Ian Rogers (referee)

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

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]

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:

Test history

No.	Date	Teams		Notes
1.	22 May 1993	Zimbabwe	Wales	^[7]
2.	7 Jul 1993	Arabian Gulf	Zimbabwe	1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier^[8]
3.	4 Jun 1994	Canada	France	^[9]^[10]
4.	11 Jun 1994	Canada	Wales	^[11]
5.	18 Jun 1994	Australia	Italy	^[12]
6.	25 Jun 1994	Australia	Italy	^[13]
7.	4 Jun 1995	Ireland	Wales	1995 Rugby World Cup^[5]
8.	16 Dec 1995	England	Samoa	^[14]
9.	31 May 1997	Argentina	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

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

External links

Photo of Ian Rogers

[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.

[ScrumCom22963-5] "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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