Andrea Piardi

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]

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

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]