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Kevin McCaskin (USA)

Full name: Kevin Craig McCaslin
Born: 14 June 1964
Occupation: Contractor (Desert Modulars, Inc.)
Family: married to Kathy (14 years). They have two daughters, Emma (9) and Brawley (8)
Lives: Tucson, Arizona
Played: Flank for the University of Arizona from 1982
Started refereeing: 1995
Society: Arizona, Southern California, USA
Highlights: Appointed to Southern California Territorial Panel 1997, USA Developmental Panel 1999, USA Panel 2002.

Dave McHugh (Ireland)

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

Franck Maciello (France)

Full name: Franck Maciello
Born: 15 January 1968
Occupation: Manager of a business
Started refereeing:
Society: Côte d'Azur
First Test:

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

Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

Full name: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Born: 19 July 1967
Occupation: Managing director
Started refereeing:
Society: Armagnac-Bigorre
First Test:

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

Chris Mwamba (Zambia)

Full name: Mofu Christopher Mwamba
Born: 10 May, 1965
Educated: Kansenshi High School, Northern Technical College
Occupation: Civil/Structural Engineering Design Draughtsman
Family: Married to Florence. They have two children - Kabwe-Mutale (daughter) 6 years old and a son Bwembya-Madalitso (4months old).
Player: School and club
Started refereeing: 1995
First test: 5 October 2002,  Kenya vs Uganda at RFUEA (East African RFU ground) in Nairobi, Kenya
His last test was on 11 September 2004 - Zimbabwe vs Uganda in Harare.
He has attended Level 1 and Level 2 courses in South Africa and has refereed Sevens matches.
In 2002 he was voted Referee of the year

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