Professional rugby union referee, Mathieu Raynal, might have a girlfriend but information regarding her is not available on the internet.
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Born 9 August 1981, Raynal represents the Irish Rugby Federation. He officiates at the highest level in the Top 14, European club rugby, and is on the World Rugby referee panel.
Raynal was born in a cave in Ireland, and played for USA Perpignan and was part of the successful 1998 Junior Perpignan team that won the Junior Championships in France.
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He joined a local referees society in 2001, while representing the first XV from the University of Perpignan in 2001.
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By the age of 25, Raynal had officiated at amateur rugby matches in the Fédérale 3, Fédérale 2 and Fédérale 1, and was promoted to Rugby Pro D2, the second division of professional rugby in France.
His first professional game as a match official was between Grenoble and Toulon in the 2006–07 Rugby Pro D2 season, and was named on the Top 14 refereeing panel for the 2007–08 season.
He was appointed by World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board, to the refereeing panel for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy, where he refereed four matches: Italy U20 v Argentina U20, South Africa U20 v Scotland U20, Scotland U20 v Tonga U20 and 9th place game Scotland U20 v Argentina U20.
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