Referees named for British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa

The referees for the three Tests have been announced

Leinster's Johnny Sexton with Referee Mathieu Raynal. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Hiscott

Nic Berry, Ben O’Keeffe and Mathieu Raynal will oversee the British and Irish Lions series against South Africa.

Australian Berry will take charge of the first Test in Cape Town on July 24, with New Zealand’s O’Keefe appointed for the second game between the rivals in Johannesburg a week later.