Referee Profiles - Introduction

Refs from around the globe

Welcome to information on international rugby referees from around the world. Here we have gathered together in one place the most comprehensive source of information on the whistleblowers who take charge of international games.

International rugby referees are increasingly familiar figures to many fans. The globalisation and professional nature of the game has meant an explosion of international rugby matches with more and more games brought into our living rooms.

The nature of modern TV means referees, and therefore their decisions, are more in the public eye than ever. Here, listed alphabetically, we profile those men who have the hardest of rugby jobs. For example, do you know ...

• Which South African referee is an optician?

• Who was formerly a scrum-half for Colomiers?

• Which English referee worked as a paramedic?

• Which Canadian international player is now a Test referee?

  It is all in our referee profiles!