World Rugby
Autumn international referee appointments announced
The referees, assistant referees and TMOs for the 2017 autumn international series have been announced. See who is officiating what match. […]
European rugby referee appointments 12-15 October
The European rugby tournaments kick off this weekend. Take a look at the match officials on duty across the European game, including Alhambra Neivas who breaks the glass ceiling again as she referees the Finland v Norway men’s international […]
Weekend referees – Rugby Championship, Aviva Premiership, Pro14 and Top 14
The weekend sees the (anti) climax of the Rugby Championship, even though the All Blacks wrapped it all up last week. Jerome Garces is officiating the All Blacks for the first time since the Lions […]
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Weekend referees for Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro14
Both Pro14 and RFU Premiership head into round four this weekend and the officials for those games are as follows. GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 4 Connacht v Blues Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) ARs: Andrea Piardi (Italy) […]
Premiership referee team heads to Philadelphia
This Saturday see’s the second Aviva Premiership Rugby match to be held the USA when Newcastle Falcons take on Saracens at the Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. JP Doyle (pictured) has been selected to make the trip on this occasion. […]
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Weekend referees: Rugby Championship, Pro14 and Aviva Premiership
Weekend referees for 8-12 September 2017 The Rugby Championship New Zealand v Argentina Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus) ARs: Nigel Owens (Wal) & Matthew Carley (Eng) TMO: George Ayoub (Australia) Australia v South Africa Referee: […]
Show
Advantage Over podcast – Episode 4 – Scott MacLean & NZ Blue Card Concussion Trial
In this week’s Advantage Over podcast, we’re talking concussion as well as the latest news from the rugby referee world. Tune in now! […]
Laws
World Rugby video – New Global law trials explained
Alain Rolland, Head of High Performance 15’s Match Officials’ at World Rugby, has explained some of the new Global law trials in this easy-to-follow video: We’re hoping for there to be a second one covering […]
Laws
Law question: Can a ball carrier jump into a tackle?
Edit: law references have been updated since this was first posted in 2017. Here at RugbyReferee.net, we want to start to answer some of the reader questions we get sent through various means. During the […]
Pro14 & English Premiership returns – referee appointments
Despite the departure to the Pro14 of RFU full-time official Greg Garner, the referee line up has a familiar feel to it. There’s a blend of experiences with Wayne Barnes and JP Doyle having 316 […]