Ian Rogers
Date of birth(1957-07-09)9 July 1957
Place of birthHarding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date of death26 November 1998(1998-11-26) (aged 41)
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1995
1993–1997		 Rugby World Cup
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.DateTeamsNotes
1.22 May 1993Zimbabwe ZimbabweWales Wales[7]
2.7 Jul 1993 Arabian GulfZimbabwe Zimbabwe1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier[8]
3.4 Jun 1994Canada CanadaFrance France[9][10]
4.11 Jun 1994Canada CanadaWales Wales[11]
5.18 Jun 1994Australia AustraliaItaly Italy[12]
6.25 Jun 1994Australia AustraliaItaly Italy[13]
7.4 Jun 1995Republic of Ireland IrelandWales Wales1995 Rugby World Cup[5]
8.16 Dec 1995England EnglandSamoa Samoa[14]
9.31 May 1997Argentina ArgentinaEngland 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

  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.
  5. 1 2 "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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