match at the finals tournament. It does not involve referees that have refereed in qualifying matches.

Pool Stage Referees

1987

Pool	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6
1	Australia v England	Japan v USA	England v Japan	Australia v USA	Australia v Japan	England v USA
Referee	Keith Lawrence	Guy Maurette	René Hourquet	Brian Anderson	Jim Fleming	Kerry Fitzgerald
2	Canada v Tonga	Ireland v Wales	Tonga v Wales	Canada v Ireland	Ireland v Tonga	Canada v Wales
Referee	Clive Norling	Kerry Fitzgerald	David Bishop	Fred Howard	Guy Maurette	David Bishop
3	New Zealand v Italy	Argentina v Fiji	New Zealand v Fiji	Argentina v Italy	Fiji v Italy	New Zealand v Argentina
Referee	Bob Fordham	Jim Fleming	Derek Bevan	Roger Quittenton	Keith Lawrence	Roger Quittenton
4	Romania v Zimbabwe	France v Scotland	France v Romania	Scotland v Zimbabwe	Romania v Scotland	France v Zimbabwe
Referee	Stephen Hilditch	Fred Howard	Bob Fordham	David Burnett	Stephen Hilditch	Derek Bevan

1991

Pool	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6
1	England v New Zealand	Italy v USA	New Zealand v USA	England v Italy	England v USA	Italy v New Zealand
Referee	Jim Fleming	Owen Doyle	Efraim Sklar	Brian Anderson	Les Peard	Kerry Fitzgerald
2	Scotland v Japan	Ireland v Zimbabwe	Ireland v Japan	Scotland v Zimbabwe	Scotland v Ireland	Japan v Zimbabwe
Referee	Ed Morrison	Keith Lawrence	Lakini Colati	Don Reordan	Fred Howard	René Hourquet
3	Argentina v Wales	Wales v Western Samoa	Australia v Western Samoa	Wales v Argentina	Wales v Australia	Argentina v Western Samoa
Referee	David Bishop	JPatrick Robin	Ed Morrison	René Hourquet	Keith Lawrence	Brian Anderson Jim Fleming
4	France v Romania	Canada v Fiji	France v Fiji	Canada v Romania	Fiji v Romania	France v Canada
Referee	Les Peard	Kerry Fitzgerald	Derek Bevan	Sandy MacNeil	Owen Doyle	Stephen Hilditch

1995

Pool	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6
1	South Africa v Australia	Canada v Romania	South Africa v Romania	Australia v Canada	Australia v Romania	South Africa v Canada
Referee	Derek Bevan	Colin Hawke	Ken McCartney	Patrick Robin	Naoki Saito	David McHugh
2	Italy v Western Samoa	Argentina v England	Western Samoa v Argentina	England v Italy	Argentina v Italy	England v Western Samoa
Referee	Joël Dume	Jim Fleming	David Bishop	Stephen Hilditch	Clayton Thomas	Patrick Robin
3	Japan v Wales	Ireland v New Zealand	Ireland v Japan	New Zealand v Wales	Japan v New Zealand	Ireland v Wales
Referee	Efraim Sklar	Wayne Erickson	Stef Neethling	Ed Morrison	George Gadjovic	Ian Rogers
4	Ivory Coast v Scotland	France v Tonga	France v Ivory Coast	Scotland v Tonga	Ivory Coast v Tonga	France v Scotland
Referee	Felise Vito	Steve Lander	Han Moon-Soo	Barry Leask	Don Reordan	Wayne Erickson

1999

Pool	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6
A	Uruguay v Spain	Scotland v South Africa	Scotland v Uruguay	South AFrica v Spain	South Africa v Uruguay	Scotland v Spain
Referee	Chris White	Colin Hawke	Stuart Dickinson	Paul Honiss	Peter Marshall	Clayton Thomas
B	England v Italy	New Zealand v Tonga	England v New Zealand	Italy v Tonga	New Zealand v Italy	England v Tonga
Referee	Andre Watson	Derek Bevan	Peter Marshall	David McHugh	Jim Fleming	Wayne Erickson
C	Fiji v Namibia	France v Canada	France v Namibia	Fiji v Canada	Canada v Namibia	France v Fiji
Referee	David McHugh	Brian Campsall	Chris White	Ed Morrison	Andrew Cole	Paddy O'Brien
D	Wales v Argentina	Samoa v Japan	Wales v Japan	Argentina v Samoa	Wales v Samoa	Argentina v Japan
Referee	Paddy O'Brien	Andrew Cole	Joël Dume	Wayne Erickson	Ed Morrison	Stuart Dickinson
E	Ireland v USA	Australia v Romania	USA v Romania	Ireland v Australia	Australia v USA	Ireland v Romania
Referee	Joël Dume	Paul Honiss	Jim Fleming	Clayton Thomas	Andre Watson	Brian Campsall
QF P/O	France v Tonga		France v Ivory Coast		Ivory Coast v Tonga
Referee	Clayton Thomas		David McHugh		Stuart Dickinson

2003

Pool	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
A	Australia v Argentina	Ireland v Romania	Argentina v Namibia	Australia v Romania	Ireland v Namibia	Argentina v Romania	Australia v Namibia	Argentina v Ireland	Namibia v Romania	Australia v Ireland
Referee	Paul Honiss	Jonathon Kaplan	Nigel Whitehouse	Pablo De Luca	Andrew Cole	Chris White	Joël Jutge	André Watson	Peter Marshall	Paddy O'Brien
B	France v Fiji	Scotland v Japan	Fiji v USA	France v Japan	Scotland v USA	Fiji v Japan	France v Scotland	Japan v USA	France v USA	Scotland v Fiji
Referee	Alain Rolland	Stuart Dickinson	Joël Jutge	Alan Lewis	Jonathan Kaplan	Nigel Whitehouse	David McHugh	Steve Walsh	Paul Honiss	Tony Spreadbury
C	South Africa v Uruguay	England v Georgia	Samoa v Uruguay	South Africa v England	Georgia v Samoa	South Africa v Georgia	England v Samoa	Georgia v Uruguay	South Africa v Samoa	England v Uruguay
Referee	Paddy O'Brien	Pablo De Luca	David McHugh	Peter Marshall	Alain Rolland	Stuart Dickinson	Jonathan Kaplan	Kelvin Deaker	Chris White	Nigel Whitehouse
D	New Zeland v Italy	Wales v Canada	Italy v Tonga	New Zealand v Canada	Wales v Tonga	Italy v Canada	New Zealand v Tonga	Wales v Italy	Canada v Tonga	New Zealand v Wales
Referee	Andrew Cole	Chris White	Steve Walsh	Tony Spreadbury	Paul Honiss	Paddy O'Brien	Pablo De Luca	Andrew Cole	Alain Rolland	André Watson

2007

Pool A

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
A	England v USA	South Africa v Samoa	USA v Tonga	England v South Africa	Samoa v Tonga	South Africa v Tonga	England v Samoa	Samoa v USA	England v Tonga	South Africa v USA
Referee	Jonathan Kaplan	Paul Honiss	Stuart Dickinson	Joël Jutge	Jonathon Kaplan	Wayne Barnes	Alan Lewis	Wayne Barnes	Alain Rolland	Tony Spreadbury
Touch Judges	Lyndon Bray Bryce Lawrence	Chris White Lyndon Bray	Craig Joubert Christophe Berdos	Kelvin Deaker Carlo Damasco	Alan Lewis Bryce Lawrence	Federico Cuesta Paul Marks	Alain Rolland Lyndon Bray	Hugh Watkins Mark Lawrence	Craig Joubert Christophe Berdos	Federico Cuesta Paul Marks
Television Match Official	Stuart Dickinson	Bryce Lawrence	Mark Lawrence	Simon McDowell	Lyndon Bray	Malcolm Changlang	Bryce Lawrence	Dave Pearson	Mark Lawrence	Malcolm Changlang

Pool B

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
	Australia v Japan	Wales v Canada	Japan v Fiji	Wales v Australia	Fiji v Canada	Wales v Japan	Australia v Fiji	Canada v Japan	Australia v Canada	Wales v Fiji
Referee	Alan Lewis	Alain Rolland	Marius Jonker	Steve Walsh	Tony Spreadbury	Joël Jutge	Nigel Owens	Jonathan Kaplan	Chris White	Stuart Dickinson
Touch Judges	Hugh Watkins Dave Pearson	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Federico Cuesta Paul Marks	Mark Lawrence Craig Joubert	Christophe Berdos Mark Lawrence	Mark Lawrence Craig Joubert	Mark Lawrence Christophe Berdos	Lyndon Bray Bryce Lawrence	Steve Walsh Bryce Lawrence	Kelvin Deaker Simon McDowell
Television Match Official	Malcolm Changlang	Kelvin Deaker	Malcolm Changlang	Christophe Berdos	Craig Joubert	Christophe Berdos	Craig Joubert	Joël Jutge	Marius Jonker	Alain Rolland

Pool C

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
C	New Zealand v Italy	Scotland v Portugal	Italy v Romania	New Zealand v Portugal	Scotland v Romania	Italy v Portugal	Scotland v New Zealand	Romania v Portugal	New Zealand v Romania	Scotland v Italy
Referee	Wayne Barnes	Steve Walsh	Tony Spreadbury	Chris White	Nigel Owens	Marius Jonker	Marius Jonker	Paul Honiss	Joël Jutge	Jonathan Kaplan
Touch Judges	Mark Lawrence Christophe Berdos	Hugh Watkins Marius Jonker	Kelvin Deaker Bryce Lawrence	Hugh Watkins Marius Jonker	Craig Joubert Christophe Berdos	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changleng	Dave Pearson Paul Marks	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changleng	Hugh Watkins Wayne Barnes
Television Match Official	Craig Joubert	Dave Pearson	Lyndon Bray	Dave Pearson	Mark Lawrence	Paul Marks	Hugh Watkins	Kelvin Deaker	Paul Marks	Dave Pearson

Pool D

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
D	France v Argentina	Ireland v Namibia	Argentina v Georgia	Ireland v Georgia	France v Namibia	France v Ireland	Argentina v Namibia	Georgia v Namibia	France v Georgia	Ireland v Argentina
Referee	Tony Spreadbury	Joël Jutge	Nigel Owens	Wayne Barnes	Alain Rolland	Chris White	Stuart Dickinson	Steve Walsh	Alan Lewis	Paul Honiss
Touch Judges	Stuart Dickinson Bryce Lawrence	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changaleng	Simon McDowell Dave Pearson	Malcolm Changaleng Paul Marks	Kelvin Deaker Carlo Damasco	Hugh Watkins Dave Pearson	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Paul Marks Malcolm Changaleng	Nigel Owens Dave Pearson	Mark Lawrence Craig Joubert
Television Match Official	Marius Jonker	Paul Marks	Hugh Watkins	Federico Cuesta	Paul Honiss	Jonathan Kaplan	Kelvin Deaker	Federico Cuesta	Hugh Watkins	Stuart Dickinson

2011

Pool A

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
A	New Zealand v Tonga	France v Japan	Tonga v Canada	New Zealand v Japan	France v Canada	Tonga v Japan	New Zealand v France	Canada v Japan	France v Tonga	New Zealand v Canada
Referee	George Clancy	Steve Walsh	Jonathan Kaplan	Nigel Owens	Craig Joubert	Dave Pearson	Alain Rolland	Jonathan Kaplan	Steve Walsh	Romain Poite
Touch Judges	Craig Joubert Stuart Terheege	Alain Rolland Stuart Terheege	Steve Walsh Stuart Terheege	Alain Rolland Jérôme Garcès	Bryce Lawrence Vinny Munro	Alain Rolland Stuart Terheege	George Clancy Carlo Damasco	Bryce Lawrence Vinny Munro	Dave Pearson Carlo Damasco	Steve Walsh Carlo Damasco
Television Match Official	Giullio De Santis	Giullio De Santis	Giullio De Santis	Giullio De Santis	Matt Goddard	Giullio De Santis	Graham Hughes	Matt Goddard	Matt Goddard	Matt Goddard

Pool B

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
	Scotland v Romania	England v Argentina	Scotland v Georgia	Argentina v Romania	England v Georgia	England v Romania	Argentina v Scotland	Georgia v Romania	England v Scotland	Argentina v Georgia
Referee	Dave Pearson	Bryce Lawrence	George Clancy	Steve Walsh	Jonathan Kaplan	Romain Poite	Wayne Barnes	Dave Pearson	Craig Joubert	Alain ROlland
Touch Judges	Hugh Watkins Dave Pearson	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Federico Cuesta Paul Marks	Mark Lawrence Craig Joubert	Christophe Berdos Mark Lawrence	Steve Walsh Chris Pollock	Nigel Owens Chris Pollock	Romain Poite Vinny Munro	Nigel Owens Jérôme Garcès	Dave Pearson Vinny Munro
Television Match Official	Shaun Veldsman	Matt Goddard	Shaun Veldsman	Shaun Veldsman	Shaun Veldsman	Shaun Veldsman	Shaun Veldsman	Giulio De Santis	Tim Hayes	Giulio De Santis

Pool C

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
C	Australia v Italy	Ireland v USA	Russia v USA	Australia v Ireland	Italy v Russia	Australia v USA	Ireland v Russia	Italy v USA	Australia v Russia	Ireland v Italy
Referee	Wayne Barnes	Steve Walsh	Tony Spreadbury	Chris White	Nigel Owens	Marius Jonker	Marius Jonker	Paul Honiss	Joël Jutge	Jonathan Kaplan
Touch Judges	Mark Lawrence Christophe Berdos	Hugh Watkins Marius Jonker	Kelvin Deaker Bryce Lawrence	Hugh Watkins Marius Jonker	Craig Joubert Christophe Berdos	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changleng	Dave Pearson Paul Marks	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changleng	Hugh Watkins Wayne Barnes
Television Match Official	Craig Joubert	Dave Pearson	Lyndon Bray	Dave Pearson	Mark Lawrence	Paul Marks	Hugh Watkins	Kelvin Deaker	Paul Marks	Dave Pearson

Pool D

Role	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Match 8	Match 9	Match 10
D	Fiji v Namibia	South Africa v Wales	Samoa v Namibia	South Africa v Fiji	Wales v Samoa	South Africa v Namibia	Fiji v Samoa	Wales v Namibia	South Africa v Samoa	Wales v Fiji
Referee	Tony Spreadbury	Joël Jutge	Nigel Owens	Wayne Barnes	Alain Rolland	Chris White	Stuart Dickinson	Steve Walsh	Alan Lewis	Paul Honiss
Touch Judges	Stuart Dickinson Bryce Lawrence	Federico Cuesta Malcolm Changaleng	Simon McDowell Dave Pearson	Malcolm Changaleng Paul Marks	Kelvin Deaker Carlo Damasco	Hugh Watkins Dave Pearson	Carlo Damasco Simon McDowell	Paul Marks Malcolm Changaleng	Nigel Owens Dave Pearson	Mark Lawrence Craig Joubert
Television Match Official	Marius Jonker	Paul Marks	Hugh Watkins	Federico Cuesta	Paul Honiss	Jonathan Kaplan	Kelvin Deaker	Federico Cuesta	Hugh Watkins	Stuart Dickinson

Knockout Stage Referees, Touch Judges & TMO

1987

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
	New Zealand v France	Australia v Wales	Australia v France	New Zealand v Wales	New Zealand v Scotland	Australia v Ireland	Fiji v France	England v Wales
Referee	Kerry Fitzgerald	Fred Howard	Brian Anderson	Kerry Kitzgerald	David Burnett	Brian Anderson	Clive Norling	René Hourquet
TJ 1	Jim Fleming	David Burnett	Jim Fleming	Guy Maurette	Stephen Hilditch	Jim Fleming	Derek Bevan	Jim Fleming
TJ 2	Brian Anderson	Guy Maurette	Derek Bevan	Fred Howard	Fred Howard	Guy Maurette	Roger Quittenton	?

1991

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
1991	England v Australia	New Zealand v Scotland	Scotland v England	Australia v New Zealand	France v England	Scotland v Western Samoa	Australia v Ireland	Canada v New Zealand
Referee	Derek Bevan	Stephen Hilditch	Kerry Fitzgerald	Jim Fleming	David Bishop	Derek Bevan	Jim Fleming	Fred Howard
TJ 1	Keith Lawrence	Fred Howard	Keith Lawrence	Ed Morrison	Keith Lawrence	Kerry Fitzgerald	Brian Anderson	Stephen Hilditch
TJ 2	David Bishop	Ed Morrison	David Bishop	Stephen Hilditch	Stephen Hilditch	Sandy MacNeill	Les Peart	Owen Doyle

1995

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
1995	South Africa v New Zealand	France v England	South Africa v France	New Zealand v England	France v Ireland	South Africa v Western Samoa	England v Australia	New Zealand v Scotland
Referee	Ed Morrison	David Bishop	Derek Bevan	Stephen Hilditch	Ed Morrison	Jim Fleming	David Bishop	Derek Bevan
TJ 1	Patrick Robin	Colin Hawke	Clayton Thomas	Stef Neethling	Steve Lander	Patrick Robin	Colin Hawke	Clayton Thomas
TJ 2	Derek Bevan	Wayne Erickson	Wayne Erickson	Joel Dume	Ian Rogers	Joel Dume	Stephen Hilditch	Wayne Erickson

1999

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
1999	France v Australia	South Africa v New Zealand	South Africa v Australia	France v New Zealand	Wales v Australia	South Africa v England	New Zealand v Scotland	France v Argentina
Referee	Andre Watson	Peter Marshall	Derek Bevan	Jim Fleming	Colin Hawke	Jim Fleming	Ed Morrison	Derek Bevan
TJ 1	Ed Morrison	Wayne Erickson	Clayton Thomas	Ed Morrison	Joel Dume	Paddy O'Brien	Andrew Cole	Brian Campsall
TJ 2	Paddy O'Brien	Jim Fleming	Chris White	Brian Campsall	David McHugh	Paul Honiss	Stuart Dickinson	Peter Marshall

2003

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
	England v Australia	New Zealand v France	New Zealand v Australia	England v France	New Zealand v South Africa	Australia v Scotland	France v Ireland	England v Wales
Referee	Andre Watson	Chris White	Chris White	Paddy O'Brien	Tony Spreadbury	Steve Walsh	Jonathan Kaplan	Alain Rolland
TJ 1	Paddy O'Brien	Peter Marshall	Andre Watson	Stuart Dickinson	Peter Marshall	Paddy O'Brien	Chris White	David McHugh
TJ 2	Paul Honiss	David McHugh	Joel Jutge	Nigel Williams	Andrew Cole	Andre Watson	Nigel Williams	Joel Jutge
TMO	Jonathan Kaplan	Stuart Dickinson	Jonathan Kaplan	Andrew Cole	Chris White	Paul Honiss	Stuart Dickinson	Andre Watson

2007

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
	England v South Africa	France v Argentina	England v France	South Africa v Argentina	Australia v England	New Zealand v France	South Africa v Fiji	Argentina v Scotland
Referee	Alain Rolland	Paul Honiss	Jonathan Kaplan	Steve Walsh	Alain Rolland	Wayne Barnes	Alan Lewis	Joël Jutge
TJ 1	Joel Jutge	Stuart Dickinson	Paul Honiss	Chris White	Paul Honiss	Tony Spreadbury	Paul Honiss	Chris White
TJ 2	Paul Honiss	Nigel Owens	Marius Jonker	Alan Lewis	Nigel Owens	Jonathan Kaplan	Steve Walsh	Stuart Dickinson
TMO	Stuart Dickinson	Marius Jonker	Stuart Dickinson	Tony Spreadbury	Marius Jonker	Chris White	Nigel Owens	Jonathan Kaplan

2011

Year/Role	Final	Bronze Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Quarter Final 3	Quarter Final 4
	France v New Zealand	Wales v Australia	Wales v France	Australia v New Zealand	Ireland v Wales	England v France	Australia v South Africa	New Zealand v Argentina
Referee	Craig Joubert	Wayne Barnes	Alain Rolland	Craig Joubert	Craig Joubert	Steve Walsh	Bryce Lawrence	Nigel Owens
AR 1	Alain Rolland	Romain Poite	Jonathan Kaplan	Nigel Owens	Wayne Barnes	Alain Rolland	Dave Pearson	Jonathan Kaplan
AR 2	Nigel Owens	George Clancy	Wayne Barnes	Romain Poite	Romain Poite	George Clancy	Romain Poite	George Clancy
TMO	Giulio De Santis	Shaun Veldsman	Giulio De Santis	Shaun Veldsman	Giulio De Santis	Shaun Veldsman	Giulio De Santis	Shaun Veldsman

Specific Touch Judges/Assistant Referees

In 1999 the iRB moved away from having a large pool of referees to carry out the roles of referee & touch judge and appointed a specific group of referees to act as Touch Judges (now called Assistant Referees) & Television Match Officials (TMO) during the pool stages. This is a list of those appointed groups.

Year	Argentina	Australia	Canada	England	France	Italy	Ireland	Japan	New Zealand	Scotland	South Africa	Wales
1999	Pablo Deluca	Scott Young	Ian Hyde-Lay	Steve Lander	Didier Mene	Giovani Morandin	Alan Lewis	Shin chi Iwashita	Steve Walsh	Iain Ramage	Jonathan Kaplan Tappe Henning
2003					Joel Dume	Guillio De Santis	Donal Courtney Alan Lewis		Kelvin Deaker	Iain Ramage	Mark Lawrence	Nigel Whitehouse
2007	Federico Cuesta	Paul Marks		Dave Pearson	Christophe Berdos	Carlo Damasco	Simon McDowell		Lyndon Bray Kelvin Deaker Bryce Lawrence	Malcolm Changleng	Craig Joubert Mark Lawrence	Hugh Watkins
2011				Stuart Terheege	Jérôme Garcès	Carlo Damasco	Simon McDowell		Chris Pollock Vinny Munro			Tim Hayes

Specific Television Match Officials (TMO's)

In 2011 the iRB used specialist Television Match Officials instead of using the group of referees & their assistants.

Year	Australia	England	Italy	South Africa
2011	Matt Goddard	Graham Hughes	Guilio De Santis	Shaun Veldsman

Alphabetical by Country

This table lists everyone that has refereed at a Rugby World cup.

Name	Country	Years involved	Number of matches	Highest Match	Retired
Pablo de Luca	Arg	2003	3	Pools	Yes
Efraim Sklar	Arg	1991, 1995	2	Pools	Yes
Andrew Cole	Aus	1999, 2003	5	Pools	Yes
Stuart Dickinson	Aus	1999, 2003, 2007	8	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Wayne Erickson	Aus	1995, 1999	4	Pools	Yes
Bob Fordham	Aus	1987	2	Pools	Yes
Kerry Fitzgerald	Aus	1987, 1991	7	Final (1987)	Yes
Barry Leask	Aus	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Sandy MacNeill	Aus	1991	1	Pools	Yes
Peter Marshall	Aus	1999, 2003	5	Bronze Final (1999)	Yes
George Gadjovic	Can	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Wayne Barnes	Eng	2007, 2011	10	Bronze Final (2011)	No
Brian Campsall	Eng	1999	2	Pools	Yes
Fred Howard	Eng	1987, 1991	5	Bronze Final (1987)	Yes
Steve Lander	Eng	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Ed Morrison	Eng	1991, 1995, 1999	8	Final (1995)	Yes
Dave Pearson	Eng	2011	4	Pools	No
Roger Quittenton	Eng	1987	2	Pools	Yes
Tony Spreadbury	Eng	2003, 2007	7	Qtr (2003)	Yes
Chris White	Eng	1999, 2003, 2007	10	Bronze Final (2003)	Yes
Laikini Colati	Fiji	1991	1	Pools	Yes
Joel Dume	Fra	1995, 1999	3	Pools	Yes
Joel Jutge	Fra	2003, 2007	7	Qtr (2007)	Yes
Rene Hourquet	Fra	1987, 1991	4	Qtr (1987)	Yes
Guy Maurette	Fra	1987	2	Pools	Yes
Patrick Robin	Fra	1991, 1995	3	Pools	Yes
Romain Poite	Fra	2011	4	Pools	No
David Burnett	Ire	1987	2	Qtr (1987)	Yes
George Clancy	Ire	2011	4	Pools	No
Owen Doyle	Ire	1991	2	Pools	Yes
Stephen Hilditch	Ire	1987, 1991, 1995	6	Bronze Final (1991)	Yes
Alain Lewis	Ire	2003, 2007	5	Qtr (2007)	Yes
David McHugh	Ire	1995, 1999, 2003	6	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Alain Rolland	Ire	2003, 2007, 2011	14	Final (2007)	No
Naoki Saito	Jap	1995	1	Pools	Yes
David Bishop	NZ	1987, 1991, 1995	7	Bronze Final (1995)	Yes
Kelvin Deaker	NZ	2003	1	Pools	Yes
Colin Hawke	NZ	1995, 1999	3	Qtr (1999)	Yes
Paul Honiss	NZ	1999, 2003, 2007	9	Bronze Final (2007)	Yes
Bryce Lawrence	NZ	2011	5	Qtr (2011)	No
Keith Lawrence	NZ	1987, 1991	4	Pools	Yes
Paddy O'Brien	NZ	1999, 2003	6	Semi (2003)	Yes
Steve Walsh	NZ / *Aus	2003, 2007, *2011	12	Semi (2007)	No
Marius Jonker	RSA	2007	3	Pools	Yes
Craig Joubert	RSA	2011	7	Final (2011)	No
Jonathan Kaplan	RSA	2003, 2007, 2011	13	Semi (2007)	No
Stef Neethling	RSA	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Ian Rogers	RSA	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Andre Watson	RSA	1999, 2003	6	Final (1999, 2003)	Yes
Brian Anderson	Sco	1987, 1991	5	Semi (1987)	Yes
Jim Fleming	Sco	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999	12	Semi (1991, 1999)	Yes
Ken McCartney	Sco	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Han Moon-Sao	S. Kor	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Don Reordan	USA	1991, 1995	2	Pools	Yes
Derek Bevan	Wal	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999	11	Final (1991)	Yes
Clive Norling	Wal	1987	2	Qtr	Yes
Nigel Owens	Wal	2007, 2011	8	Qtr (2011)	No
Les Peard	Wal	1991	2	Pools	Yes
Clayton Thomas	Wal	1999	3	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Clive Thomas	Wal	1995	1	Pools	Yes
Nigel Whitehouse	Wal	2003	3	Pools	Yes
Felise Vito	W. Sam	1995	1	Pools	Yes

In order of Matches Refereed

This list is ranked in the following order:

• Number of games as referee, if equal;
• Highest game as referee, if equal;
• Earliest Appearance in that highest game, if equal;
• Alphabetically.

Name	Country	Years involved	Number of matches	Highest Match	Retired
Alain Rolland		2003, 2007, 2011	14	Final (2007)	No
Jonathan Kaplan		2003, 2007, 2011	13	Semi (2007)	No
Steve Walsh	*	2003, 2007, *2011	12	Semi (2007)	No
Jim Fleming		1987, 1991, 1995, 1999	12	Semi (1991, 1999)	Yes
Derek Bevan		1987, 1991, 1995, 1999	11	Final (1991)	Yes
Wayne Barnes		2007, 2011	10	Bronze Final (2011)	No
Chris White		1999, 2003, 2007	10	Bronze Final (2003)	Yes
Paul Honiss		1999, 2003, 2007	9	Bronze Final (2007)	Yes
Ed Morrison		1991, 1995, 1999	8	Final (1995)	Yes
Nigel Owens		2007, 2011	8	Qtr (2011)	No
Stuart Dickinson		1999, 2003, 2007	8	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Kerry Fitzgerald		1987, 1991	7	Final (1987)	Yes
Craig Joubert		2011	7	Final (2011)	No
David Bishop		1987, 1991, 1995	7	Bronze Final (1995)	Yes
Tony Spreadbury		2003, 2007	7	Qtr (2003)	Yes
Joel Jutge		2003, 2007	7	Qtr (2007)	Yes
Andre Watson		1999, 2003	6	Final (1999, 2003)	Yes
Stephen Hilditch		1987, 1991, 1995	6	Bronze Final (1991)	Yes
Paddy O'Brien		1999, 2003	6	Semi (2003)	Yes
David McHugh		1995, 1999, 2003	6	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Fred Howard		1987, 1991	5	Bronze Final (1987)	Yes
Peter Marshall		1999, 2003	5	Bronze Final (1999)	Yes
Brian Anderson		1987, 1991	5	Semi (1987)	Yes
Alain Lewis		2003, 2007	5	Qtr (2007)	Yes
Bryce Lawrence		2011	5	Qtr (2011)	No
Andrew Cole		1999, 2003	5	Pools	Yes
Rene Hourquet		1987, 1991	4	Qtr (1987)	Yes
Keith Lawrence		1987, 1991	4	Pools	Yes
Wayne Erickson		1995, 1999	4	Pools	Yes
George Clancy		2011	4	Pools	No
Dave Pearson		2011	4	Pools	No
Romain Poite		2011	4	Pools	No
Colin Hawke		1995, 1999	3	Qtr (1999)	Yes
Clayton Thomas		1999	3	QF Play-off (1999)	Yes
Patrick Robin		1991, 1995	3	Pools	Yes
Joel Dume		1995, 1999	3	Pools	Yes
Pablo de Luca		2003	3	Pools	Yes
Nigel Whitehouse		2003	3	Pools	Yes
Marius Jonker		2007	3	Pools	Yes
David Burnett		1987	2	Qtr (1987)	Yes
Clive Norling		1987	2	Qtr (1987)	Yes
Bob Fordham		1987	2	Pools	Yes
Guy Maurette		1987	2	Pools	Yes
Roger Quittenton		1987	2	Pools	Yes
Owen Doyle		1991	2	Pools	Yes
Les Peard		1991	2	Pools	Yes
Don Reordan		1991, 1995	2	Pools	Yes
Efraim Sklar		1991, 1995	2	Pools	Yes
Brian Campsall		1999	2	Pools	Yes
Laikini Colati		1991	1	Pools	Yes
Sandy MacNeill		1991	1	Pools	Yes
George Gadjovic		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Barry Leask		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Steve Lander		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Ken McCartney		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Han Moon-Sao		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Stef Neethling		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Ian Rogers		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Naoki Saito		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Clive Thomas		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Felise Vito		1995	1	Pools	Yes
Kelvin Deaker		2003	1	Pools	Yes

Country Representatives in order of Matches

Country	No. of Reps	Years Represented	Number of matches	Avg Games/Ref	Highest Match
England	9	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011	48	5.33	Final (1995)
New Zealand	8^	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, ^2011	42	5.25	Bronze Final (1995 & 2007)
Ireland	7	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011	39	5.57	Final (2007)
Australia	9^	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, ^2011	38	4.22	Final (1987)
South Africa	6	1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011	31	5.17	Final (1999, 2003 & 2011)
Wales	7	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011	30	4.29	Final (1991)
France	6	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011	23	3.83	Qtr Finals (1987 & 2007)
Scotland	3	1987, 1991, 1995, 1999	17	5.67	Semi Final (1987, 1991 & 1999)
Argentina	2	1991, 1995, 2003	5	2.50	Pool Stages
USA	1	1991, 1995	2	2.00	Pool Stages
Fiji	1	1991	1	1.00	Pool Stages
Canada	1	1995	1	1.00	Pool Stages
Japan	1	1995	1	1.00	Pool Stages
South Korea	1	1995	1	1.00	Pool Stages
Western Samoa	1	1995	1	1.00	Pool Stages

^Steve Walsh's five games in the 2011 World Cup were classed as Australian.

Credits

Thanks go to the following people who have assisted in collating this information.

• Karen Bond - iRB Website Editor
• Jim Fleming - Former International Rugby Referee