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At England Rugby we have a wide range of Match Official courses, whether you’ve never picked up the whistle before or you have years of experience. Putting you, the referee, at the centre of our ...

In a 2018 interview with the Rugby Players’ Association, he said: “Glen Jackson and Nic Berry are two referees who I take a huge amount of inspiration from and look up to. Wayne Barnes has been ...

A deaf dog showed off her sign language skills when she responded to a referee's hand signals on TV, going viral in the process. Sara Ruth Zirm lives in Maryland with her pup Dory, a cross-breed ...

They used to be called linesmen but now they're referee assistants and they help the referee with offside decisions and signal a number of things, such as throw-ins and substitutions. If the manager ...

Renowned international rugby referee and coach Aruna Rankothge has passed away at the age of 52 after a prolonged illness. He breathed his last at his residence in Kandy yesterday. A former student of ...

A former member of Sri Lanka’s National Sevens team, the 33-year-old Liyanage will make history as she officiates in the 72-year-old Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR). Her ...

Boardroom mayhem, a doping ban, player revolts and a talent vacuum – there appears no end in sight for Wales’s woes, on and ...

The Six Nations referees, assistants and TMOs appointed for the 2025 tournament are sure to have a big role to play over the next few weeks of international rugby action. Players, coaches and fans of ...

Marc Goddard, a highly respected MMA referee, played his first-ever game of rugby on Boxing Day at Old Halesonians Rugby Club. Marc can usually be found in between some of the most ferocious fighters ...

That wasn’t the end of it, though, as Busby – who copped plenty of abuse on social media – later announced that he would be retiring as a professional rugby referee. In January, URC head of referees ...