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

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