Angus Gardner (born 24 August 1984) is an Australian rugby union professional referee who was appointed to the Super Rugby referees panel in 2012.[1] His first match in Super Rugby was between the Queensland Reds and Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in March of that year.[2][3]
 Gardner refereeing in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Angus Ross Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Technology Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner took up refereeing in 1999 at the age of fifteen,[3] and became a full-time referee in 2015. He was appointed to his first test match in November 2011, which was an Oceania Cup match between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in Port Morseby.[2]
Gardner was appointed to the IRB Junior World Championship in 2012 and 2014, and took charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland in 2014.[4][5]
In 2015, Gardner was selected as an assistant referee at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[6]
He refereed the 2018 Super Rugby Final between the Crusaders and the Lions in Christchurch.[7]
In 2019, Gardner was selected to referee at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
Honours
editDuring the 2018 World Rugby Awards, Angus Gardner received the "World Rugby Referee of the Year" award.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Refs appointed for Super Rugby". Planet Rugby. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ a b "JWRC referee: Angus Gardner". SA Rugby Referees. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Angus Gardner". Australian Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Match Official appointments" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF 0.2 MB) on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Gardner and O'Brien appointed to IRB 2014 JWC Fixtures". Australian Rugby. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup 2015: An experienced 12-member referee panel". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Gardner to Referee Super Rugby Final". SANZAR Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Match officials selected for RWC 2019: introducing Team 21". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "World Rugby Awards 2018". World Rugby. 25 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019.
 | This biographical article relating to Australian rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |