Andrea Piardi

Andrea Piardi

Andrea Piardi in Parma in 2021
Date of birth	(1992-08-08)August 8, 1992
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Rugby union career
Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 2019– United Rugby Championship 17 2024- Six Nations 2024- Rugby Championship

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

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

1. "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.
2. "Andrea Piardi, la promessa degli arbitri italiani". OnRugby (in Italian). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Andrea Piardi racconta il suo debutto al Sei Nazioni". OnRugby (in Italian). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Referees assigned for South American RWC 2023 qualifiers". Americas Rugby News. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. 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.