World Rugby confirm referees for November’s Nations Championship: Andrea Piardi gets another Springboks match despite Wallabies controversy

World Rugby has confirmed the match official appointments for the 2026 Nations Championship in the northern hemisphere in November.

After a thrilling set of games in July, the northern leg begins in the first weekend of November with Ireland and Argentina kicking off proceedings in Dublin.

Englishman Luke Pearce will take charge of that clash while on Saturday Irish official Andrew Brace is handed the biggest match of round as Scotland face the All Blacks.

The opening round ends with England and the Wallabies going head-to-head where France’s Pierre Brousset is the man in the middle.

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