Adamson, Grove-White and Blain selected to officiate November Tests

Mike Adamson has been chosen to referee three November Tests next month, including the All Blacks XV v Barbarians encounter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Italy v South Africa.

Mike’s first November test will be on Saturday 5 November, when he will take charge of Romania v Chile at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest.

Fellow Scottish Rugby officials Sam Grove-White and Ben Blain have been selected as assistant referees for the same fixture.

Mike will then travel to London for All Blacks XV v Barbarians on Sunday 13 November, where Sam Grove-White has again be selected as an assistant referee.

The duo will then travel to Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova for Italy v South Africa on Saturday 19 November.

Sam and Ben will also travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork for a Munster v South Africa Select XV game on Thursday 10 November, where Ben has been selected as an assistant referee and Sam as the TMO.

Ben will round off his November Tests as assistant referee for French Barbarians v Fiji at Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille on Saturday 19 November.

Mike Adamson recently became Scottish Rugby’s first official to referee a Rugby Championship game when he took charge of Argentina v Australia on 6 August.

He was then an assistant referee as the two sides met again on 13 August.

Fixtures

Romania v Chile – Saturday 5 November

Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant Referee 1: Sam Grove-White
Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain

Munster v South Africa Select XV – Thursday 10 November

Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain
TMO: Sam Grove-White

Tonga v Chile – Saturday 12 November

Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain

All Blacks XV v Barbarians – Sunday 13 November

Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant Referee 1: Sam Grove-White

Italy v South Africa – Saturday 19 November

Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White