The men in charge of officiating the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup have been confirmed as Jerome Garces and Wayne Barnes.
France’s Garces will referee the first semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand, while England’s Barnes has been appointed to Australia’s match against Argentina.
Garces will be joined by fellow Frenchman, Romain Poite and Ireland’s John Lacey, while Australia’s George Ayoub has been appointed as TMO.
Barnes will be assisted by South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Ireland’s George Clancy, with New Zealand’s Ben Skeen the TMO.
The notable absentee for the semi-final appointments in South Africa’s Craig Joubert, who has come under fire for an incorrect penalty decision during the dying stages of Australia’s quarter-final win against Scotland.
Time: 2:00am, Sunday, Oct 24
Match official: Jerome Garces
Assistants: Romain Poite, John Lacey
TMO: George Ayoub
Time: 3:00am, Monday, Oct 25
Match official: Wayne Barnes
Assistants: Jaco Peyper, George Clancy
TMO: Ben Skeen
marto
Guest
Not me
marto
Guest
Barnes is the best ref by far and will ref the FINAL.... Kiwis have 8 years of rage built up....Let it go, its not good for the ticker bro`s Let it gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
marto
Guest
What happened??
riddler
Guest
glad to see someone made that person edit/remove their comment.. roar can get heated and emotional.. but it does not need to get to that level.. tks for stepping in..
Nobrain
Guest
I am from Argentina also, Barnes does not like the way we scrum and the way we behave in the ruck and the penalties start to add up. The Pumas are doing very well.
marto
Guest
CORRECT Stephen !!
Bakkies
Guest
Over the past 20 years George has gone from a club just Super Rugby level ref to a full time career TMO well done him
Bakkies
Guest
Cliff and actually pick up their forward passes
Bakkies
Guest
That was under a different referees panel. Jutge might have his own ideas
Jibba Jabba
Roar Guru
ala Australia and Scotland....
Jibba Jabba
Roar Guru
Correct on all points !
Jibba Jabba
Roar Guru
And you know that how? He is just another hurdle to climb...
alberto sampietro
Guest
Hello, i'm from Argentina,do you think that the referee can influence the result of the match? and what's your opinion about Pumas? tyvm
moaman
Roar Guru
Cliff---Do you truly believe that or is this just banter? (Genuine question)
moaman
Roar Guru
Don't hold your breath awaiting a retraction....he will just blithely proceed on to his next outlandish statement.
Nobrain
Guest
yup!!!! Barnes is bad news for the Pumas.
riddler
Guest
really.. mods???
flying hori
Guest
oh oh, George Ayoub TMO, this will be interesting.
Dave
Guest
No he won't. It will be a Bled Cup repeat ;)
Rooinek
Roar Rookie
Not sure if that is the case. Last RWC Craig Joubert reffed the semi and the final. Definitely think Nigel Owens deserves it though . . . but I have a feeling he's going to get the Bronze match and the Final will go to whichever one of Garces and Barnes performs best in the semis.