After becoming the first in the spring referee Italian at the 6 Nations managing Ireland – Wales, the Brescia native Andrea Piardi he has been called to another cartel match, he will be in charge of the United Rugby Championship 2023/24 final between Bulls and Glasgow Warriors scheduled for June 22nd at Loftus Versfeld of Pretoria, South Africa.
The refereeing team of the URC final
For Piardi this is the second direction of a final of URC consecutive, after the one in 2023 (Stormers – Munster 14-19). A result that crowns his season and to support him there will be another Italian, the Livorno Matteo Liperini, designated TMO, while the assistants will be the Irishman Frank Murphy and the Welshman Craig Evans.
During this season the almost thirty-two year old Italian referee has already refereed several matches in URCincluding the semi-final between Munster and Glasgow Warriors, which confirmed the access of the Scots, coached by the former coach of the Italian men’s national team Franco Smith, to the final in which they will face the South African team.
The designations of Bulls v Glasgow Warriors:
United Rugby Championship Final 2023/24
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday 22 June, 6.00 pm
Bulls v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Assistant 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
