Romain Poite to hang up whistle, embarks on new challenge with Toulon

French international referee Romain Poite will hang up his whistle at the end of the 2021-2022 season.

After an immense career which has seen him officiate at three World Cups (2011, 2015 and 2019), numerous Six Nations Tournaments, Rugby Championships and, of course, in the European Cup and TOP 14, Poite has decided to embark on a new challenge by joining the Rugby Club Toulonnais in order to support the technical staff.

Like Alexandre Ruiz in Montpellier, the native of Rochefort will bring his skills to improve the discipline of the XV Rouge et Noir by working in particular on the attitude of the players to comply with the rules.

Elected best French referee six times, Romain Poite will have the ambition, in this new role, to accompany the RCT to the heights of French and European rugby.


Committed to the Rouge & Noir club for the next two seasons, Romain Poite will join the RCT Campus this summer.