The World Rugby Referee Award (previously called IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service) honours referees with a distinguished long-term service to the game and refereeing.
Recipients YearWinnerRefs2001 Ed Morrison2002 Colin Hawke2003 Derek Bevan2004 Jim Fleming2005 Paddy O'Brien2006 Peter Marshall2007 Dick Byres2008 André Watson2009 Francis Palmade2010 Colin High2011 Keith Lawrence2012 Paul Dobson2013 Michel Lamoulie2014 Bob Francis2015 Nigel Owens2016 Alhambra Nievas Rasta Rasivhenge2017 Joy Neville2018 Angus Gardner2019 Wayne Barnes2020 No award presented2021 Andrew Cole2022 Tappe Henning2023 David McHugh2024 No award presented2025 Hollie Davidson
References
External links World Rugby Awards