David McHugh

Quick Facts

Full Name	David McHugh
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1955(1955-12-21)
Age	69
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Sagittarius

David McHugh Biography

David McHugh is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on December 21, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. McHugh began his career as a referee in the late 1980s. McHugh later recalled having the responsibility of a junior international match between two teams: a Wales team that featured Scott Quinnell and an England team coached by Kyran Bracken. McHugh made his debut in the senior international arena as an official on the 17th of September 1994 when he was in the charge of the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier between Romania and Wales at Dinamo Stadium.

In 1996, McHugh was the referee of the inaugural Heineken Cup final between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff. He also was the referee for the final in 2001 of the competition between Leicester Tigers and Stade Francais and was the first official to be in charge of the two European Rugby Champions Cup finals.

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 and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He also acted as a television match official and as an assessor. However his main role was to work as a referee development officer. McHugh would help recruit and mentor both John Lacey and Joy Neville. 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 Pro14, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup as well as test matches. On 5 October 2017 his contract with the IRFU was terminated, following an independent review of the referee department. McHugh subsequently took legal action, involving the High Court, against the IRFU, claiming unfair dismissal. However on 7 November 2017 it was announced that the McHugh and the IRFU had reached a settlement.

David McHugh is a former Irish referee in the union of rugby. McHugh was a referee in the 1999, 1995 as well as the 2003 Rugby World Cups. In 1996, McHugh was the referee for the first Heineken Cup final. He would also be the referee for the final in 2001 and was the first referee in history to be in charge of the two European Rugby Champions Cup finals. He also was a referee for the Celtic League, the Six Nations Championship as well as Tri Nations. Tri Nations. In 2002, when he was being a referee for an Tri Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand, McHugh was attacked by an unidentified South African fan. After his retirement as a referee, in 2004, McHugh worked as a referee performance officer before becoming a manager of The Irish Rugby Football Union.

David McHugh Net Worth

David McHugh is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David McHugh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McHugh was a referee during the 1999, 1995 as well as the 2003 Rugby World Cups. McHugh began the Rugby World Cup debut on 3 June 1995 as the referee of a game that was played between Canada as well as South Africa. McHugh was able to issue three red cards and sent Canadian players Rod Snow and Gareth Rees as well as South African’s James Dalton following a brawl. McHugh became a referee for the six Rugby World Cup matches over three tournaments.

On February 18, 1995, McHugh was awarded the Five Nations Championship debut when the referee was in charge of an encounter of France as well as Scotland on the Parc des Princes. On the 21st of February 2004, he was the referee for his final Six Nations Championship game when McHugh took over the game of England as well as Scotland on Murrayfield.

On 10 August 2002 McHugh was refereeing a Tri Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand at the ABSA Stadium. McHugh had awarded New Zealand a penalty try, after a high tackle on Tana Umaga, and denied South Africa’s Breyton Paulse a try after an interference call against James Dalton. These incidents allegedly incited Pieter Van Zyl, a South African supporter, to invade the pitch and tackle and assault McHugh. Van Zyl evaded over four hundred security officials to launch the assault as New Zealand’s Justin Marshall was preparing to put the ball into a scrum. New Zealand’s Richie McCaw punched Van Zyl and, together with South Africa’s AJ Venter, wrestled the assailant off McHugh. Van Zyl was then escorted off the pitch by two security officials. The assault left McHugh with a dislocated shoulder and he had to be replaced as the match referee by Chris White. Van Zyl was subsequently found guilty of assaulting McHugh and fined R10,000 (€1,012). He also received a lifelong ban, preventing him from attending matches organised by the South African Rugby Union.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David McHugh celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Top Facts about David McHugh

1. David McHugh is a former professional rugby player from Ireland.
2. He played as a hooker for the Irish national team.
3. McHugh won 22 caps for Ireland between 1984-1990.
4. He also played for Leinster and London Irish clubs.
5. McHugh retired from rugby in 1996 due to injury.
6. He later became a referee, officiating at international level.
7. McHugh was part of the referee team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup final.
8. He has since worked as a television commentator and analyst.
9. In 2015, he was inducted into the Leinster Rugby Hall of Fame.
10. McHugh is known for his expertise and passion for rugby.