Peter Fitzgibbon is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

referee. He has been on the IRB Elite panel (the highest level in the world) since 2009. He works full-time for the

Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ...

as referee development officer in the Leisure Rugby department, which deals with casual play and the IRFU's

tag rugby Tag-rugby belt Tag rugby, or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby league with many similarities to to ...

events. He is a member of the Munster Association of Referees. and also played rugby for

Thomond RFC Thomond RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Limerick. The colours of the club are blue and white. History Founded in 1944 after a meeting in the old boat club near the Old Distillery in Thomondgate, the club's first competitive match was in th ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgibbon, Peter 1975 births Living people Irish rugby union referees Irish rugby union players Rugby union players from Limerick (city) Thomond RFC players IRFU referees European Rugby Champions Cup referees EPCR Challenge Cup referees United Rugby Championship referees 1872 Cup referees