# Greg Garner

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| birth_name    = Greg Garner
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1980|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [Coventry](/source/Coventry), England
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| refereecomps1 = [English Premiership](/source/English_Premiership_(rugby_union))
| refereecomps2 = [Heineken Cup](/source/Heineken_Cup)
| refereecomps3 = [European Challenge Cup](/source/European_Challenge_Cup)
| refereecomps4 = [Six Nations](/source/Six_Nations_Championship)
| refereecomps5 = [Rugby Championship](/source/The_Rugby_Championship)
| refereecomps6 = [Test matches](/source/Test_match_(rugby_union))
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'''Greg Garner''' (born 26 June 1980) is an international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) referee who represents the [Rugby Football Union](/source/Rugby_Football_Union).<ref>[http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/97870.html ESPN players/officials]</ref>

He began officiating in 2000 at local rugby clubs in [Coventry](/source/Coventry) before joining the elite referee development at the RFU in 2008, and was part of the touch judge team in the [2008–09 English Premiership](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_English_Premiership_(rugby_union)). In 2010, Garner was part of the IRB referee panel for the [2011 IRB Junior World Championship](/source/2011_IRB_Junior_World_Championship) in Italy – refereeing 4 fixtures, before refereeing the final of the [2012 IRB Junior World Championship](/source/2012_IRB_Junior_World_Championship) between hosts [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team).<ref>[http://www.sareferees.com/News/jwrc-referee-greg-garner/2829656/ JWRC referee: Greg Garner]</ref>

He made his first appearance at [Test match](/source/Test_match_(rugby_union)) level during the [2012 end-of-year rugby union tests](/source/2012_end-of-year_rugby_union_tests), where he officiated the [Italy](/source/Italy_national_rugby_union_team) vs. [Tonga](/source/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team) match.

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