{"id":93944,"date":"2023-09-30T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93944"},"modified":"2023-09-30T12:36:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:36:32","slug":"argentina-vs-chile-referee-who-is-rugby-world-cup-official-paul-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/rugby\/argentina-vs-chile-referee-who-is-rugby-world-cup-official-paul-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina vs Chile referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official Paul Williams?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Paul Williams is one of the referees at this year\u2019s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old made his debut at the tournament four years ago and returns after being again appointed to the officiating panel.<\/p>\n<p>Williams began his career with the whistle in 2011, and was appointed to the New Zealand High Performance referee squad three years later.<\/p>\n<p>A step-up into Super Rugby followed in 2016, with Williams the first official in the competition from the North Island region of Taranaki.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, the New Zealander took charge of the World Rugby U20 Championship final between England and Ireland.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/06\/15\/2023-09-04T090926Z_12386583_UP1EJ940PFO14_RTRMADP_3_RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-OPENING-CONFERENCE.JPG\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/25\/12\/newFile-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/12\/17\/SEI170898602.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>12 months later, an international debut arrived as Williams officiated Scotland\u2019s win over Italy in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, during the Covid pandemic, Williams became the first New Zealand-born referee to take charge of an All Blacks game in almost 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, the official travelled alongside Ben O\u2019Keeffe as the country\u2019s two refereeing representatives at the World Cup, and the pair again made the 12-strong panel this time around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which games is Paul Williams refereeing at the 2023 Rugby World Cup?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samoa v Chile \u2013 Pool D (16 September, Bordeaux)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)<\/p>\n<p>ARs: Angus Gardner (Aus) &#038; James Doleman (NZ)<\/p>\n<p>TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia v Portugal \u2013 Pool C (23 September, Toulouse)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)<\/p>\n<p>ARs: Matthew Carley (Eng) &#038; Chris Busby (Ire)<\/p>\n<p>TMO: Joy Neville (Ire)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argentina v Chile \u2013 Pool D (30 September, Nantes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/28\/11\/newFile-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/13\/09\/newFile-8.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/13\/09\/newFile-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>ARs: Angus Gardner (Aus) &#038; James Doleman (NZ)<\/p>\n<p>TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/paul-williams-rugby-world-cup-referee-b2418748.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Argentina vs Chile referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official Paul Williams? 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