Amy Perrett
{{Short description|Rugby union referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
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| refereeyears1 = 2014–pres.
| refereeyears2 = 2012–pres.
| refereeyears3 = 2016
| refereeyears4 = 2016
| refereecomps1 = Women's Test matches
| refereecomps2 = Women's Sevens World Series
| refereecomps3 = Olympic Sevens
| refereecomps4 = National Rugby Championship
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Amy Perrett (born 1990 or 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union referee. She has refereed at the Women's Rugby World Cup, including the final in 2014, as well as the Women's Sevens World Series and Summer Olympics.
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Early life
Refereeing career
Perrett joined the NSW Referees Association in 2008 and then began her senior refereeing career. She made her World Rugby Women's Sevens Series debut as a referee in 2012, and went on to the 2016 Olympic Games where she was in charge of the women's bronze medal match between {{Ru7w|CAN|noflag=1}} and Great Britain.
Within the fifteen-a-side game, Perrett has been a regular appointment to the Women's Six Nations Championship since 2014. She refereed the 2014 Women's World Cup final won by {{ruw|ENG|noflag=1}} 21–9 against {{ruw|CAN|noflag=1}} in Paris.{{cite news|work=rugby.com.au|agency=AAP|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/02/11/amy-perrett-appointed-to-referee-2014-womens-rugby-world-cup-final|title=Amy Perrett appointed to referee 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup final|date=13 August 2016|accessdate=31 July 2021}}
In 2016, Perrett was the first woman appointed to referee men's teams in Australia's National Rugby Championship, after becoming the first female assistant referee in Super Rugby three months earlier.
Further, in 2020 on 29 August, Perrett became the first female referee in Super Rugby, refereeing the Brumbies vs the Western Force.
During the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was widely criticised on social media by Fijian fans when she refereed the women's semi-final match between Fiji and New Zealand. The fans claimed that Perrett officiated the match in an unfair way.{{Cite web|last=Fijivillage|title=No formal complaint against ref in Fiji vs NZ semifinal match|url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/No-formal-complaint-against-ref-in-Fiji-vs-NZ-semifinal-match-r8f4x5/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.fijivillage.com|language=en}}
References
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|date=29 June 2016
|title=Amy Perrett to make history as Super Rugby's first female assistant referee
|work=The Guardian
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/29/amy-perrett-history-female-referee-super-rugby
|accessdate=2 February 2018
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|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202161719/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/29/amy-perrett-history-female-referee-super-rugby
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
|title= Amy Perrett
|publisher= Rugby Australia
|accessdate= 2 February 2018
|url= http://www.rugbyaustralia.com.au/referees/ARUReferees/ARURefereeInfo.aspx?rid=44
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064445/http://www.rugbyaustralia.com.au/referees/ARUReferees/ARURefereeInfo.aspx?rid=44
|archivedate=3 February 2018
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|date=2 February 2018
|title=Two of Us: Amy and Paul Perrett
|work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/two-of-us/two-of-us-amy-and-paul-perrett-20161129-gt0039.html
|accessdate=2 February 2018
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202094101/http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/two-of-us/two-of-us-amy-and-paul-perrett-20161129-gt0039.html
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
|date=3 May 2016
|first=Fiona |last=Bollen
|title=Five quick questions with Rio 2016 rugby sevens referee Amy Perrett
|work= The Daily Telegraph |location= Sydney
|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/five-quick-questions-with-rio-2016-rugby-sevens-referee-amy-perrett/news-story/6f977901307a8a1ee0840a275382f5b9
|accessdate=2 February 2018
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202084143/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/five-quick-questions-with-rio-2016-rugby-sevens-referee-amy-perrett/news-story/6f977901307a8a1ee0840a275382f5b9
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
|date=3 May 2016
|first=Amanda |last=Lulham
|title=Amy Perrett first female referee in National Rugby Championship
|work= The Daily Telegraph |location= Sydney
|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/amy-perrett-first-female-referee-in-national-rugby-championship/news-story/0e9fe82b18854649402159e19496794d
|accessdate=2 February 2018
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202085026/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/amy-perrett-first-female-referee-in-national-rugby-championship/news-story/0e9fe82b18854649402159e19496794d
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
|date=16 January 2018
|first=Wayne |last=Smith
|title=Castle just the start in breaking rugby's grass ceiling
|work=The Australian
|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/castle-just-the-start-in-breaking-rugbys-grass-ceiling/news-story/4d44da320baece951ce0faeaa4a1cc35
|accessdate=2 February 2018
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202084519/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/castle-just-the-start-in-breaking-rugbys-grass-ceiling/news-story/4d44da320baece951ce0faeaa4a1cc35
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
|date=30 June 2016
|first=Mary |last=Gearin
|title=Amy Perrett: First female Super Rugby referee out to 'prove doubters wrong'
|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-30/amy-perrett-becomes-first-woman-to-referee-super-rugby-match/7559052
|accessdate=2 February 2018
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180202085246/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-30/amy-perrett-becomes-first-woman-to-referee-super-rugby-match/7559052
|archivedate=2 February 2018
}}
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Category:Australian rugby union referees
Category:Women rugby union referees
Category:Australian women referees and umpires