England and Australia have been informed of the following arrangements for the ABK Beer Rugby League Ashes.
Liam Moore of the RFL’s Match Officials Panel will referee Saturday’s first Test at Wembley Stadium, with Jack Smith as the video referee.
Grant Atkins from the NRL’s Match Officials Panel will referee the second Test at the Hill-Dickinson Stadium on November 1. Atkins is the NRL’s nomination for the series and will arrive next week.
A decision on the match officials for the third Test at AMT Headingley on November 8 will be made after the second Test through a review of the performances of the first two Tests under agreed parameters.
The full list of officials for Wembley is as follows:
Referee – Liam Moore
Touch Judges – Mark Craven and Richard Thompson
Video Referee – Jack Smith
Reserve Referee – Chris Kendall
Reserve Touch Judge – Neil Horton
Timekeeper – Dave Moss
Match Commissioner – Tony Brown
Golden Point
It has been agreed that Golden Point will be available only after the third Test of the series at AMT Headingley on November 8 – if it is necessary to determine a winner of the series, rather than the series being shared.
If the scores are level at full-time of the first or second Tests, the match will be drawn.
If one of the first two Tests has been drawn, and the scores are level at full-time of the third Test, Golden Point will not be played.
