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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Barnes had accused the Rugby Football Referees’ Union of imperilling the “credibility of every referee across England” by agitating for a special general meeting demanding the sacking of RFU ...

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 ...

In general, rugby players accept the referee’s decision (even when dubious). However the supporters, especially parents of young players, can be the most vocal in the comments of events ...

The official soon made the step up to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) national panel, and became the first referee to officiate a professional game while wearing a body camera during the 2012/13 ...

Two men have denied causing the death of a rugby referee and seriously injuring his nine-year-old son in a crash. Father-of-two Rhys Jenkins from Deuddw, Powys, was killed in a crash near ...