World Rugby Referee Award

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.

World Rugby Referee Award
Awarded forDistinguished long-term service to the game and refereeing
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2001
Currently held by Andrew Cole

Recipients
Year Winner Refs
2001 Ed Morrison
2002 Colin Hawke [1]
2003 Derek Bevan
2004 Jim Fleming
2005 Paddy O'Brien
2006 Peter Marshall
2007 Dick Byres
2008 Andre Watson [2]
2009 Francis Palmade [3]
2010 Colin High [4]
2011 Keith Lawrence
2012 Paul Dobson [5]
2013 Michel Lamoulie [6]
2014 Bob Francis [7][8][9]
2015 Nigel Owens [10][11]
2016 Alhambra Nievas
Rasta Rasivhenge		 [12]
2017 Joy Neville [13]
2018 Angus Gardner [14]
2019 Wayne Barnes [15]
2021 Andrew Cole [16][17]

References
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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Williamson, Nathan (2021-12-06). "Andrew Cole honoured with World Rugby Referee Award". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2021-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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