Kiwi Walsh to ref first Croker rugby match

NEW ZEALANDER Steve Walsh will referee the first rugby Test match to be played at Croke Park.

Ireland’s temporary home while Lansdowne Road is redeveloped hosts 2007 Six Nations games against France on February 11 and England just under a fortnight later.

Walsh has been appointed to the France Test, while Frenchman Joel Jutge takes charge of England’s visit.