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[ 02/06/2026 ] Law clarification – scrum halves handling the ball in a ruck Laws
[ 28/05/2026 ] 28-31 May- SVNS, Africa Women’s Cup & cross-border and domestic rugby referees, ARs and TMOs Appointments
[ 27/05/2026 ] Junior u20s World Championship referee panel and pool round appointments announced u20s
[ 26/05/2026 ] Podcast: Referee Scholarships and Wellbeing in Rugby Southland Show
[ 21/05/2026 ] 21-24 May – EPCR and SA Finals plus Japan, Spain, Netherlands, France, and England play offs and semi finals Appointments

Alain Rolland to step down as World Rugby referee chief

14/07/2020 Ref 1

Alain Rolland, Head of 15s High Performance Match Officials to step down at end of the month. […]

Referee Roundup – June 2020

09/06/2020 Ref Comments Off

A roundup of stories from around the rugby refereeing world […]

New South America Rugby women’s referee panel announced

05/05/2020 Ref Comments Off

South America Rugby have announced their first ever female referees panel. […]

Nigel Owens: “Im not done yet”

11/04/2020 Ref Comments Off

Writing on Wales Online, the WRU’s Nigel Owens explains why he thinks he has another few seasons refereeing before he retires. […]

Rugby Africa appoints Mundawarara as Referee Manager

14/02/2020 Ref Comments Off

Mudiwa Mundawarara becomes Referee Manager – a newly created position to deliver a key strategic activity pillar driving the expansion of rugby in Africa […]

Jackson to retire as professional referee

10/01/2020 Ref Comments Off

Former golden boot, turned golden whistler, Glen Jackson is to retire from professional refereeing in New Zealand before the start of the new season. […]