World Rugby insist that referees themselves can award a straight ... Italian player had a clear line of sight, ran hard into the Irish player, and smashed into his head. Luke Pearce sent it ...

Andrew Brace is the referee for England vs Italy at Twickenham in round four of the 2025 Six Nations. Born in Cardiff, Brace represents the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) after a childhood spent ...

Tributes have poured in for a talented young sportswoman who passed away earlier this week following a brave illness battle.

Tributes have been paid to a young Sligo woman who was heavily involved in women’s rugby who has sadly passed away following ...

GAA referee David Gough has told how he was snubbed by Irish sports stars for his documentary about what it is like to be a ...

The Australian referee had given Caelan Doris short thrift in their dealings all afternoon up to that. France's Francois Cros, Thibaud Flament and Cyril Baille and Ireland's Ryan Baird and Thomas ...

Italy are aiming to avoid a Wooden Spoon for a second year in a row, but have a very tough task against Ireland. They have ...

Born in Sydney, Gardner took up refereeing at the age of 15. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2012, officiating an encounter between the Melbourne Rebels and Queensland Reds. By that stage ...

including a Junior World Championship semi-final between England and Ireland as well as the Super Rugby final in 2018. That same year, the man from Sydney won the prestigious Referee of the Year ...

and took charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland at the latter tournament. He was an assistant referee at the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and took charge of the Super Rugby final in 2018 ...