Andrea Piardi (born 1992 in

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) is an Italian rugby referee.

Career

Piardi was born in

in 1992. Having previously refereed in the Italian

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, he made his

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refereeing debut in a match between and the on 15 February 2019. In 2021, he was announced as an assistant referee for the

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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

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selection. Piardi was selected as part of the Asssitant Referees group for the

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in France.

References

1992 births Living people Italian rugby union referees Sportspeople from Brescia United Rugby Championship referees {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub