Springboks vs Wales: Who will be the referee on Saturday?

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England’s Karl Dickson will take charge of the Test between Wales and the Springboks at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, 23 November.

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Dicken will be helped by compatriot Christophe Ridley and Damian Schneider from Uruguay as Assistant Referees while Andrew Jackson of England will be in the TMO booth.

For interest’s sake, the Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO) will be England’s Stuart Terheege.

The match will kick off at 19:40 (SA time).

Won one, lost one

The Springboks have a 50-50 record when Dickson has had the whistle, winning one and losing one of the two Tests that he’s been in charge.

This will be the first Test the Springboks have been officiated by 42-year-old Dickson outside of South Africa.

TEAMS

Wales

15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Ellis Bevan, 8 Taine Plumtree, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 James Botham, 5 Will Rowlands, 4 Christ Tshiunza, 3 Gareth Thomas, 2 Dewi Lake (captain), 1 Archie Griffin

Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Eddie James, 23 Josh Hathaway

South Africa

15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Thomas du Toit

Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Handre Pollard

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