Cape Town - South Africa's Craig Joubert is one of 12 referees chosen by World Rugby on Tuesday to officiate matches at the Rugby World Cup in England in September.
Joubert, who has officiated 55 Tests to date, will be joined by (union and number of Tests): Wayne Barnes (RFU, 57), George Clancy (IRFU, 38), JP Doyle (RFU, 12), Jérôme Garcès (FFR, 22), Pascal Gauzere (FFR, 17), Glen Jackson (NZR, 10), John Lacey (IRFU, 13), Nigel Owens (WRU, 60), Jaco Peyper (SARU, 20), Romain Poite (FFR, 39) and Chris Pollock (NZR, 18).
In addition, the full list of assistant referees, namely: Federico Anselmi, Stuart Berry, Mike Fraser, Angus Gardner, Leighton Hodges, Marius Mitrea, Mathieu Raynal.