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Joël Jutge (born 5 April 1966 inLavaur, Tarn) is a formerFrench internationalrugby unionreferee. He made his international refereeing debut in a 2000 match betweenItaly andRomania inNaples. Jutge decided to be a referee in 1991 after his playing career was brought to an end by a knee ligament injury. He played for French clubUS Colomiers as a scrum-half, and later moved toCahors before becoming a referee. He is now a referee manager.
He controlled many notable matches, and officiated his firstSix Nations Championship match in 2002, betweenWales andScotland inCardiff and subsequently theHeineken Cup final betweenLeicester Tigers andMunster. He was a referee at the2003 Rugby World Cup inAustralia and was appointed as one for the2007 Rugby World Cup inFrance also.
However, since the 2007 World Cup, he suffered a chronic knee injury and had to withdraw from refereeing the Calcutta Cup match in 2009. On 16 June 2009 it was announced that Jutge had retired from refereeing.[1]
On 3 August 2012 Jutge was announced asPaddy O'Brien's successor to the position of IRB High Performance Match Official Manager. He will begin on 3 September 2012.[2]
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