Canadian officials get quarter-final assignments at Rugby World Cup
Maggie Cogger-Orr was also in charge of the tournament opener between
Canadian Maggie Cogger-Orr will referee Saturday's quarter-final between England and Australia at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.
Cogger-Orr, a transplanted Canuck, was in charge of the tournament opener between South Africa and France and has worked two other matches, including one as assistant referee.
The 30-year-old Cogger-Orr grew up in Markham, Ont., before moving to Ottawa where she attended Ashbury College. She did her undergraduate degree in commerce at McMaster, playing rugby with the Marauders for four years.
Fellow Canadians Julianne Zussman and Chris Assmus will be part of the officiating crew for the quarter-final between New Zealand and Wales in Whangarei, with Zussman as assistant referee and Assmus as the television match official.
Ireland's Joy Neville will referee Saturday's quarter-final between Canada and the U.S. in Auckland.
