Refs in the Media
Wayne Barnes signals retirement as a professional referee
England’s top match official, has indicated that he will retire at the end of next season. […]
Appointments
Weekend referee appointments – Gallagher Premiership, Guinness Pro14, Top 14, NRC, Currie Cup
The Pro14 and English Premiership all resume this weekend. We have the referee, AR and TMO appointments for you. […]
Appointments
Rugby Championship, Currie Cup and Top14 referees – 24-26 August
Wayne Barnes, Gus Gardner, Aimee Barrett-Theron, Romain Poite and Mathieu Raynal are all in refereeing action this weekend. See who is officiating what here […]
Laws
New Zealand Rugby tweak foul play guidelines – Context now in use
NZ Rugby asks match officials to consider ‘context’ when ruling on foul play in this season’s Mitre 10 Cup. […]
Appointments
Rugby Championship & Africa Gold Cup weekend referees
The match officials for the weekend’s Rugby Championship matches and the Africa Gold Cup deciders. […]
7s
World 7s series referees announced for 2018-19 season
The 25 strong team of match officials from 15 unions has been announced for the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 […]
Show
Advantage Over podcast – Episode 9 – Referee development with Jamie McGregor
This week’s guest is Jamie McGregor, Match Official Manager for Community Rugby at Rugby Australia. We have a great chat about referee development in Rugby Australia, referee coaching, & the big challenges facing referees as they climb up the ranks. Get a pen – there’s homework!! […]
Appointments
Gardner to referee Super Rugby final as Peyper and Jackson whistle semi-finals
Angus Gardner will referee his first Super Rugby Final next weekend. Jaco Peyper and Glen Jackson officiate in this weekend’s semi-finals. […]
7s
RWC7s & Super Rugby QF referees as SANZAAR queries TMO protocols
As SANZAAR pushes for changes to TMO protocols, we bring you the referees for this weekend’s Super Rugby quarter finals and Rugby World Cup 7s […]
Show
Advantage Over podcast – Episode 8 – SA Referees Academy
In the latest episode of the podcast, we speak to Hendrik Greyvenstein head of the SA Referees Academy about their unique initiative in rugby referee development. We also catch up on the news of the week. […]