TORONTO — Three Canadians have been named to the 2015 Rugby World Cup disciplinary team.
Bruce Kuklinski has been named a citing commissioner while Alan Hudson will act as a judicial officer and Graeme Mew as appeals officer.
The citing commissioner looks for foul play on the field that should have warranted a dismissal. The judicial officer deals with disciplinary matters when a player is sent off or subsequently cited for foul play. The appeals officer reviews the decisions by judicial officers in the event of an appeal.
Kuklinski, a former international referee, will be working his first World Cup.
Hudson has worked at previous World Cups and served as a judicial officer for the British Lions tour of South Africa as well as international matches.
Mew, an Ontario Superior Court judge, will be working his fourth World Cup. He has previously served as an arbitrator or adjudicator involving match-fixing in cricket and numerous doping cases for the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The World Cup kicks off Sept. 18 in Britain.