Aviva Premiership round 8 – Referee appointments
Round 8 in the Aviva Premiership and with so many RFU referees out on international duty, it’s good to see the opportunity being grabbed by some new names. Andrew Jackson makes his debut at the […]
England Rugby launch Young Officials Programme
England Rugby has launched a Young Match Official (YMO) programme to encourage more young people aged 14-24 to get into refereeing. The programme aims to attract, train and retain 400 new young officiators to the […]
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Nievas and Rasivhenge win Referee Award at World Rugby Awards 2016
At the glittering World Rugby Awards ceremony in London last night, the World Rugby Referee Award was awarded, for the first time jointly, to Alhambra Nievas of Spain and Rasta Rasivhenge from South Africa. Nievas […]
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N-Pro headguard banned until World Rugby assessment can be completed
World Rugby has confirmed that the Contego Sports N-Pro head guard may not be used at any level of the game as the product has “not yet been independently and rigorously trialled or tested in […]
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Referees to focus on dangerous head contacts
In a further effort to eliminate dangerous or reckless contact with players’ heads, World Rugby has issued a reminder to elite referees ahead of the November internationals instructing them to be especially vigilant in this […]
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World Rugby Awards – Referee of Year 2016 shortlist
The World Rugby Awards are being held this coming Sunday, 13 November 2016, as the warm up act to the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in London. Once again, the ceremony features the award for World Rugby Referee […]
Jaco Peyper to referee 2016 Currie Cup Final
SA Rugby have anounced that Jaco Peyper is to officiate his second Currie Cup Final on Saturday when the Toyota Free State Cheetahs host the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein.
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Autumn rugby internationals – referee appointments announced
World Rugby have announced the appointments to the series of Autumn internationals which kick off on the 5th November. Romain Poite of France kicks off with the Japan v Argentina game in Tokyo before Ireland take […]
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Sevens referee squads unveiled for 2016-17 series
World Rugby has announced the 21 men and 12 women referees who wll make up the 2016-17 panel on the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the first within the new four-year Tokyo […]
European Cup referee appointments announced
European Professional Club Rugby and their head of match officials, Joel Jutge has announced the first two rounds of appointments to the 2016/17 Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup. England’s Saracens will open their defence of […]