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World Rugby Referee Award
Awarded forDistinguished long-term service to the game and refereeing
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2001
Currently held byAustralia Andrew Cole

The World Rugby Referee Award (previously called IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service) honours referees with a distinguished long-term service to the game and refereeing.

Recipients

Year Winner Refs
2001 Ed Morrison
2002 Colin Hawke
2003 Derek Bevan
2004 Jim Fleming
2005 New Zealand Paddy O'Brien
2006 Peter Marshall
2007 Dick Byres
2008 Andre Watson [1]
2009 Francis Palmade
2010 Colin High
2011 Keith Lawrence
2012 South Africa Paul Dobson [2]
2013 France Michel Lamoulie [3]
2014 Bob Francis
2015 Wales Nigel Owens
2016 Spain Alhambra Nievas
South Africa Rasta Rasivhenge
[4]
2017 Republic of Ireland Joy Neville [5]
2018 Australia Angus Gardner [6]
2019 England Wayne Barnes [7]
2021 Australia Andrew Cole [8][9]

References

  1. ^ "IRB Awards - Andre Watson among winners -". 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  2. ^ "Paul Dobson receives IRB Referee Award 2012 -". 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ "Lamoulie receives IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service -". 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. ^ "Nievas and Rasivhenge win Referee Award at World Rugby Awards 2016 -". 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. ^ "Neville wins World Rugby Referee Award 2017 -". 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  6. ^ "Angus Gardner is World Rugby Referee of the Year 2018 -". 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  7. ^ "Wayne Barnes named 2019 World Rugby Referee of the Year -". 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  8. ^ "Australia's Andrew Cole receives 2021 World Rugby Referee Award at World Rugby Awards -". 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2021-12-06). "Andrew Cole honoured with World Rugby Referee Award". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)