Romain Poite, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French rugby union international referee
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Place of Birth: Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Romain Poite
- Romain Poite (born 14 September 1975) is a French rugby union international referee. He made his World Cup debut as an assistant referee in 2007 during the match between Ireland and Namibia.
- He also officiated (as touch judge or television match official) during three games in the 2009 Six Nations Championship.
- He refereed his first Six Nations match in 2010.
- Poite was appointed to the 10-man elite referees panel for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he refereed four matches.
- He was also appointed to referee the third and deciding Test of the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour against Australia; the Lions won and Poite was commended for rewarding the dominant scrum.
- He was later excluded for a few months from the IRB panel for giving an incorrect yellow card during the 2013 Rugby Championship.
- Poite famously told the England rugby team "I'm a referee, not a coach", during the 2017 Six Nations Championship match versus Italy.
- Poite was appointed referee for the third and deciding British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand (game ended in a 15–15 draw, leaving the three match series tied 1–1)
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