Date of birth | 9 July 1957 | ||||||||||
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Place of birth | Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||
Date of death | 26 November 1998 | (aged 41)||||||||||
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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 | Zimbabwe | Wales | [7] |
2. | 7 Jul 1993 | Arabian Gulf | Zimbabwe | 1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier[8] |
3. | 4 Jun 1994 | Canada | France | [9][10] |
4. | 11 Jun 1994 | Canada | Wales | [11] |
5. | 18 Jun 1994 | Australia | Italy | [12] |
6. | 25 Jun 1994 | Australia | Italy | [13] |
7. | 4 Jun 1995 | Ireland | Wales | 1995 Rugby World Cup[5] |
8. | 16 Dec 1995 | England | Samoa | [14] |
9. | 31 May 1997 | Argentina | 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]