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Updated: Match Officials Appointed for Rlwc2017 Pool Round 3

Published: Tue 7 Nov 2017 03:36 PM
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 ITALYDATE: FRIDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: CANBERRA STADIUMKICK OFF: 7.45PM LOCALREFEREE:Robert HicksVIDEO REFEREE:Ben ThalerTOUCH JUDGES:Michael Wise, Liam Moore JERSEY COLOUR:PinkSTANDBY:Chris Sutton GAME: NEW ZEALAND V TONGADATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: WAIKATO STADIUMKICK OFF: 5.00PM LOCALREFEREE:Gerard SuttonVIDEO REFEREE:Steve ChiddyTOUCH JUDGES:Chris Butler, Mark Craven JERSEY COLOUR:YellowSTANDBY:Matt Cecchin GAME: SAMOA V SCOTLANDDATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: BARLOW PARKKICK OFF: 4.15PM LOCALREFEREE:Ashley KleinVIDEO REFEREE:Henry PerenaraTOUCH JUDGES:Grant Atkins, Jon Stone JERSEY COLOUR:PinkSTANDBY:Tim Roby GAME: AUSTRALIA V LEBANONDATE: SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUMKICK OFF: 8.05PM LOCALREFEREE:James ChildVIDEO REFEREE:Bernard SuttonTOUCH JUDGES:Chris Sutton, Belinda Sleeman JERSEY COLOUR:PinkSTANDBY:Liam Moore GAME: PNG V USADATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: OIL SEARCH NATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUMKICK OFF: 3.05PM LOCALREFEREE:Adam GeeVIDEO REFEREE:Jared MaxwellTOUCH JUDGES:Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Chris McMillanJERSEY COLOUR:PinkSTANDBY:Ben Cummins GAME: WALES V IRELANDDATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: PERTH RECTANGULAR STADIUMKICK OFF: 3.35PM LOCALREFEREE:Ben ThalerVIDEO REFEREE:Robert HicksTOUCH JUDGES:Dave Munro, Scott MikalauskasEVALUATOR: JERSEY COLOUR:YellowSTANDBY:Michael Wise GAME: ENGLAND V FRANCEDATE: SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017VENUE: PERTH RECTANGULAR STADIUMKICK OFF: 6.05PM LOCALREFEREE:Phil BenthamVIDEO REFEREE:Bernard SuttonTOUCH JUDGES:Chris Kendall, Michael Wise JERSEY COLOUR:PinkSTANDBY:Scott Mikalauskas
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