Andrea Piardi

Italian rugby union referee (born 1992)

Rugby player

Andrea Piardi

Date of birth

1992 (age 31–32)

Place of birth

Brescia, Italy

Rugby union career

Refereeing career
Years	Competition	Apps
2019–	United Rugby Championship	17

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

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^ "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.