Joaquín Montes (born 23 June 1979 in Montevideo) is a professional rugby union referee who represents the Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) at the international level in refereeing.
| Birth name | Joaquín Montes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Universidad de la Empresa (UDE) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Licensed in Administration | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMontes takes charge of both Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby and Nacional de Clubes matches regularly.
In 2011, he refereed the Final of the 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy between Samoa and Japan.[1]
On 26 June 2012, the Uruguayan Rugby Union named him as an international rugby union referee. After his nomination, his first international tournament of relevance involved was the 3rd edition of the Americas Rugby Championship in October of the same, held in Canada.
In November 2013, he refereed his first test match between Spain and Japan.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Un uruguayo finalista" (in Spanish). supertry.com. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Montes arbitrará un test match" (in Spanish). ovaciondigital.com.uy. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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