Angus Gardner
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| Born | Angus Ross Gardner 24 August 1984 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Sydney Church of England Grammar School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Technology Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angus Gardner (born 24 August 1984) is a professional Australian rugby union referee who was appointed to the Super Rugby referees panel in 2012.[1] His first match in Super Rugby was between the Queensland Reds and Melbourne Rebels at Lang Park, Brisbane in March of that year.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Gardner took up refereeing in 1999 at the age of fifteen,[3] and became a full-time referee in 2015. He was appointed to his first Test match in November 2011, which was an Oceania Cup match between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in Port Morseby.[2]
Gardner was appointed to the IRB Junior World Championship in 2012 and 2014, and took charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland in 2014.[4][5]
In 2015, Gardner was selected as an assistant referee at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[6]
He refereed the 2018 Super Rugby final between the Crusaders and the Lions in Christchurch.[7]
In 2019, Gardner was selected to referee at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
In 2025, Gardner was appointed the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific final between the Crusaders and the Chiefs in Christchurch.[9]
2026 Nations Championship
[edit]In June 2026, ahead of the first set of matches in the inaugural 2026 Nations Championship, Gardner was appointed the referee the Argentina–England Test match in the final round of the Southern Hemisphere Series.[10] During the match, Gardner, whom gave out seven yellow cards (a record for a Test match in rugby),[11] attracted criticism for his inability to assert control over proceedings,[12] with several of his decisions coming under scrutiny.[13] Primary among them was a yellow card shown to England's Ollie Chessum following an altercation with an Argentine player, despite the offending player being Tommy Freeman.[12] Following the final whistle, which came shortly after Gardner and the Television Match Official (TMO) had ruled out a late Argentine try that would have afforded Argentina the opportunity to draw the match with a successful conversion, Gardner was touched on the arm by an Argentine player.[14] Physical contact with match officials is prohibited under World Rugby Law 9.28, which provides that: "Players must not make physical contact with match officials and any incidents can be referred to the disciplinary process."[15] While leaving the field, Gardner was also hurled verbal abuse from the crowd and had an object thrown at him.[16] Former rugby player and commentator Brian Moore, writing in the The Daily Telegraph, said: "World Rugby has a duty to fully investigate these reports and, if there is any truth to them, sanction Argentina in a meaningful way."[17]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Refs appointed for Super Rugby". Planet Rugby. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- 1 2 "JWRC referee: Angus Gardner". SA Rugby Referees. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Angus Gardner". Australian Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Match Official appointments" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF 0.2 MB) on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gardner and O'Brien appointed to IRB 2014 JWC Fixtures". Australian Rugby. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup 2015: An experienced 12-member referee panel". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gardner to Referee Super Rugby Final". SANZAR Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "Match officials selected for RWC 2019: introducing Team 21". world.rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Angus Gardner to referee 2025 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 16 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Rugby confirms match official appointments for the Nations Championship 2026 Southern Hemisphere Series". world.rugby. World Rugby. 4 June 2026.
- ↑ Calvert, Lee (19 July 2026). "Argentina 24–31 England: Nations Championship rugby – as it happened". The Guardian.
- 1 2 Kyriacou, Adam (19 July 2026). "Argentina v England: Winners and losers after dramatic game marred by 'unsavoury scenes' as Los Pumas 'embarrass' themselves". Planet Rugby.
- ↑ Barnes, Stuart (19 July 2026). "Endless TMO replays are actually making referees worse". The Times.
- ↑ "Argentina star facing lengthy ban after heated clash with Angus Gardner at full-time". Ruck.co.uk. 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Jones, John (19 July 2026). "Argentina face punishment as shocking act caught on camera and coaches step in". WalesOnline.
- ↑ Elliott, Charlie (18 July 2026). "New footage shows the disgraceful abuse Angus Gardner received after full-time". Ruck.co.uk.
- ↑ Moore, Brian (20 July 2026). "Rugby cannot tolerate abuse of referees – Argentina must face punishment". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "World Rugby Awards 2018". World Rugby. 25 November 2018.
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