# Rugby: New Zealand referee, James Dolman, will take charge of the Springboks opener in the inaugural Nations Championship against England at Ellis Park on July 4th. Sixteen referees will officiate 18 matches that will be played in the southern hemisphere next month. France’s Pierre Brousset will take the whistle for South Africa versus Scotland in Pretoria, with Irishman Andrew Brace overseeing the Boks-Wales clash in Durban. The second leg of the competition will be played in the northern hemisphere in November, leading to the finals weekend in London.
Rugby: Match officials for July’s Nations Championship matches confirmed