- The Nations Championship is the new biennial international rugby tournament created by Six Nations Rugby and SANZAAR
- Adopting a unique northern v southern hemisphere tournament format, there will be two instalments of fixtures across July and November, culminating in a Finals weekend at Allianz Stadium.
- Luke Pearce will referee the first test of the Northern Hemisphere Series
- Angus Gardner to bring up 60 tests with Ireland v Fiji on 14 November
- Appointments for the Finals weekend will be confirmed on Monday, 23 November.
- Match official profiles are available in the Media Zone
World Rugby have confirmed the match official appointments for the Nations Championship Northern Hemisphere Series matches taking place in Europe in November.
Sixteen referees from nine nations will take charge of the 18 Nations Championship matches played from 6-21 November with Andrew Brace (Ireland) and Pierre Brousset (France) handed two matches.
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Luke Pearce (England) will referee the opening match of the Northern Hemisphere Series, Ireland v Argentina at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 6 November. A total of 41 officials from 12 nations will be involved in the tournament.
A week later, at the same venue, Angus Gardner (Australia) will become the third member of the current men’s panel to reach 60 tests in the middle and second in November after Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) does with Spain v Uruguay in the World Rugby Nations Cup 2026.
The appointments for the Finals weekend at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham from 27-29 November will be announced once rankings are confirmed after the conclusion of the Northern Hemisphere Series.
World Rugby will be supporting its Social Impact Partner, ChildFund Rugby, with visibility across match officials’ jerseys during the Nations Championship.
