There has been a lot of noise recently around international match official, Holly Wood, and how…
Category: The Whistle
Get to know the ref – Eoghan Cross
Eoghan Cross is an Irish rugby union referee holding a position as a member of the…
Eoghan Cross on what it takes to be a ref and the evolution of that role
Nearly a decade into his role as referee and Eoghan Cross has risen through the ranks…
Get to know the ref – Eoghan Cross
Eoghan Cross is an Irish rugby union referee holding a position as a member of the…
Nika Amashukeli – the Georgian ref behind the whistle at this weekend’s Calcutta Cup
This Saturday the nation will tune in to watch Scotland play England in a battle for…
Quick fire questions with Sara Cox MBE
Recently announcing her retirement from refereeing at an international level, Sara Cox looks back on her…
Sara Cox to retire from international officiating
ACME Whistles takes a look back over her pioneering career The world’s first professional female rugby…
Why 2026 is set to be a pivotal year in rugby union
As we head towards the start of this year’s Six Nations, we joined our partners at…
Get to know the ref: Clara Munarini
Clara Munarini is an Italian Rugby Union referee and the first woman to have officiated a…
Get to know the ref: Aurélie Groizeleau
Aurélie Groizeleau is a French Rugby Union referee and the first woman to have a professional…
Life behind the whistle – maintaining clarity under pressure
Refereeing is one of the toughest jobs out there – maintaining clarity and staying calm in…
Collective rather than competitive – a look behind the whistle to the refereeing community
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) will hit her 50th Test Match during the Six Nations in April…
A referee’s experience hits the right notes across the codes
This week ACME Whistles and the Rugby Football League (RFL) launched a new campaign to help…
The evolution of women’s rugby as told by the referees behind the whistle
South Africa’s Aimee Barrett-Theron and Italy’s Clara Munarini are two of rugby union’s best known female…
Autumn Internationals Referees 2025 Confirmed – Full Fixture List by Weekend, Including England Games
The Autumn Internationals referees 2025 have officially been confirmed, giving rugby fans and teams a complete look at…
