Police are investigating an attack on a referee in Auckland after he awarded a penalty try during a club rugby match. Footage has emerged of a match between United Brothers and Lauli’i Lions, part of ...

Reuben Keane from Australia and Jeremy Rozier from France will make their Test debuts during the November international window / Getty Images. By Priscilla Jepchumba The Emirates World Rugby Match ...

South Africa’s Jaco Peyper is one of the referees at this year’s Rugby World Cup. The vastly experienced official returns for a third tournament having also overseen games at the 2015 and 2019 ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - English rugby referee Tom Foley has decided to step away from international match officiating for the foreseeable future, citing online abuse as a major reason on Monday. Foley was ...

The Rugby Africa (RA) [www.RugbyAfrique.com] Referee Committee, formally launched at its inaugural meeting in December, was founded to – amongst others - establish an African referee panel, monitor ...

York Valkyrie captain Sinead Peach was sent off during her team's clash against St Helens after riling up the referee with an ...

One of the leading rugby league referees has revealed a litany of vile homophobic abuse he suffered online. Marcus Griffiths was in charge of the weekend fixture between Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield ...

England’s Wayne Barnes is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The vastly-experienced referee has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally. Having made his ...

NRL fans hardly pay too much attention to the 15-man game but rugby sounded a warning on Saturday – league fans and pundits ...

May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ano Kuwai will take part in her second Olympics in July with a whistle rather than a rugby ball in hand after being named in the 23-strong squad of match officials for the ...

York Valkyrie hooker and captain Sinead Peach was sent off during their Super League defeat to St Helens last weekend ...

How a quiz show experience led to reflections on the confusing world of rugby refereeing, where laws seem more like a labyrinth than a guide.