Angus Gardner

Angus Gardner

Date of birth	August 24, 1984
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
School	Shore
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years	Competition		Apps
2011–present 2012–present 2012–present	Test Matches IRB Junior World Cup Super Rugby		3 14
correct as of 1 February 2015.

Angus Gardner (born 24 August 1984) is an Australian professional rugby union referee who was appointed to the Super Rugby referees panel in 2012.^[1] Gardner took up refereeing in 1999 at the age of fifteen,^[2] and became a full-time referee in 2011. He was appointed to his first test match in November 2011, which was an Oceania Cup match between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.^[1]

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.^[3][4] He was named as one of 16 referees on the SANZAR panel for the 2014 season,^[5] and refereed his first match in Super Rugby between the Queensland Reds and Melbourne Rebels in March that year.^[2]

References

1. "JWRC referee: Angus Gardner". SA Rugby Referees. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
2. "Angus Gardner". Australian Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
3. "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.
4. "Gardner and O'Brien appointed to IRB 2014 JWC Fixtures". Australian Rugby. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
5. "Refs appointed for Super Rugby". Planet Rugby. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.