Bryce Lawrence (born 23 December 1970)[1] is a former professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

[2] Making his first class debut in 1997,[1] Bryce took charge of his first Super Rugby match in 2005, controlling a game between the Crusaders and Chiefs.

Bryce Lawrence refereed the quarterfinal in the 2011 rugby world cup between South Africa and Australia.

[4][5][6][7] He allegedly received threats from South African supporters and refused to referee there during the 2012 Super Rugby season.

He announced his retirement in 2012, motivated partly by reactions to his self-acknowledged poor performance in the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between South Africa and Australia.