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Cape Town – Ireland’s John Lacey
has been appointed as referee of the Rugby World Cup’s Bronze Final between
South Africa and Argentina.
The match is scheduled for
London’s Olympic Park at 22:00 (SA time) on Friday.
Lacey’s assistant referees
will be Glen Jackson and Chris Pollock, both from New Zealand, while Graham
Hughes of England will be the Television Match Official (TMO).
Welshman Nigel Owens will
referee Saturday’s final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham (18:00
SA time).
Owens will be joined on the
line by Jerome Garces of France and England’s Wayne Barnes, with Shaun Veldsman
of South Africa the TMO.