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SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA \u2013 JULY 18: Referee Angus Gardner and assistant referees Nika Amashukeli and Paul Williams line up on the pitch prior to the 2026 Nations Championship match between Argentina and England at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades on July 18, 2026 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. (Photo by Joaquin Camiletti \u2013 RFU\/The RFU Collection via Getty Images) <\/p>\n
NEWS: World Rugby has confirmed updated Emirates Match Official appointments for the second and third tests of the Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry series in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Angus Gardner (Australia) will now referee this weekend\u2019s test between South Africa and New Zealand in Cape Town as Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) has not recovered from illness.<\/p>\n
Brett Cronan (Australia) will act as his Television Match Official with Eric Gauzins (France) becoming Foul Play Review Officer and Sam Grove-White (Scotland) replacing Gardner as an assistant referee.<\/p>\n
The updated appointments are:<\/p>\n
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)<\/p>\n
Amashukeli will now referee the third test of the series in Johannesburg on 5 September, instead of Gardner with Gauzins as his TMO with the Australian official to act as his assistant referee.<\/p>\n
The updated appointments are:<\/p>\n
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia),\u00a0Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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