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Dave McHugh (Ireland)

Full name: David Thomas Michael McHugh
Born: Limerick, 21 December 1955
Education: St Munchins
Occupation: Professional Referee
Started Refereeing: 1981
First test: 1994, Romania vs Wales
IRB Status: retired from international rugby, 2004

Sean Mallon (Holland)

Full name: Sean Mallon
Born: Lisburn, Northern Ireland, 1964
Family: married to Marlies with four children
Playing career: Portadown (Ulster) and Castricum in Holland.
Started refereeing: 1994
First Test: -

Peter Marshall (Australia)

Name:  Peter Leslie Marshall
Born:  Sydney, 28 July 1955
School: Balgowlah Boys' High School
Occupation: Professional referee
Family: Married to Chris with two children, Rochelle and Nathan
Playing career: Manly RFC 1st XV
Started refereeing:  1986
Referees' Society:  New South Wales Referees' Association
First Test: 1993: Fiji vs Tonga
IRB Status: retired from international rugby, 2004

Johnny Meersman (Belgium)

Full name: Johan Meersman
Born: Antwerp, 1960
Family: Married to Kaat, one daughter Charlotte
Occupation: Customs offer
Played: 2 Tests for Belgium in the front row
Started refereeing: 1992
First test: 1997 Czech Republic vs Andorra in World Cup qualifier

Didier Mené (France)

Full name: Didier Mené
Born: 30 March 1964
Occupation: Chemical engineer
Started refereeing: -
Society: Comité de Provence
1st test: 1994

Craig Morgan (Austria)

Full name: Craig Morgan
Born: Isle of Man, 1967
Occupation: CRM (Customer Relationship Management) consultant
Started refereeing: 1992
First Test: 2002, Belgium vs Croatia

Louis Mzomba (South Africa)

Full name: Louis Mzomba
Born: Cape Town, 30 September 1966
Educated: Vuyani Primary, Oscar Mpetha HS and the Good Hope College of Education
Occupation: Schoolmaster
Playing career: scrumhalf for the Leopards
Started refereeing: 1996
Society: Western Province Referees' Society
First Test: 2001, Swaziland and Madagascar