Paul Honiss will referee the opening match of the Rugby World Cup and  Peter Marshall of Australia will referee the England v South Africa match in Perth.  

This information taken from the  list of appointments issued by the International Rugby Board (IRB).

The appointments for the knock-out rounds, which start on 8 November, will be made much nearer the time.

The appointments are as follows:

RWC - Officials appointed to World Cup Pool matches

10 October

Australia vs Argentina in Sydney
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Tony Spreadbury (England), Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

11 October

New Zealand vs Italy in Melbourne
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Touch judges: Nigel Williams (Wales), Joël Dumé (France)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Ireland vs Romania in Gosford
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Tony Spreadbury (England), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

France vs Fiji in Brisbane
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Scott Young (Australia- injured - Replacement:  Alan Lewis, the Irish referee ), Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Assessor: Colin High (England)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

South Africa vs Uruguay in Perth
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Peter Marshall (South Africa), Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Yemen (Wales)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

12 October

Wales vs Canada in Melbourne
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: André Watson (South Africa), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Joël Dumé (France)

Scotland vs Japan in Townsville
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Scott Young (Australia- injured - Replacement:  Alan Lewis, the Irish referee ) Nigel Williams (Wales)
Assessor: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Television match official: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

England vs Georgia in Perth
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
Touch judges: Peter Marshall (South Africa), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Bob Yemen (Wales)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

14 October

Argentina vs Namibia in Gosford
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Joël Dumé (France)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Television match official: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

15 October

Fiji vs USA in Brisbane
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
Touch judges: Andrew Cole (Australia), Nigel Williams (Wales)
Assessor: Colin High (England)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

Italy vs Tonga in Canberra
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: lain Rolland (Ireland), Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Television match official: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Samoa vs Uruguay in Perth
Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)
Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Yemen (Wales)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

17 October

New Zealand vs Canada in Melbourne
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Television match official: Joël Dumé (France)

18 October

Australia vs Romania in Brisbane
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
Touch judges: Joel Jutge (France), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Colin High (England)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

France vs Japan in Townsville
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

England vs South Africa in Perth
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave McHugh (Ireland), Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

19 October

Wales vs Tonga in Canberra
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Pablo Deluca (Argentina), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Ireland vs Namibia in Sydney
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Joël Dumé (France)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Georgia vs Samoa in Perth
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Dave McHugh (Ireland), Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

20 October

Scotland vs USA in Brisbane
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Joel Jutge (France), Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

21 October

Italy vs Canada in Canberra
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Pablo Deluca (Argentina), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Television match official: Joël Dumé (France)

22 October

Argentina vs Romania in Sydney
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Nigel Williams (Wales)
Assessor: Bob Yemen (Wales)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

23 October

Fiji vs Japan in Townsville
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
Touch judges: Tony Spreadbury (England), Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Television match official: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

24 October

New Zealand vs Tonga in Brisbane
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

South Africa vs Georgia in Sydney
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Joël Dumé (France)
Assessor: Colin High (England)
Television match official: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

25 October

Australia vs Namibia in Adelaide
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
Touch judges: Paddy O'Brien, Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

Italy vs Wales in Canberra
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Andrew Cole (Australia), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Joël Dumé (France)

France vs Scotland in Sydney
Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)
Touch judges: lain Rolland (Ireland), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

26 October

Argentina vs Ireland in Adelaide
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Nigel Williams (Wales), Joël Jutge (France)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

England vs Samoa in Melbourne
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Nigel Williams (Wales), Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

27 October

Japan vs USA in Gosford
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Colin High (England)
Television match official: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

28 October

Georgia vs Uruguay in Sydney
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Touch judges: Nigel Williams (Wales), Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

29 October

Canada vs Tonga in Woollongong
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Television match official: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

30 October

Namibia vs Romania in Launceston
Referee: Peter Marshall (South Africa)
Touch judges: Joel Jutge (France), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

31 October

France vs USA in Woollongong
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

1 November

Scotland vs Fiji in Sydney
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch judges: André Watson (South Africa), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Bob Yemen (Wales)
Television match official: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Australia vs Ireland in Melbourne
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

2 November

England vs Uruguay in Brisbane
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
Touch judges: Peter Marshall (South Africa), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Television match official: Nigel Williams (Wales)

New Zealand vs Wales in Sydney
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
Touch judges: Peter Marshall (South Africa), Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)