World Rugby

Law amendments go global from 1 July

World Rugby have reminded the rugby community that a number of minor law amendments, approved and announced in September 2015, will come into effect from 1 July in the northern hemisphere having already been implemented in […]

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Owens set to break referee test record

World Cup Final referee Nigel Owens is set to become the most experienced international test referee of all time later this summer when he takes charge of his 71st test match and overtakes the record […]

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Summer tournament officials named

World Rugby has revealed the referee panels for the Nations Cup and World U20 Championship tournaments this summer. Argentine referee Damián Schneider (pic left) is one of four referees named to World Rugby’s Nations Cup match […]

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Alain Rolland to head World Rugby referees

Rolland appointed as High Performance 15s Match Officials’ Manager for World Rugby.  Former international referee Alain Rolland has been named World Rugby’s High Performance 15s Match Officials’ Manager to replace Joël Jutge. During an illustrious […]

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Super Rugby round 1, referee appointments

The match officials for the first round of the 2016 Super Rugby season have been unveiled. They are as follows: Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland Date Friday 26 February 2016 Kick-Off 19:35 local […]

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SuperRugby refs pool announced

2016 Super Rugby referees announced Nine first-time members of the squad including Federico Anselmi (Argentina) and Shuhei Kubo (Japan); No change to TMO protocols   SANZAAR, the updated name for SANZAR now that Argentina are […]

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World Rugby issues TMO survey

  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 […]