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Law 3 HIA test amended – Test now to last 12 mins

05/11/2019 Ref Comments Off

Revision to law 3.27 means all HIA tests will now take 12 mins – up from 10. Full story here. […]

Women's International referees - Nov 2019

November women’s international referee appointments announced

03/11/2019 Ref Comments Off

A total of 11 referees from eight countries will oversee the 13 women’s international matches in November […]

Wayne Barnes named 2019 World Rugby Referee of the Year

03/11/2019 Ref 1

At the 2019 World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, England’s Wayne Barnes picked up the World Rugby Referee Award. […]

Rugby referees are quitting. It’s time to show some compassion

01/11/2019 Ref 1

A guest post by Dr Mikel Mellick, from Cardiff Metropolitan University, who is currently researching the mental ill-health experiences of elite referees […]

Weekend referee, AR & TMO appointments 1-3 November

31/10/2019 Ref Comments Off

All the weekend officials in the Rugby World Cup, Pro14, the English and Scottish Premierships, the RFU Championship, and the Tennent’s Women’s league […]

Garcès to referee Rugby World Cup Final

29/10/2019 Ref 1

Jérôme Garcès from France has been appointed to referee the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final. The match, between England and South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama on 2 November, will be his 56th and final […]

Weekend referees - Jack Makepeace Rebecca Mahoney Damon Murphy

Appointments – RWC semis, Pro14, NRC final, New Zealand finals and English top leagues

24/10/2019 Ref 2

All the weekend’s referee, AR & TMO Appointments – RWC2019, the NRC final, Mitre 10, Heartland and Farah Palmer Cup finals in New Zealand and the Pro14, Premiership, RFU Championship and Premier 15s in England […]

Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final referees announced

22/10/2019 Ref 3

Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès appointed to Rugby World Cup semi finals […]

Appointments – 18-21 October

17/10/2019 Ref Comments Off

Weekend referee appointments for Rugby World Cup, English Premiership and Championship, Scotland Premiership, Top 14, Mitre 10, Heartland Championships, Farah Palmer Cup and Australia’s NRC. […]

Rugby World Cup Quarter Final referees, AR and TMO appointments

15/10/2019 Ref 3

The RWC Quarter Final match official appointments have been announced […]