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Australian 2016 referee pool announced

10/02/2016 Ref 1

The Australian Rugby Union has announced their match officials team for 2016. Angus Gardner and Amy Perrett (pictured above) will be joining Australian Rugby in a full time capacities in 2016, with Perrett taking a […]

Tim Wigglesworth joins RFU Premiership 100 Club

05/02/2016 Ref Comments Off

Congratulations to Tim Wigglesworth who this weekend becomes the 11th referee to reach the 100 Club in the RFU’s top league. The Hull-based official made his Premiership debut on 16th March 2007 when he whistled at Kingston […]

World Rugby issues TMO survey

01/02/2016 Ref 1

World Rugby want to know what you think? Anyone with an interest in the game deserves an opportunity to have their opinions heard. The WR Law Review Group (LRG) has been conducting a health check […]

Referee appointments for 6 Nations

31/01/2016 Ref 6

The RBS 6 Nations kicks off next weekend, so here’s a reminder of the match official appointments for the series. The appointments were announced back in November and were made by the World Rugby Match […]

Round 6 European Cup – Referee, AR and TMO appointments

18/01/2016 Ref Comments Off

Round 6 of the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup are being held this weekend. Match official appointments are as follows: Ulster Rugby v Oyonnax Ref: Marius Mitrea (Ita) ARs: Matteo Liperini (Ita) Simone Boaretto […]

Vacancy: High Performance Fifteens Match Officials Manager, World Rugby

15/01/2016 Ref Comments Off

As part of its strategy to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of international rugby, World Rugby wishes to appoint a High Performance Fifteens Match Official Manager. The role of the High Performance Fifteens Match Official […]

Referee appointments for European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup R5

11/01/2016 Ref Comments Off

Referee appointments for Round 5 of the Euroupean cups (to be played on weekend of 15/16/16 January) CHAMPIONS CUP Pool 2 Ospreys v ASM Clermont Auvergne Wayne Barnes (Eng) P4 Munster v Stade Francais JP […]

Decisions, decisions… What did we learn from 2015

10/01/2016 Ref 3

Well, at this time of year, we often take a look back at the last year, so we can move on with thew new one. And what a 2015 that was!! But from a refereeing […]

Paul O’Connell backs Munster referee recruitment drive

08/01/2016 Ref Comments Off

IRFU legend Paul O’Connell, pictured here with international referee John Lacey, is joining up with Ireland’s Munster branch to promote refereeing in the region. With both Munster and Ireland Rugby needing more referees, O’Connell is encouraging those interested […]

European Cup referee appointments

06/01/2016 Ref Comments Off

Appointments for this weekend’s rearranged round 4 matches are as follows: CHAMPIONS CUP Friday, 8 January 2016 Pool 2: Bordeaux-Bègles v ASM Clermont Auvergne Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ire) Saturday, 9 January 2016 Pool 3: Racing […]