Top rugby ref in the making
Nice story last week in the Cairns Post Author: Joe Flynn A TEENAGER set to make his senior refereeing debut in FNQ rugby this weekend has been dubbed a “prodigy” by the region’s referees […]
Articles by Ref
Lions tour appointments out on Monday
On Monday, the iRB will release the summer refereeing appointments, which will include the Lions tour of Australia. During the last tour of South Africa, the iRB broke with the historical protocol of not appointing […]
Refs in the Media
AUDIO: Steve Walsh discusses his refereeing background
Speaking to the IRB Total Rugby podcast, here’s Australia’s Steve Walsh discussing his refereeing background, his style and how he deals with criticism. The interview took place before his RBS 6 Nations games in Ireland […]
Commentariat
Can football learn from rugby union’s attitude to referees? (BBC Sport)
Fascinating insight from the BBC in the UK where they look into what football can learn from rugby. Can football learn from rugby union’s attitude to referees? By Richard Conway,BBC Sport Rio Ferdinand’s sarcastic applause […]
SA Referees launches SA RefsTV
South Africa’s excellent referees department has launched SA Refs TV. Promising start and all of us here at RugbyReferee.net look forward to more in the future Author: Keith Lewis
7s
Fiji’s top rugby referee targets RWC 7s
From the Fiji Times: Zanzeer Singh: FIJI’S top rugby whistleman James Bolabiu [pictured right] is hopeful of securing one of the 10 spots to officiate at the 2013 Rugby World Cup 7s in Russia. […]
FNB supports Namibia Rugby Referees
Great to read this news from NamibiaSport.com and relates to some positive investment in refereeing from the First National Bank of Namibia. The Namibia Rugby Referee Society (NRRS) has received support of N$50 000 from FNB […]
IRB announces referees for Junior World Rugby Trophy 2013
Many congrats to: – Felipe Balbontin (Chile) – Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) – Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) – Henrique Platis (Brazil) – Elia Rizzo (Italy) – Taka Otsuki (Japan) – Bryan Arciero (Canada) – Alexei Bryzgalin (Russia) […]
Womens
SA’s Marlize Jordaan makes rugby refereeing history
Story from Sport24 in South Africa. Great news and many congratulations to Marlize. Cape Town – South Africa’s Marlize Jordaan recently made history when she became the first woman to referee in an international sevens […]
SANZAR tribute to Super Rugby centurion Jonathan Kaplan
A statement released by Super Rugby organiser SANZAR earlier this morning on the extraordinary achievement of South Africa’s Jonathan Kaplan. Many congratulations are in order! Friday, 22 February, 2013 SANZAR would like to acknowledge the […]