IRB Panels announced

The revised lists:

The IRB International Referee Panel in 2008 is:

• Wayne Barnes (England),
• Lyndon Bray (New Zealand),
• Christophe Berdos (France),
• George Clancy (Ireland),
• Stuart Dickinson (Australia),
• Matt Goddard (Australia),
• Paul Honiss (New Zealand),
• Craig Joubert (South Africa),
• Marius Jonker (South Africa),
• Joel Jutge (France),
• Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa),
• Alan Lewis (Ireland),
• Mark Lawrence (South Africa),
• Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand),
• Nigel Owens (Wales),
• Dave Pearson (England),
• Alain Rolland (Ireland),
• Chris White (England),
• Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

The IRB’s touch judge panel:

• Peter Allan (Scotland),
• James Bolabiu (Fiji),
• David Changleng (Scotland),
• Federico Cuesta (Argentina),
• Carlo Damasco (Italy),
• Rob Debney (England),
• Tim Hayes (Wales),
• Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan),
• James Leckie (Australia),
• Paul Marks (Australia),
• Simon McDowell (Ireland),
• Chris Pollock (New Zealand),
• Romain Poite (France),
• Stuart Terheege (England),
• Hugh Watkins (Wales),
• Cobus Wessels (South Africa)

The IRB’s TMO panel: George Ayoub (Australia), Giulio De Santis (Italy), Graham Hughes (England), Johan Meuwesen (South Africa), Shaun Veldsman (South Africa), Geoff Warren (England), Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Congrats to all newcomers!