Andrea Piardi (born 1992 in
Brescia) is an Italian rugby referee.
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 and the on 15 February 2019. In 2021, he was announced as an assistant referee for the
2021 Six Nations Championship
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for the match between Scotland and Wales. 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.
On 19 June 2022 he refereed a match between and the
Barbarian F.C.
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selection.
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Piardi was selected as part of the Asssitant Referees group for the ]2023 Rugby World Cup
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in France.
References
1992 births
Living people
Italian rugby union referees
Sportspeople from Brescia
United Rugby Championship referees
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