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]
Birth name | Angus Ross Gardner | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||
School | Shore | ||||||||||||||
University | University of Technology Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||
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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 took charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland in 2014.[4][5]
In 2015, Gardner was selected as an assistant referee at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[6]
He refereed the 2018 Super Rugby Final between the Crusaders and the Lions in Christchurch.[7]
In 2019, Gardner was selected to referee at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
During the 2018 World Rugby Awards, Angus Gardner received the "World Rugby Referee of the Year" award.[9]