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 ...

The Boks’ success has led to several teams adopting the tactics, with Johann van Graan’s Bath using it effectively to win a ...

It began as an attempt to improve decision-making, but the use of technology in rugby is now threatening to kill the game as ...

Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men's Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on 14 February.

Writing in his Irish Times column, Doyle slammed the loosened laws around the lineouts and warned the governing body that the ...

This is the start of something and the young men and woman are the real winners. They deserve this award,” he said.

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 ...

Northern Irish rugby referee Chris Busby is set to retire from officiating in the wake of comments made by Mack Hansen which resulted in a ban for the Ireland international. Busby was appointed an ...

Andy Farrell revealed Ireland had approached the referee pre-match after his side received five cards in defeat to South Africa on Saturday ...

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Welsh rugby union referee Nigel Owens, the most-capped referee in world rugby, announced on Friday that he has ended his 17-year international career. Owens became the first referee ...

March 1 (Reuters) - French referee Pascal Gauzere held his hand up over the handling of two controversial first-half tries in England's Six Nations defeat by Wales, World Rugby's head of match ...