2019 Rugby World Cup: Wayne Barnes to referee All Blacks match, Jerome Garces to ref final

Name: Beyond the Game - RWC 2019 - Semi-Finals Review
Uploaded: 2019-10-28T01:40:43+13:00
Duration: 1805 s
Description: Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the Semi-Finals of RWC 2019 - All Blacks v England - South Africa v Wales. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/SNTV/AP/Photosport/Gettyimages

NZ Herald

29 Oct, 2019 05:02 AMQuick Read

Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the Semi-Finals of RWC 2019 - All Blacks v England - South Africa v Wales. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/SNTV/AP/Photosport/Gettyimages

English referee Wayne Barnes will control the All Blacks' final World Cup match against Wales, while Jerome Garces will ref the final between South Africa and England.

Kiwi Ben O'Keeffe will be one of Garcès' assistant referees with fellow Frenchman Romain Poite running the other flank for the final at International Stadium Yokohama on Saturday.

New Zealand's Ben Skeen will be the TMO.

Jerome Garces to ref #RWC2019 final with Wayne Barnes to officiate the bronze medal match pic.twitter.com/prdy3asKmD
— Nigel Yalden 🇳🇿🎙☕️ (@NigelYalden) October 29, 2019

South African referee Jaco Peyper - who was controversially not considered for the semifinals after being photographed with Welsh fans - has been recalled as an assistant referee for the All Blacks and Wales clash.