Mark Lawrence (rugby union)

For other people named Mark Lawrence, see Mark Lawrence (disambiguation).

Mark Lawrence (born 16 June 1965, Standerton)^[1] is an international rugby union referee from South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup^[2] and 2007 Rugby World Cup^[3] acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions. He refereed the 2007 Currie Cup Final between the Free State Cheetahs and the Golden Lions,.^[4] He also refereed the 2008 Super 14 Final between the Crusaders and the Waratahs.^[5]

Mark Lawrence

Date of birth	(1965-06-16) June 16, 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Standerton
Height	186
Weight	87
School	Highbury Primary School Beachwood High School
University	Technikon Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 2003 & 2007 Rugby World Cup 2000–2011 Test Matches 2000–2013 Super Rugby 1995–2013 Currie Cup

In September 2011, he announced his retirement from test rugby to concentrate on coaching emerging referees.^[6]