Match Officials for British & Irish Lions Tour Announced

The officials for the British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia this summer have been announced with Chris Pollock, Craig Joubert and Romaine Poite refereeing the test matches against the Wallabies.

The full list of officials is as follows:

 1 June 2013
British & Irish Lions vs Barbarians
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

5 June 2013
Western Force vs British & Irish Lions
Venue : Patersons Stadium, Perth, Australia
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

8 June 2013
Queensland Reds vs British & Irish Lions 
Venue : Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jerome Garces (France), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

11 June 2013
Combined New South Wales & Queensland Country vs British & Irish Lions
Venue : Hunter Stadium, Newcastle, Australia
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

15 June 2013
Waratahs vs British & Irish Lions 
Venue : Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jerome Garces, Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

18 June 2013
Brumbies vs British & Irish Lions 
Venue : Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Scott Young/Andrew Cole (Australia)

22 June 2013
Australia vs British & Irish Lions 
Venue : Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert, Romain Poite (France)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas

25 June 2013
Melbourne Rebels vs British & Irish Lions
Venue : AAMI Park, Melbourne
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Referee: Romain Poite (France), Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray

29 June 2013
Australia vs British & Irish Lions 
Venue : Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Romain Poite (France)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray

6 July 2013
Australia vs British & Irish Lions
Venue : Sydney
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Tappe Henning