Andrea Piardi
{{short description|Italian rugby union referee (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| caption = Andrea Piardi in Parma in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1992|08|08}}
| birth_place = Brescia, Italy
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| refereeyears1 = 2019–
| refereeyears2 = 2024-
| refereeyears3 = 2024-
| refereecomps1 = United Rugby Championship
| refereecomps2 = Six Nations
| refereecomps3 = Rugby Championship
| refereeapps1 = 17
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Andrea Piardi (born {{date|1992-08-08}} in Brescia) is an Italian rugby union referee.{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://federugby.it/andrea-piardi-dirige-all-blacks-v-argentina-alleden-park-di-auckland/ | publisher = Federazione Italiana Rugby | title = Andrea Piardi dirige All Blacks v Argentina all’Eden Park di Auckland | date = 2024-08-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195124/https://federugby.it/andrea-piardi-dirige-all-blacks-v-argentina-alleden-park-di-auckland/ | archive-date = 2024-08-14 | trans-title = Andrea Piardi to referee All Blacks v Argentina at Auckland's Eden Park }}
He is the first game official from his country to have refereed in both the Six Nations and the Rugby Championship.
Career
Piardi was born in Brescia in 1992. Having previously refereed in the Italian Top12, he made his Pro14 refereeing debut in a match between {{Rut|Munster}} and the {{Rut|Southern Kings}} on 15 February 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.onrugby.it/2019/02/28/andrea-piardi-la-promessa-degli-arbitri-italiani/|title=Andrea Piardi, la promessa degli arbitri italiani|work=OnRugby|date=28 February 2019|access-date=22 October 2021|language=Italian}} In 2021, he was announced as an assistant referee for the 2021 Six Nations Championship for the match between Scotland and Wales.{{cite news|url=https://www.onrugby.it/2021/02/17/andrea-piardi-racconta-il-suo-debutto-al-sei-nazioni/|title=Andrea Piardi racconta il suo debutto al Sei Nazioni|work=OnRugby|date=17 February 2021|access-date=22 October 2021|language=Italian}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/06/23/referees-assigned-for-south-american-rwc-2023-qualifiers/|title=Referees assigned for South American RWC 2023 qualifiers|work=Americas Rugby News|date=23 June 2021|access-date=22 October 2021}}
On 19 June 2022 he refereed a match between {{Nrut|England}} and the Barbarian F.C. selection.
Piardi was selected as part of the Assistant Referees group for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. {{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Chastening afternoon for Jones as England hit by eight-try Barbarians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/19/england-barbarians-rugby-match-report-eddie-jones |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
References
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Category:Italian rugby union referees
Category:Sportspeople from Brescia
Category:United Rugby Championship referees
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