As Italy and Wales prepared for the line-out, White was seen with his hand to his ear, listening to time-keeper Geoff Warren ...

World Rugby can ... with referee Nika Amashukeli ruling on the run it had gone backwards and not to hand. Seconds later, he blew up play, having been told in his earpiece to go back for a knock ...

Not only are they managing 30 players on the pitch, they are liaising with a pair of touch judges and a Television Match Official, all via an earpiece. Leinster vs Connacht – Referee Chris Busby Pic: ...

Rugby referee Chris Busby is set to retire from officiating following critical comments made by Mack Hansen which resulted in a ban for the Ireland international. Busby was appointed an assistant ...

Busby turned professional in 2021 and took charge of South Africa’s game against Wales in the autumn, while he was also an assistant referee at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Hansen’s comments have ...

Former Prince of Wales’ College rugby player and veteran referee Dinka Peiris has been re-elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR) at the Annual General ...

Rugby fans will get the chance to ask referees questions about decisions in matches and the laws of the game. Tappe Henning, who is the United Rugby Championship Head of Match Officials ...

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 ...

The war of words over the bonus scandal that has engulfed English rugby has escalated, with the referees’ union insisting it would not be “bullied” by Wayne Barnes or the Rugby Football ...

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 ...

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has denied a request from the Rugby Football Referees' Union (RFRU) and the Championship Clubs for a Special General Meeting (SGM) as their letter does not comply ...

Wayne Barnes has launched a blistering attack on his own referees union as the Rugby Football Union bonuses scandal threatens to further plunge the sport into civil war. In a letter seen by ...