Andrea Piardi

Andrea Piardi is an Italian rugby union referee.
He is the first game official from his country to have refereed in both the Six [Nations Championship|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 and the on 15 February 2019. In 2021, he was announced as an assistant referee for the Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship for the match between Scotland and Wales. In 2021, Piardi refereed two matches in the 2023 [Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers] Americas section, refereeing Uruguay's matches against Chile and Brazil on 17 July and 25 July respectively.
On 19 June 2022 he refereed a match between and the Barbarian F.C. selection.