David McHugh
Birth name | David Thomas Michael McHugh [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 December 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Munchin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David McHugh is an
Early life
McHugh was educated at
Refereeing career
Early years
McHugh began refereeing in the 1980s. He later recalled taking charge of a schoolboy international between a
Six Nations Championship
On 18 February
Heineken Cup
In
Rugby World Cup
McHugh refereed matches at the
Tri Nations assault
On 10 August 2002 McHugh was refereeing a
IRFU
After retiring as a referee, McHugh continued to be employed by the IRFU in various roles. He served as specialist advisor on the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[3] He also acted as a television match official[19] and as an assessor.[20] However his main role was to work as a referee development officer. McHugh would help recruit and mentor both John Lacey and Joy Neville.[21][22][23] In August 2015 McHugh became the IRFU referee performance manager. This involved coaching and managing the IRFU's elite panel of referees who took charge of matches in the
References
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- ^ "St Munchin's College Past Pupils". www.stmunchinscollege.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Plenty Of Irish Involvement In Lions Management". www.irishrugby.ie. 24 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "David McHugh". www.news24.com. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "McHugh to equal record". news.bbc.co.uk. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Former international rugby referee settles case against IRFU". www.irishtimes.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Former international rugby referee David McHugh resolves High Court case with IRFU". www.independent.ie. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier - Bucharest". en.espn.co.uk. 17 September 1994. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "McHugh Hails Emerging Irish Referees". www.irishrugby.ie. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Referee McHugh retires". www.news24.com. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "The First Heineken Cup Final". www.epcrugby.com. 7 January 1996. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "The 20 best Rugby World Cup referees in history... but just where does Welsh number one Nigel Owens rank?". www.walesonline.co.uk. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Flashback: One of the most bizarre incidents in rugby history". The New Zealand Herald. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Crash tackled ref to sue Bok 'fan'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Unrepentant attacker to contest match ban". www.telegraph.co.uk. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Gray, Wynne (12 May 2006). "The rise and rise of Richie McCaw". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Springbok fan found guilty of attack on Irish referee". www.theguardian.com. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Fan fined for assault". www.irishtimes.com. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Match officials to January 16". www.planetrugby.com. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Match officials to June 14". www.planetrugby.com. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby – John Lacey, from Junior Cup to World Cup". www.limerickpost.ie. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Joy Neville has been a mould-breaker all her life". www.independent.ie. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Joy for Neville as she makes Euro history". www.epcrugby.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "IRFU Acknowledge Contribution Of David McHugh". www.irishrugby.ie. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Referee launches court action against Irish Rugby Football Union over dismissal". www.thejournal.ie. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.