New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe will take charge of the first Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions in ...

Who is Ben O'Keeffe? O'Keefe is his country's most experienced Test referee ever, having first picked up a whistle aged 19. He turned professional five years later, and his long c ...

World Rugby ripped up the history books and appointed British and Irish referees to officiate on a Lions tour. Not just any ...

Dallaglio, Back and Hill. Nonu and Smith. Gregan and Larkham. These are some of the most memorable combinations of the ...

Referees are the most scrutinised and criticised members of professional rugby. They have no fans; a team of four neutral mercenaries employed to keep the peace in a sport where interpretation of ...

Rugby Referee Creates a Buzz While Keeping the Peace. Nigel Owens is the rare official who, at any given match, could have more renown than some of the players on the field.

The 34-year-old attorney and part-time rugby referee had filed a claim with SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Movement's sexual misconduct watchdog, in June 2021, reporting that she had been harassed ...

World Rugby wants to clamp down on players shielding team-mates catching high balls after issuing a series of desired objectives to referees and coaches ahead of the November Tests. A presentation ...

A former captain of Ireland’s rugby team, Neville is the first woman on a men’s Rugby World Cup officiating panel. “I’m there on merit,” she said.

Rugby referees can use the television match official (TMO) to help them make decisions during matches. Here, Owens listens to the TMO during the World Cup quarterfinal match between New Zealand ...

Emily Hsieh wasn't sure how her parents would react when she quit her full-time job to pursue a career as a rugby referee. Skip to main content. WBUR. 90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station.

Rugby Union - Premiership - Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers - Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester, Britain - September 24, 2021 Referee Tom Foley reacts Action Images/Andrew Boyers/ File photo ...