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]
| Date of birth | 9 July 1957 | |||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 November 1998 (aged 41) | |||||||||||||
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Test Match Honour Roll
editRogers 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
edit| 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
editRogers was the referee for the match between the Junior Springboks & The British & Irish Lions at the Boland Stadium on 17 June 1997.[16]
Recognition
editIn recognition of Rogers' achievements in rugby refereeing, his alma mater now awards the "Ian Rogers Trophy for the Most Competent Rugby Referee".[17]
References
edit- ^ "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.