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Updated: Match Officials Appointed for Rlwc2017 Pool Round 3
7 November, 2017
Updated: Match Officials Appointed for Rlwc2017 Pool Round 3
Leading NRL referee Gerard Sutton has been appointed to control Saturday'sRugby League World Cup 2017 clash between New Zealand and Tonga at Waikato Stadium, which will determine the winner of Pool B.
Sutton, who had charge of this year's NRL grand final along with Matt Cecchin, has refereed the last 10 consecutive State of Origin matches as well as the 2015 and 2016 ANZAC Tests.
Ashley Klein has been given control of the other vital Pool B clash between Samoa and Scotland at Barlow Park in Cairns on Saturday, which will decide who of the two teams qualifies for the quarter-finals as the third-placed team in the pool.
Super League referees Phil Bentham and Ben Thaler have been appointed to the two matches in Perth on Sunday featuring European teams, with Bentham to have charge of England-France and Thaler given control of the earlier Wales v Ireland match.
Robert Hicks will referee the Fiji-Italy match at Canberra Stadium on Fridaynight, while James Child is in charge of Australia-Lebanon at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night and Adam Gee will control the final RLWC2017 match in Papua New Guinea between the Kumuls and USA on Sunday.
| RLWC2017 Match Officials Round 3 | |||
| GAME: FIJI V ITALY | DATE: FRIDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: CANBERRA STADIUM | KICK OFF: 7.45PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Robert Hicks | VIDEO REFEREE: | Ben Thaler |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Michael Wise, Liam Moore | ||
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | ||
| STANDBY: | Chris Sutton | ||
| GAME: NEW ZEALAND V TONGA | DATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: WAIKATO STADIUM | KICK OFF: 5.00PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Gerard Sutton | VIDEO REFEREE: | Steve Chiddy |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Chris Butler, Mark Craven | ||
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Yellow | ||
| STANDBY: | Matt Cecchin | ||
| GAME: SAMOA V SCOTLAND | DATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: BARLOW PARK | KICK OFF: 4.15PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Ashley Klein | VIDEO REFEREE: | Henry Perenara |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Grant Atkins, Jon Stone | ||
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | ||
| STANDBY: | Tim Roby | ||
| GAME: AUSTRALIA V LEBANON | DATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM | KICK OFF: 8.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | James Child | VIDEO REFEREE: | Bernard Sutton |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Chris Sutton, Belinda Sleeman | ||
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | ||
| STANDBY: | Liam Moore | ||
| GAME: PNG V USA | DATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: OIL SEARCH NATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM | KICK OFF: 3.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Adam Gee | VIDEO REFEREE: | Jared Maxwell |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | ||
| Chris McMillan | JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | |
| STANDBY: | Ben Cummins | ||
| GAME: WALES V IRELAND | DATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: PERTH RECTANGULAR STADIUM | KICK OFF: 3.35PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Ben Thaler | VIDEO REFEREE: | Robert Hicks |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Dave Munro, Scott Mikalauskas | EVALUATOR: | |
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Yellow | ||
| STANDBY: | Michael Wise | ||
| GAME: ENGLAND V FRANCE | DATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| VENUE: PERTH RECTANGULAR STADIUM | KICK OFF: 6.05PM LOCAL | ||
| REFEREE: | Phil Bentham | VIDEO REFEREE: | Bernard Sutton |
| TOUCH JUDGES: | Chris Kendall, Michael Wise | ||
| JERSEY COLOUR: | Pink | ||
| STANDBY: | Scott Mikalauskas |
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