World Rugby match official appointments Date Tournament Kick-off Fixture Venue Referee Assistant referee 1 Assistant referee 2 TMO The Rugby Fri 17 July 19:35 New Zealand v Argentina AMI Stadium, Christchurch Craig Jourbert (SARU) Angus Gardner (ARU) Stuart Berry (SARU) George Ayoub (ARU) Championship The Rugby Sat 18 July 20:05 Australia v South Africa Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Nigel Owens (WRU) Glen Jackson (NZR) Mike Fraser (NZR) Ben Skeen (NZR) Championship The Rugby Sat 25 July 17:05 South Africa v New Zealand Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Jérôme Garcès (FFR) Romain Poite (FFR) Leighton Hodges (WRU) Graham Hughes (RFU) Championship The Rugby Sat 25 July 19:40 Argentina v Australia Estadio Malvinas Argentina, Mendoza Jaco Peyper (SARU) Chris Pollock (NZR) Stuart Berry (SARU) Shaun Veldsman (SARU) Championship The Rugby Sat 8 Aug 20:05 Australia v New Zealand ANZ Stadium, Sydney Wayne Barnes (RFU) Nigel Owens (WRU) Federico Anselmi (UAR) Shaun Veldsman (SARU) Championship The Rugby Sat 8 Aug 17:05 South Africa v Argentina Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban Romain Poite (FFR) JP Doyle (RFU) Marius Mitrea (FIR) Ben Skeen (NZR) Championship Sat 15 Aug International 19:35 New Zealand v Australia Eden Park, Auckland Nigel Owens (WRU) Wayne Barnes (RFU) Federico Anselmi (UAR) Shaun Veldsman (SARU) Sat 15 Aug International TBC Argentina v South Africa Buenos Aires Glen Jackson (NZR) Romain Poite (FFR) Mike Fraser (NZR) George Ayoub (ARU) Pacific Nations Sat 18 July 15:00 Fiji v Tonga ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji Chris Pollock (NZR) Nick Briant (NZR) Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Cup Pacific Nations Sat 18 July TBC Canada v Japan Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA, USA Luke Pearce (RFU) Federico Anselmi (UAR) USA Rugby appt Cup Pacific Nations Sat 18 July TBC USA V Samoa Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA, USA JP Doyle (RFU) Federico Anselmi (UAR) Rugby Canada appt Cup Pacific Nations Fri 24 July TBC Canada v Tonga Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, Canada Federico Anselmi (UAR) USA Rugby appt USA Rugby appt Cup Pacific Nations Fri 24 July TBC Fiji v Samoa Bonney Field, Sacramento, CA, USA JP Doyle (RFU) Luke Pearce (RFU) Rugby Canada appt Cup Pacific Nations Fri 24 July TBC USA v Japan Bonney Field, Sacramento, CA, USA Luke Pearce (RFU) JP Doyle (RFU) Rugby Canada appt Cup Pacific Nations Wed 29 July TBC USA v Tonga BMO Stadium, Toronto, Canada Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) JP Doyle (RFU) Rugby Canada appt Cup Pacific Nations Wed 29 July TBC Fiji v Japan BMO Stadium, Toronto, Canada Pascal Gauzere (FFR) Angus Gardner (ARU) Dudley Phillips (IRFU) Cup Pacific Nations Wed 29 July TBC Canada v Samoa BMO Stadium, Toronto, Canada Angus Gardner (ARU) Luke Pearce (RFU) Dudley Phillips (IRFU) Cup Pacific Nations Mon 3 Aug TBC Fifth place play-off Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, Canada Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) Dudley Phillips (IRFU) Rugby Canada / USA Rugby appt USA Rugby appt Cup Pacific Nations Mon 3 Aug TBC Third place play-off Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, Canada Angus Gardner (ARU) Dudley Phillips (IRFU) Rugby Canada / USA Rugby appt USA Rugby appt Cup Pacific Nations Mon 3 Aug TBC Final Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, Canada Pascal Gauzere (FFR) Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) Rugby Canada / USA Rugby appt USA Rugby appt Cup .