Six Nations 2026: the change that Italy vs England will suffer due to the conflict in the Middle East

ByDavid Mitchell
Six Nations 2026: the change that Italy vs England will suffer due to the conflict in the Middle East

world rugby announced a modification in the refereeing appointments for the match between Italy and England for him Six Nations 2026which will be played this Saturday in Rome. The decision was made as a result of security problems arising from the conflict in the Middle East, which affected international travel.

The Australian referee Nick Berrywho was scheduled as an assistant, could not fly for security reasons linked to the war in the region. Faced with this situation, the organization made last-minute adjustments to guarantee the normal development of the match between the Azzurra and the Rosa.

As a result, the French Pierre Brousset will go on to serve as assistant 1, while the Scotsman Sam Grove-White will join as assistant 2. The head judge will be Lucas Ramoswho will debut as central referee in the Six Nations.

world rugby He stressed that the priority was to preserve the safety of the officials and ensure referee transparency in one of the key matches of the European competition.

The complete designations were as follows:

Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
AR1: Pierre Brousset (France)
AR2: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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