{"id":142466,"date":"2023-10-20T13:22:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142466"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:22:22","slug":"who-is-argentina-vs-new-zealand-ref-angus-gardner-former-world-rugby-referee-of-the-year-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/who-is-argentina-vs-new-zealand-ref-angus-gardner-former-world-rugby-referee-of-the-year-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Argentina vs New Zealand ref Angus Gardner? Former World Rugby Referee of the Year | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARGENTINA take on New Zealand in a thrilling Rugby World Cup semifinal TONIGHT – and experienced official Angus Gardner will be in charge.<\/p>\n

The All Blacks will be expected to progress into the final after coming out on top in an epic last-eight contest against Six Nations champions Ireland.<\/p>\n

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However, it is not a foregone conclusion as the Argentines are on cloud nine after shockingly knocking out Wales.<\/p>\n

But one thing we do know is information on the man in the middle.<\/p>\n

Who is Angus Gardner?<\/h2>\n

Angus Gardner was born in Sydney in 1984.<\/p>\n

As a teenager, he was a keen rugby player until he was diagnosed with Scheuremann's Disease [a hereditary disc condition].<\/p>\n

Of the moment he was diagnosed, Gardner told Sydney Morning Herald: "The doctor was like 'mate, you need to take up fishing' and that was devastating to hear. <\/p>\n

"One of the teachers suggested refereeing as a way of staying involved and I went from there."<\/p>\n

Gardner refereed his first international match in 2011, taking charge of Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu.<\/p>\n

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A year later he refereed his first Super Rugby fixture, Queensland Reds vs Melbourne Rebels.<\/p>\n

In 2018, he refereed the Super Rugby final, and the same year he went on to win World Rugby's Referee of the Year award.<\/p>\n

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