"First Italian referee" - Match officials confirmed for the 2024 Six Nations

Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 19:27

byRugby Rucker

In the upcoming 2024 Championship, Andrea Piardi is set to make history as the first Italian referee in a Guinness Six Nations encounter during Round 3 when Ireland hosts Wales.

Piardi will be joined by two other referees, Pierre Brousset from France and Christophe Ridley from England, all making their Championship debuts.

The tournament will see a total of 15 referees, representing eight nations, taking charge of the 15 matches. The much-anticipated Championship is scheduled to kick off on February 2.

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Round 1:

France v Ireland Orange Velodrome, Marseille Friday, 2 February, 2024	Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Italy v England Stadio Olimpico, Rome Saturday, 3 February, 2024	Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Wales v Scotland Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 3 February, 2024	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Angus Mabey (NZR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Round 2:

Scotland v France Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 10 February, 2024	Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
England v Wales Twickenham Stadium, London Saturday, 10 February, 2024	Referee: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
Ireland v Italy Aviva Stadium, Dublin Sunday, 11 February, 2024	Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Round 3:

Ireland v Wales Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Saturday, 24 February, 2024	Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Scotland v England Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 24 February, 2024	Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
France v Italy Decathlon Arena, Lille Sunday, 25 February, 2024	Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Round 4:

Italy v Scotland Stadio Olimpico, Rome Saturday, 9 March, 2024	Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
England v Ireland Twickenham Stadium, London Saturday, 9 March, 2024	Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Wales v France Principality Stadium, Cardiff Sunday, 10 March, 2024	Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR) TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Round 5:

Wales v Italy Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 16 March, 2024	Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Morné Ferreira (SARU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Ireland v Scotland Aviva Stadium, Dublin Saturday, 16 March, 2024	Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
France v England Groupama Stadium, Lyon Saturday, 16 March, 2024	Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)