Ian Rogers (rugby referee)

Ian Rogers (9 July 1957 – 26 November 1998) was an international rugby union referee from South Africa.[1][2] Before becoming a full-time referee, Rogers attended Maritzburg College – the same high school as fellow international rugby referee Craig Joubert.[3][4] As one of South Africa's foremost referees of his time, Rogers represented his country as referee at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[5]

Ian Rogers
Date of birth(1957-07-09)9 July 1957
Place of birthHarding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date of death26 November 1998(1998-11-26) (aged 41)
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1995
1993–1997		 Rugby World Cup
Test Matches

Test Match Honour Roll

Rogers refereed a total of 10 international test matches during his career from 1993 to 1998. He is the 8th-most capped international rugby referee from South Africa, along with Freek Burger and Louis Mzomba.[6]

Amongst other games, Rogers was referee in the following:

  • 22 May 1993 Zimbabwe v. Wales [7]
  • 7 July 1993 Arabian Gulf v. Zimbabwe (1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier)[8]
  • 4 Jun 1994 Canada v. France [9][10]
  • 11 Jun 1994 Canada v. Wales [11]
  • 18 Jun 1994 Australia v. Italy [12]
  • 25 Jun 1994 Australia v. Italy [13]
  • 4 Jun 1995 Ireland v. Wales (1995 Rugby World Cup)[5]
  • 16 Dec 1995 England v. Samoa [14]
  • 31 May 1997 Argentina v. England [15]

The British & Irish Lions

Rogers was the referee for the match between the Junior Springboks & The British & Irish Lions at the Boland Stadium on 17 June 1997.[16]

Recognition

In recognition of Rogers' achievements in rugby refereeing, his alma mater now awards the "Ian Rogers Trophy for the Most Competent Rugby Referee".[17]

References
  1. "Players & Officials : Ian Rogers". Scrum.com. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. "Africa: One of SA's top rugby referees dies". allAfrica. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Focus On Rob Moll". The Ebenezer. Rhenish Primary School. February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. "Craig Joubert talks about his career". Rugby365.com. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  5. "Ireland v Wales at Johannesburg". Scrum.com. 4 June 1995. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. "South Africa – Statistics, Most Tests as Referee". SuperSport. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. "Zimbabwe v Wales at Bulawayo". Scrum.com. 22 May 1993. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. "Arabian Gulf v Wales at Nairobi". Scrum.com. 7 July 1993. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  9. "Canada v France at Nepean". Scrum.com. 4 June 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  10. "Canada edge out fractious France". The Independent. 6 June 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  11. "Canada v Wales at Markham". Scrum.com. 11 June 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  12. "Australia v Italy at Brisbane". Scrum.com. 18 June 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  13. "Australia v Italy at Melbourne". Scrum.com. 25 June 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  14. "England v Samoa at Twickenham". Scrum.com. 16 December 1995. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  15. "Argentina v England at Buenos Aires". Scrum.com. 31 May 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  16. "Junior Springboks v British & Irish Lions at Boland Stadium". lionsrugby.com. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  17. "Newsletter 26, Annual Sports & Culture Awards Evening" (PDF). Newsletter 26. Maritzburg College. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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