Andrea Piardi
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| Date of birth | 1992 (age 31–32) | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||
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Andrea Piardi (born 1992 in Brescia) is an Italian rugby referee.[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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Piardi.
- ^ "Andrea Piardi". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "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 Asssitant 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.