Joaquín Montes

Joaquín Montes

Birth name	Joaquín Montes
Date of birth	(1979-06-23) 23 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
University	Universidad de la Empresa (UDE)
Occupation(s)	Licensed in Administration
Rugby union career
Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 2013– Test matches 2010–2013 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy 2014 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Joaquín Montes (born 23 June 1979 in Montevideo) is a professional rugby union referee who represents the Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) at the international level in refereeing.

Career

Montes takes charge of both Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby and Nacional de Clubes matches regularly.

In 2011, he refereed the Final of the 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy between Samoa and Japan.[1]

On 26 June 2012, the Uruguayan Rugby Union named him as an international rugby union referee. After his nomination, his first international tournament of relevance involved was the 3rd edition of the Americas Rugby Championship in October of the same, held in Canada.

In November 2013, he refereed his first test match between Spain and Japan.[2]

References

1. "Un uruguayo finalista" (in Spanish). supertry.com. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. "Montes arbitrará un test match" (in Spanish). ovaciondigital.com.uy. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.