Gardner found himself in France's bad books during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, with one French player claiming they "got screwed" by the Australian referee. The pool match saw France battle to ...

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 ...

French rugby chief Florent Grill has vowed to fight for justice for Antoine Dupont after the scrum-half saw his season ended ...

England’s Luke Pearce is the referee for Italy vs Ireland in the 2025 Six Nations. The Exeter-based whistler is long ...

A referee at this year's Six Nations was once removed from an England game after leaving France 'screwed' during a Rugby World Cup match. Angus Gardner will oversee today's showdown between Ireland ...

FFR president Florian Grill says winning the World Cup in 2027 will be determined by earning “more respect” with World Rugby ...

Born in Cardiff, Brace represents the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU ... taking charge of three pool fixtures as the sole IRFU referee in France. It is a cosmopolitan officiating team for ...

The fifth and final game of Ireland’s 2025 Six Nations Championship campaign will be their third away match of the tournament ...

A similar trial was run in 2021 during the Premiership Rugby Cup and used at Kingsholm during a Gloucester match and London Irish's Madejski Stadium. Referee microphones are already broadcast into ...

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 ...

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 ...