Andrea Piardi
 Andrea Piardi in Parma in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Piardi (born 8 August 1992 in Brescia) is an Italian rugby union referee.[1] He is the first game official from his country to have refereed in both the Six Nations and the Rugby Championship.[1]
Career
[edit]Piardi was born in Brescia in 1992. Having previously refereed in the Italian Top12, he made his Pro14 refereeing debut in a match between Munster and the Southern Kings on 15 February 2019.[2] In 2021, he was announced as an assistant referee for the 2021 Six Nations Championship for the match between Scotland and Wales.[3] In 2021, Piardi refereed two matches in the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers Americas section, refereeing Uruguay's matches against Chile and Brazil on 17 July and 25 July respectively.[4]
On 19 June 2022 he refereed a match between England and the Barbarian F.C. selection.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Andrea Piardi dirige All Blacks v Argentina all'Eden Park di Auckland" [Andrea Piardi to referee All Blacks v Argentina at Auckland's Eden Park] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Rugby. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Piardi, la promessa degli arbitri italiani". OnRugby (in Italian). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Piardi racconta il suo debutto al Sei Nazioni". OnRugby (in Italian). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Referees assigned for South American RWC 2023 qualifiers". Americas Rugby News. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Piardi was selected as part of the Assistant Referees group for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. "Chastening afternoon for Jones as England hit by eight-try Barbarians". the Guardian. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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