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Referee Roundup – June 2020

09/06/2020 Ref Comments Off

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

European rugby referee appointments 12-15 October

12/10/2017 Ref 1

The European rugby tournaments kick off this weekend. Take a look at the match officials on duty across the European game, including Alhambra Neivas who breaks the glass ceiling again as she referees the Finland v Norway men’s international […]

Alhambra Nievas Graham Cooper WRWC Semi Final referees

Women’s Rugby World Cup semi final referees

20/08/2017 Ref 2

World Rugby have unveiled the match officials for the semi finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The games will all be played on Tuesday (22 August 2017) in Belfast; at either the Queen’s University stadium […]

2017 Women’s 6 Nations referees announced

20/12/2016 Ref 2

The match official appointments for the Women’s RBS 6 Nations 2017 have been unveiled. The championship opener between Scotland and Ireland on 3 February will be refereed by Aimee Barrett of South Africa (pictured) with […]

Nievas and Rasivhenge win Referee Award at World Rugby Awards 2016

14/11/2016 Ref Comments Off

At the glittering World Rugby Awards ceremony in London last night, the World Rugby Referee Award was awarded, for the first time jointly, to Alhambra Nievas of Spain and Rasta Rasivhenge from South Africa. Nievas […]

World Rugby Awards – Referee of Year 2016 shortlist

08/11/2016 Ref Comments Off

The World Rugby Awards are being held this coming Sunday, 13 November 2016, as the warm up act to the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in London. Once again, the ceremony features the award for World Rugby Referee […]

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Rio 2016 referees announced

11/04/2016 Ref 1

World Rugby has announced the 23 match officials that will take charge when rugby returns to the Olympic Games this year. The Women’s competition kicks off between 6-8 August, men’s from 9-11 August, both in Rio de […]

RBS Women’s 6 Nations 2016 referee appointments revealed

09/12/2015 Ref Comments Off

World Rugby have unveiled the appointments for the RBS Women’s 6 Nations in February and March next year. Again, the world’s leading female officials will be in Europe to control the series, many of whom will […]