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SANZAR announce Super Rugby referee 2014 squad

SANZAR today announced its referee squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season with two new faces joining senior ranks ahead of the forthcoming campaign. Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa (pictured left)) and Matt O’Brien […]

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Alain Rolland to retire from refereeing

News from the IRFU. All of us at RugbyReferee.net congratulate Alain on a great career and wish him a successful rest of the season, and future beyond: Referee Alain Rolland has announced he will retire […]

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IRB confirms TMO big screen protocol change

(IRB.COM) Tuesday 10 September 2013 The International Rugby Board Executive Committee has approved a modification to the television match official (TMO) protocol, which will see the referee have the power to make his own calls […]

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2013-14 7s Referee panel

The IRB has announced a strong panel of elite Sevens match officials for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series, which kicks off on Australia’s Gold Coast on October 12-13. In total, 12 Member Unions are […]

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IRB Elite Referees Ready for Scrum Trial Debut

From the IRB: Scrum engagement trial to make international debut in The Rugby Championship Referees committed to consistent application of new process and existing law New process will take time to bed-in Comprehensive education resource […]