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Match Officials Appointed for RLWC2017 Pool Round 2
31 October, 2017
MATCH OFFICIALS APPOINTED FOR RLWC2017
POOL ROUND 2
Leading Super League referee Robert Hicks has been appointed to control Friday night's Rugby League World Cup 2017 match between Australia and France at Canberra Stadium.
Hicks, who was the 2016 Super League referee of the year, had charge of this season's World Club Challenge match between Wigan Warriors and Cronulla Sharks.
NRL grand final referee Matt Cecchin has been given control of the vital Pool C clash between Papua New Guinea and Ireland at Oil Search National Football Stadium on Sunday, while Ben Cummins will be in charge of the Samoa-Tonga match at Waikato Stadium on Saturday.
Henry Perenara will referee the other Pool B game between New Zealand and Scotland at Christchurch Stadium on Saturday, while Ben Thaler has been given charge of the England-Lebanon clash at Sydney Football Stadium.
The first match of Sunday's double-header at
Townsville Stadium between Italy and USA will be refereed by
Ashley Klein, while Chris Kendall will control the second
game between Fiji and Wales.
| RLWC2017 Match Officials Round 2 | |||
| GAME: AUSTRALIA V FRANCE | DATE: FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: CANBERRA STADIUM | KICK OFF: 8.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Robert Hicks | VIDEO REFEREE: | James Child |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Chris Sutton | ||
| Mark Craven | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Adam Gee | ||
| GAME: NEW ZEALAND V SCOTLAND | DATE: SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: CHRISTCHURCH STADIUM | KICK OFF: 5.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Henry Perenara | VIDEO REFEREE: | Steve Chiddy |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Belinda Sleeman | ||
| Chris McMillan | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Jon Stone | ||
| GAME: SAMOA V TONGA | DATE: SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: WAIKATO STADIUM | KICK OFF: 7.35PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Ben Cummins | VIDEO REFEREE: | Jared Maxwell |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | David Munro | ||
| Tim Roby | JERSEY COLOUR: | Yellow | |
| STANDBY: | Scott Mikalauskas | ||
| GAME: ENGLAND V LEBANON | DATE: SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM | KICK OFF: 8.05PM | ||
| REFEREE: | Ben Thaler | VIDEO REFEREE: | Phil Bentham |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | ||
| Liam Moore | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Gerard Sutton | ||
| GAME: PNG V IRELAND | DATE: SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: OIL SEARCH NATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM | KICK OFF: 4.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Matt Cecchin | VIDEO REFEREE: | Bernard Sutton |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Chris Butler | ||
| Michael Wise | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Grant Atkins | ||
| GAME: ITALY V USA | DATE: SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: TOWNSVILLE STADIUM | KICK OFF: 4.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Ashley Klein | VIDEO REFEREE: | Robert Hicks |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | James Child | EVALUATOR: | |
| Adam Gee | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Phil Bentham | ||
| GAME: FIJI V WALES | DATE: SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: TOWNSVILLE STADIUM | KICK OFF: 6.35PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Chris Kendall | VIDEO REFEREE: | Phil Bentham |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Mark Craven | ||
| Chris Sutton | JERSEY COLOUR: | Yellow | |
| STANDBY: | Robert
Hicks |
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