Angus Gardner

Angus Gardner
Birth name Angus Ross Gardner
Date of birth (1984-08-24) 24 August 1984
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
School Shore
University University of Technology Sydney
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2011–pres.
2012; 2014
2012–pres.		 Test matches
Junior World Championship
Super Rugby		 13
2
61
Correct as of 21 August 2018

Angus Gardner (born 24 August 1984) is an Australian rugby union professional 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 Suncorp Stadium in March of that year.[2][3]

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 was in charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland in 2014.[4][5]

In 2018, Gardner was appointed to referee his first Super Rugby final, taking charge of the match in August between the Crusaders and the Lions in Christchurch.[6]

References

  1. ↑ {{cite web date=8 February 2012 ytitle=Refs appointed for Super Rugby 1publisher=Planet Rugby raccessdate=22 September 2014 -url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3943_7495197,00.html /deadurl=no 0archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922045622/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0%2C25883%2C3943_7495197%2C00.html barchivedate=22 September 2014
  2. 1 2 "JWRC referee: Angus Gardner". SA Rugby Referees. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Angus Gardner". Australian Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Match Official appointments" (PDF 0.2 MB). International Rugby Board. 2 June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Gardner to Referee Super Rugby Final". SANZAR Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2018.


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