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Match Official Appointments<\/h1>\n

Match Officials for Major League Rugby are appointed from USA Rugby, Rugby Canada, and selected International referees.\u00a0 The MLR Referee group consists of 12 US and Canadian referees and 4 International referees.\u00a0 For each match, four officials (1 referee, 2 assistant referees, and a TMO) are selected by the MLR management team of David Wilkinson, Alain Rolland, and Dave McHugh<\/p>\n

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Match Official Appointments Match Officials for Major League Rugby are appointed from USA Rugby, Rugby Canada, and selected International referees.\u00a0 The MLR Referee group consists of 12 US and Canadian referees and 4 International referees.\u00a0 For each match, four officials (1 referee, 2 assistant referees, and a TMO) are selected by the MLR management team … <\/p>\n

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