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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: […]

Weekend referees – 16-18 March – 6 Nations, Super Rugby, Pro14, Anglo-Welsh Cup Final, Champ

15/03/2018 Ref Comments Off

Another busy weekend across the rugby world. It’s the final weekend of the 2018 6 Nations (Mens, Women’s U20s), the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup, Super Rugby hits round 5, Top 14 in France reaches round 21, there’s a few Pro14 rearranged fixtures, and a full set of RFU Championship matches to boot.

See who’s in charge of what matches here […]

Six Nations, Super Rugby, Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final referees

08/03/2018 Ref Comments Off

It’s a big weekend of 6 Nations action. It’s the penultimate weekend but an Irish bonus-point victory would ensure them of an early title, but only if England fail to secure a bonus-point win away to France. Barnes, Garcès & Peyper are all in 6Nations action. There’s also matches in the Women’s and u20s 6Nations too.

Elsewhere, there’s a 7s series weekend in Vancouver, a huge top two match in the French Top14, two Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals and a host of derbies in the Super Rugby series.

See who’s refereeing what match here […]

Gus Garner and Tom Foley celebrate 50th caps in Super Rugby & Premiership

Weekend referees – 2-4 March

02/03/2018 Ref Comments Off

There’s a major storm across northern Europe this weekend but let’s see who should be where across the World 7s, Americas Rugby Championship, Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership, France’s Top 14 and the sole surviving Pro14 matche. […]

Six Nations referees for round 3, plus Super Rugby, Premiership, Pro14 & Top 14 appointments

22/02/2018 Ref Comments Off

A bumper weekend ahead as everyone is back in top-flight action – Six Nations, Super Rugby, Pro14, Premiership, RFU Championship and Top14 – see who’s refereeing what match here […]

Super Rugby season kicks off – and all the weekend referees

16/02/2018 Ref Comments Off

With the SuperRugby season kicking off this weekend, we bring you the match officials teams. There’s also action in the Americas Rugby Championship, Aviva Premiership, and Greene King Championship, the Top14 and Pro14 leagues. […]

France cleared of HIA breach

14/02/2018 Ref Comments Off

The Six Nations disciplinary process has concluded, finding no breach of process or protocol by French officials. […]

Neville to make PRO14 refereeing debut as 6 Nations, Americas Championships, Aviva Premiership and RFU Championship continue

08/02/2018 Ref Comments Off

Another busy weekend in the North as the 6 Nations continues, but with the Pro14 and Aviva Premiership back in action too. The main story is in the PRO14 as Joy Neville becomes the first female to referee a match in that competition, adding to her collection of “firsts” in the last eighteen months. Elsewhere, we bring you all the other officials for the 6 Nations (Men’s, Women’s and U20s), the Americas Rugby Championship, the Pro14, Aviva Premiership and the RFU Championship. All here: […]

Six Nations to review France v Ireland HIA process

04/02/2018 Ref 4

Statement from Six Nations Rugby Ltd: Disciplinary Update – France v Ireland HIA Protocol SNRL has in place a Head Injury Assessment Protocol that applies to the 2018 Championships, which has been approved by World […]