The most international of all teams at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011 which draws to a climax on Sunday in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi is the match officials.
Five referees, four assistant referees, two performance reviewers, a game analyst and a Referee Manager who all come from different nations and regions around the world.
Led by Bernd Gabbei, the IRB Referee Development Consultant and Referee Manager for this Under 20 tournament, is German and has in former Test referee Carlos Molinari (Argentina) and former Welsh referee Dave Herbert his two performance reviewers.
Five referees, four assistant referees, two performance reviewers, a game analyst and a Referee Manager who all come from different nations and regions around the world.
Led by Bernd Gabbei, the IRB Referee Development Consultant and Referee Manager for this Under 20 tournament, is German and has in former Test referee Carlos Molinari (Argentina) and former Welsh referee Dave Herbert his two performance reviewers.
Irish-born Phil Dunne is in charge of working his magic with all the videos of the games in order to get the best out of the match officials.
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay), Tui Komiti (Samoa), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Tim Luscombe (USA) and Radu Petrescu (Romania) have been tasked with refereeing the 16 games in the tournament, with the assistance of Spaniard Jorge Molpeceres, Ken Lambrechts from Belgium, Portugal’s Afonso Nogueira and local referee Ucha Narimanidze.
With ages ranging 22 to 35, Gabbei is happy with the way his team has been working hard to ensure games are well controlled. “The bigger picture is that the IRB now knows what is happening with refereeing in every region and individual countries. We also provide a proper match officiating structure. This means we have in place education programmes for all levels of referees.
Identification pathway
Gabbei has been to all four of the Junior World Rugby Trophies to date.
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay), Tui Komiti (Samoa), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Tim Luscombe (USA) and Radu Petrescu (Romania) have been tasked with refereeing the 16 games in the tournament, with the assistance of Spaniard Jorge Molpeceres, Ken Lambrechts from Belgium, Portugal’s Afonso Nogueira and local referee Ucha Narimanidze.
With ages ranging 22 to 35, Gabbei is happy with the way his team has been working hard to ensure games are well controlled. “The bigger picture is that the IRB now knows what is happening with refereeing in every region and individual countries. We also provide a proper match officiating structure. This means we have in place education programmes for all levels of referees.
Identification pathway
Gabbei has been to all four of the Junior World Rugby Trophies to date.
“To select referees for this tournament we have had a much more robust selection process. The nine referees here in Tbilisi have all been through the IRB Education Programme.”
Bringing together education and competition, refereeing is also a pathway and a good example is that of Montes, who has been awarded the honour of controlling the final between Samoa and Japan.
Bringing together education and competition, refereeing is also a pathway and a good example is that of Montes, who has been awarded the honour of controlling the final between Samoa and Japan.
He was first identified in his country, then promoted to games within the South American region. After being an assistant referee in last year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, he attended the TOP (Talent Optimisation Programme) which each year takes place in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Earlier this year, he attended the IRB Level 3 Refereeing Course.
“This JWRT is an important part of their pathway and the future is that hopefully they will become international referees one day.”
The big legacy is also for their nations and regions as all of them are given tools to be of service. “They become multiplying agents,” concluded Gabbei.
“This JWRT is an important part of their pathway and the future is that hopefully they will become international referees one day.”
The big legacy is also for their nations and regions as all of them are given tools to be of service. “They become multiplying agents,” concluded Gabbei.
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