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Wayne Barnes, Jerome Garces = Champions Cup semi finals

Barnes to referee European Champions Cup Final

01/05/2018 Ref Comments Off

The EPCR has announced that Wayne Barnes of England is to referee the 2018 European Champions Cup Final on 12 May.
Jérome Garcès (France) will officiate the Challenge Cup final and Ben Whitehouse (Wales) the Continental Shield final
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Debuts v Experience across 27-29 April referee appointments

26/04/2018 Ref Comments Off

It’s a mix of newbies and experience across the Pro14, Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership, RFU Championship, World 7s series, Top14 and the Women’s Premiership Final in England. See the referee, AR and TMO appointments for the coming weekend here: […]

Rugby World Cup 7s referees announced

25/04/2018 Ref Comments Off

World Rugby has announced the group of 19 match officials from 14 nations who will gather in July for the Rugby World Cup 7s. Find out who’s heading to San Francisco: […]

JP Doyle & Romain Poite referees for European Champions Cup Semi Finals 2018 (Pics: (c) Getty Images)

Poite & Doyle to referee European Champions Cup semis

19/04/2018 Ref 1

We bring you all the referees, ARs and TMOs from the European Cup (Champions & Challenge) semi-finals, World 7s women’s series in Japan, Super Rugby, Pro14 and the British & Irish Cup. A feast for a warm April weekend! […]

Commonwealth 7s, Super Rugby, Premiership, RFU Championship, Pro14 and Top 14 referee appointments – 13-15 April

12/04/2018 Ref Comments Off

Easter now over, and there’s a glut of rugby this weekend. The northern seasons are heading towards a “regular” season climax, there’s 7s action at the Commonwealth Games and it’s round 9 of the Super Rugby season. See who’s refereeing all that here: […]

The 14 match officials in the 2018 Commonwealth Games 7s Rugby competition

Golden opportunity for Commonwealth Games 7s referees

12/04/2018 Ref Comments Off

A team of 14 match officials representing eight Commonwealth nations (plus one from Spain) have been selected by World Rugby for the showcase event at the Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast. Find out who’s out there […]

Luke Pearce on duty in 2017-18 Champions Cup

European QF, Super Rugby, Anglo-Welsh Cup and Brit & Irish Cup referees

30/03/2018 Ref Comments Off

Easter weekend but no chocs for those referees involved in European quarter finals, the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final, British & Irish Cup or Super Rugby. Who will have to wait till Monday for their eggs? Find out here: […]

Summer international rugby referees announced

29/03/2018 Ref 2

World Rugby has announced the 29 referees, assistant referees and 10 Television Match Officials for the 2018 June international series […]

Weekend referees – the calm after the storm!

22/03/2018 Ref Comments Off

After last week’s grand slam finale of the Nat West 6 Nations (congrats Ireland) and a series of controversial RWC qualifying matches in Europe, it feels much calmer this week. Domestic rugby returns to join the Super Rugby bandwagon. We bring you this weekend’s referees for SuperRuby, Aviva Premiership, RFU Championship, French Top14 & the Guinness Pro14 […]

Marius van der Westhuizen Super Rugby referee

van der Westhuizen stood down from Grand Slam decider after training row

15/03/2018 Ref 1

World Rugby has stood down assistant referee Marius van der Westhuizen from Saturday’s Grand Slam-deciding fixture after a rumpus around attending an England training session. Read more here, including our take on it: […]