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Chris Pollock is a former Rugby Union referee who represented the New Zealand Rugby Union. In 2008, he was part of the IRB's touch judge panel. He made his international referee debut in 2005, when he refereed Niue vs Tahiti, while his first IRB appointment was in 2006, taking charge of Hong Kong vs Japan. He was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup referee panel, where he was assistant referee in 6 matches. After refereeing the match between Ireland and Scotland in the 2012 Six Nations Championship, he was among the game's elite officials with a place in the IRB selection for the 2012 June tests refereeing in the second test of Wales' tour to Australia. In 2013, Pollock was responsible for introducing the ref-cam in the Super Rugby. During the round 2 derby match between Queensland Reds and New South Wales Waratahs, Pollock has a cam strapped round his head to show a different perspective to the game. He is was one of three referees who refereed a test during the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, taking charge in the first test, and touch judging in the second and third alongside; Craig Joubert and Romain Poite. He claimed he was happy to be a part of this tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Pollock : " The Lions was a great tour to be a part " )〕 He was a referee in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he officiated 7 matches, two of which as the lead referee; England vs Uruguay and Scotland vs United States. On 11 November 2015, the NZRU announced Pollock's retirement having been refereeing since 1997. He retired after officiating 22 tests, and 70 Super Rugby matches altogether.〔(Pollock´s Farewell to Tests )〕 His last Super Rugby match came on 20 June 2015, when Highlanders hosted Chiefs in the Qualifiers. His last test match came on 10 October 2015, when England played Uruguay during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, though, he was one of the assistant referees for the Bronze Final between South Africa vs Argentina on 30 October 2015. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Pollock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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