World Rugby Referee Award
Awarded forDistinguished long-term service to the game and refereeing
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2001
Currently held bySouth Africa Tappe Henning (2022)

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 England Ed Morrison
2002 New Zealand Colin Hawke [1]
2003 Wales Derek Bevan
2004 Scotland Jim Fleming
2005 New Zealand Paddy O'Brien
2006 Australia Peter Marshall
2007 Australia Dick Byres
2008 South Africa Andre Watson [2]
2009 France Francis Palmade [3]
2010 England Colin High [4]
2011 New Zealand Keith Lawrence
2012 South Africa Paul Dobson [5]
2013 France Michel Lamoulie [6]
2014 New Zealand Bob Francis [7][8][9]
2015 Wales Nigel Owens [10][11]
2016 Spain Alhambra Nievas
South Africa Rasta Rasivhenge		 [12]
2017 Republic of Ireland Joy Neville [13]
2018 Australia Angus Gardner [14]
2019 England Wayne Barnes [15]
2021 Australia Andrew Cole [16][17]
2022 South Africa Tappe Henning [18]
2023 Republic of Ireland David McHugh [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Referee Hawke Honoured". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ↑ "IRB Awards - Andre Watson among winners -". 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Francis Palmade Receives IRB Referee Award For Distinguished Service 2009". www.voxy.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Former international referee and Vickers player Colin High dies". The Mail. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Paul Dobson receives IRB Referee Award 2012 -". 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  6. ↑ "Lamoulie receives IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service -". 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  7. ↑ "Distinguished Service Award for Ref Bob Francis - News, Rugby, Sport". NZEDGE. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Francis whistles up an IRB award". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Francis receives top IRB ref award". Stuff. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ↑ Rogers, Gareth (2015-11-02). "Nigel Owens wins World Rugby Referee Award at post-World Cup ceremony". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  11. ↑ "Historic moment awaits Nigel Owens". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ↑ "Nievas and Rasivhenge win Referee Award at World Rugby Awards 2016 -". 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  13. ↑ "Neville wins World Rugby Referee Award 2017 -". 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  14. ↑ "Angus Gardner is World Rugby Referee of the Year 2018 -". 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Wayne Barnes named 2019 World Rugby Referee of the Year -". 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  16. ↑ "Australia's Andrew Cole receives 2021 World Rugby Referee Award at World Rugby Awards -". 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  17. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (2021-12-06). "Andrew Cole honoured with World Rugby Referee Award". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  18. ↑ "Josh van der Flier and Ruahei Demant named World Rugby Players of the Year 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  19. ↑ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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