Respected former Test referee Nigel Owens has slammed the fact that Mack Hansen did not serve out the full six weeks for his ...

Ahead of the Six Nations, refereeing decisions have been in the spotlight again due to the recent incident between Ireland ...

Leinster game that preceded controversial comments from Mack Hansen on refereeing standards which led to player’s ban ...

Mack Hansen’s high-profile suspension, and the comments that caused it, prompted a whirl of consequences, unintended or not.

Ronan O'Gara has defended Mack Hansen after the Ireland and Connacht wing was suspended for three games following his ...

Affair raises serious questions for URC and IRFU, and is unlikely to do much for recruitment and retention of referees ...

Pete Wilkins is confident Mack Hansen won't lose any of his personality after he completes his URC-mandated education session ...

ANDY FARRELL insisted Mack Hansen “will learn a lot” as he responded to his ban for comments about a referee. The Ireland and ...

Rugby needs characters. In fact it is crying out for them. And Mack Hansen has certainly delivered on that front since bursting into the Ireland side, with his moustaches, hair-colour choices and ...

The exact nature of Mack Hansen's re-education training is still under discussion but the URC is hopeful it will allow for the Ireland wing to present a "player's perspective".

In the wake of the Mack Hansen episode, championship organisers are keen to explain decisions in a more public forum in a bid to illustrate why referees and TMOs make their calls ...

WORK IN PROGRESS: Connacht’s Mack Hansen compulsory course on match officiating is a work in progress as he heads into his fourth Six Nations campaign, according to his Connacht coach Pete Wilkins.