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tomp

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British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« on: Tue 08 Jun 2021 16:03 »
British and Irish Lions v Japan
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Saturday, 26 June, 2021   
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Poite (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Emirates Lions v British and Irish Lions
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 3 July, 2021   
Referee: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Cell C Sharks v British and Irish Lions
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Wednesday, 7 July, 2021   
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

Vodacom Bulls v British and Irish Lions
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday, 10 July, 2021   
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU)

South Africa A v British and Irish Lions
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Wednesday, 14 July, 2021   
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

DHL Stormers v British and Irish Lions
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Saturday, 17 July, 2021   
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

Test Match 1:

South Africa v British and Irish Lions
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Saturday, 24 July, 2021   
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Test Match 2:

South Africa v British and Irish Lions
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Saturday, 31 July, 2021   
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Test Match 3:

South Africa v British and Irish Lions
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 7 August, 2021   
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nic Berry (RA)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
« Last Edit: Tue 08 Jun 2021 16:23 by tomp »

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #1 on: Tue 08 Jun 2021 16:41 »
Well I'm surprised but pleasantly pleased with the appointments:
It shows that WR still have faith in Gauzere.
With Brousset in now as number 4 in France - Ruiz must have taken the defence job.
WR are not afraid to make some big calls picking Raynal who many would have said before was France's number 3 right to the top of the pecking order internationally!
And Berry who must be now Australia's number 1 in their eyes.
Feel for Williams & Gardner, they will get decent Summer appointments to make up for it.
Also interesting they have gone with Pickerill as TMO over Newman who specialises as TMO.
I guess the call in NZ had cost Poite his place this time round (even though it was Garces who initially spoke with Poite about the scrum). However, Poite should carry the can as his was with the whistle.
Great to see Barnes & Peyper out there officiating too - for me as they are not involved elsewhere at the moment suggests they are certs for the next RWC in France (bar any major issues).
Can't wait!!
« Last Edit: Tue 08 Jun 2021 22:48 by Alfie75 »

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #2 on: Tue 08 Jun 2021 19:13 »
No middle for Poite - interesting...

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #3 on: Tue 08 Jun 2021 21:05 »
Interesting as I too thought Williams and Gardner had both performed well, although not disappointed in Berry, O'Keefe or Raynal.
Good experience for AJ Jacobs. Barnes inclusion as much to do with SA lacking strength in depth as anything else (plus who needs to see him ref Ire v Jap or Wal v Arg)

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #4 on: Tue 08 Jun 2021 22:46 »
Interesting as I too thought Williams and Gardner had both performed well, although not disappointed in Berry, O'Keefe or Raynal.
Good experience for AJ Jacobs. Barnes inclusion as much to do with SA lacking strength in depth as anything else (plus who needs to see him ref Ire v Jap or Wal v Arg)
It was also going to be a tight call between the 4 in contention. Maybe as Gardner did the previous Lions tour, it was Berry's time. Or WR just didn't like the officiating at all in NZ which ruled them out. O Keefe has been around a bit longer, so WR probably rewards him with the tour.
The biggest surprise was Raynal's appointment - and a good one IMHO.
Still, all 3 are debutants and are WR's top officials for the future!
You are right with Barnes (nice few weeks away) - Absolutely agree with you in regards to depth in the SA ranks (a bit like the Australians a few years back), now it seems it's their time to struggle. WR obviously weren't fans of van der Westhuizen (who I actually rated) or Berry and Rastavenge it seems isn't really on the 15's radar for some reasons. Beyond AJ Jacobs, not a lot happening.
« Last Edit: Tue 08 Jun 2021 22:49 by Alfie75 »

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #5 on: Thu 24 Jun 2021 10:57 »
Just seen on Twitter that Pascal Gaüzère is stepping down as a match official after Saturday’s game between the Lions and Japan.

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #6 on: Thu 24 Jun 2021 13:44 »
So France have lost Ruiz and Gauzere in the space of a month. With Poite surely not far off retirement, maybe French refereeing isn't quite in the great shape it seemed?

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #7 on: Thu 24 Jun 2021 16:08 »
So France have lost Ruiz and Gauzere in the space of a month. With Poite surely not far off retirement, maybe French refereeing isn't quite in the great shape it seemed?

Never felt comfortable with Gauzere in charge. Wish him well though in his intended career outside rugby.
See too on the World  site that Gardner and Poite - both of whom I expected to be on the Lions v South Africa Tests - have stood down from upcoming appointments due to injury. Maybe a good job neither were chosen in retrospect!

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Re: British Lions Tour to South Africa 2021
« Reply #8 on: Thu 24 Jun 2021 16:52 »
No wonder Raynal was the chosen Frenchman for Lioms, a good referee but almost last man standing.
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