Angus Gardner

{{Infobox rugby biography

| birth_name = Angus Ross Gardner

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| image = Gardner refereeing in 2016 6 Nations Ireland v Italy.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Gardner refereeing in 2016

| school = Shore

| university = University of Technology Sydney

| height =

| weight =

| refereeyears1 = 2011–pres.

| refereeyears2 = 2012; 2014

| refereeyears3 = 2012–pres.

| refereeyears4 = 2015; 2019; 2023

| refereecomps1 = Test matches

| refereecomps2 = IRB Junior World Championship

| refereecomps3 = Super Rugby

| refereecomps4 = Rugby World Cups

| refereeapps1 = 46

| refereeapps2 = 2

| refereeapps3 = 114

| refereeapps4 = 3

| ru_refereeupdate = 5 May 2024

}}

Angus Gardner (born 24 August 1984) is an Australian rugby union professional referee who was appointed to the Super Rugby referees panel in 2012. His first match in Super Rugby was between the Queensland Reds and Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in March of that year.

Gardner took up refereeing in 1999 at the age of fifteen, 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.

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.

In 2015, Gardner was selected as an assistant referee at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/65914?lang=en|title=Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup 2015: An experienced 12-member referee panel|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2015-04-07}}

He refereed the 2018 Super Rugby Final between the Crusaders and the Lions in Christchurch.

In 2019, Gardner was selected to referee at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/news/419165?lang=en|title=Match officials selected for RWC 2019: introducing Team 21|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-05-09}}

Honours

During the 2018 World Rugby Awards, Angus Gardner received the "World Rugby Referee of the Year" award.

References

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{{cite web

|date= 22 June 2012

|title= JWRC referee: Angus Gardner

|work= SA Rugby Referees

|access-date= 22 September 2014

|url=http://www.sareferees.com/News/jwrc-referee-angus-gardner/2829663/

|url-status= live

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120624101151/http://www.sareferees.com/News/jwrc-referee-angus-gardner/2829663/

|archive-date= 24 June 2012

}}

{{cite web

|date= 2 June 2012

|title= IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Match Official appointments

|publisher= International Rugby Board

|access-date= 22 September 2014

|format= PDF 0.2 MB

|url= http://www.irb.com/mm/document/tournament/mediazone/02/06/24/05/120531tojwc12matchday1appointments.pdf

|url-status= dead

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140922045846/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/tournament/mediazone/02/06/24/05/120531tojwc12matchday1appointments.pdf

|archive-date= 22 September 2014

}}

{{cite web

|date= 13 June 2014

|title= Gardner and O'Brien appointed to IRB 2014 JWC Fixtures

|publisher= Australian Rugby

|access-date= 22 September 2014

|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/referees/News/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/3723/ArticleID/11745/Gardner-and-OBrien-appointed-to-IRB-2014-JWC-Fixtures.aspx

|url-status= live

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140822071511/http://www.rugby.com.au/referees/News/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/3723/ArticleID/11745/Gardner-and-OBrien-appointed-to-IRB-2014-JWC-Fixtures.aspx

|archive-date= 22 August 2014

}}

{{cite web

|title= Angus Gardner

|publisher= Australian Rugby

|access-date= 22 September 2014

|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/referees/ARUReferees/ARURefereeInfo.aspx?rid=10

|url-status= live

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140922045721/http://www.rugby.com.au/referees/ARUReferees/ARURefereeInfo.aspx?rid=10

|archive-date=22 September 2014

}}

{{cite web