Date of birth | 9 July 1957 | |||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 November 1998 41) | (aged|||||||||||||
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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]
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:
No. | Date | Teams | Notes | |
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1. | 22 May 1993 | ![]() | Wales ![]() | [7] |
2. | 7 Jul 1993 | ![]() | Zimbabwe ![]() | 1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier [8] |
3. | 4 Jun 1994 | ![]() | France ![]() | [9] [10] |
4. | 11 Jun 1994 | ![]() | Wales ![]() | [11] |
5. | 18 Jun 1994 | ![]() | Italy ![]() | [12] |
6. | 25 Jun 1994 | ![]() | Italy ![]() | [13] |
7. | 4 Jun 1995 | ![]() | Wales ![]() | 1995 Rugby World Cup [5] |
8. | 16 Dec 1995 | ![]() | Samoa ![]() | [14] |
9. | 31 May 1997 | ![]() | England ![]() | [15] |
Rogers was the referee for the match between the Junior Springboks & The British & Irish Lions at the Boland Stadium on 17 June 1997. [16]
In recognition of Rogers' achievements in rugby refereeing, his alma mater now awards the "Ian Rogers Trophy for the Most Competent Rugby Referee". [17]