Dear All

The following Match Officials have been selected to officiate at the 2009 RWC Sevens in Dubai which commences on the 5th March 2009 and ends the 7th of March 2009.

These appointments are embargoed to the media till 5pm UK time Tuesday 16th December 2008

Women Referees

Dana Teagarden     USA

Joyce Henry             Canada

Claire Daniels          England

Gabriel Lee              Hong Kong

Women Assistant Referees 

Miho Osawa                  Japan

Barbara Guastani          Italy

Aoifie McCarthy             Ireland

Anastassiya Khamova  Kazakhstan

Men Referees

Taizo Hirabayashi      Japan

David Keane                Ireland

Simon McDowell        Ireland

Neil Paterson              Scotland

James Jones              Wales

Andrew Small             England

James Bolabiu           Fiji

Jean Luc Rebollal     France

Carlo Damasco          Italy

Marcelo Pilara            Argentina

Scott Herbert              Arabian Gulf

Andrew Lees              Australia

Garratt Williamson    New Zealand

Jaco Peyper               South Africa

Men Assistant Referees

Alan Whitcombe     Arabian Gulf

Grant Bateman        Arabian Gulf

James Fitzgerald    Arabian Gulf

Mark de Wet             Arabian Gulf

Taku Otsuki             Japan

Jimmy Toda             Japan 

Tim Shi                      China

Tobi Lothian             Hong Kong 

In Goal Assistants

Nizam Jamaldeen       Sri Lanka

Dilroy Fernando           Sri Lanka

Harry Mason                 Singapore

Joe Riddle                     Arabian Gulf

Referee Managers

Keith Lawrence IRB 

Paddy O'Brien IRB

Stan Wright   Arabian Gulf

Performance Reviewers

Tappe Henning   IRB

Tony Lynch         Wales

Dennis Immelman  South Africa

Regards

Paddy O'Brien