Christophe Berdos

Christophe Berdos ( born April 17, 1970 in Tarbes ) is a professional French rugby union referee. He directs plays in the French league and on behalf of the International Rugby Board also international matches.

As referee Berdos has been working since 1988, at the highest national level since 2000. His international debut he had at the 2003 U-19 World Cup. The first Test match in 2006, he headed between Tonga and Samoa. At the World Cup in France in 2007, he came in five group games for use in another game as a video referee. The main referee in a major international tournament for the first time, he was active in the Six Nations 2008, the game between Ireland and Scotland.

The Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which is responsible for the operation of gambling in the top two French leagues, Berdos 2008, 2009 and 2010 was characterized as a referee of the year. In 2009 he participated in an exchange program and led two games in the Guinness Premiership, the English top league. In 2010 he first conducted the final of the French championship Top 14 Until the end of the 2011/12 season Berdos main referee in 150 French first division championship games in 50 matches in the Heineken Cup and in 20 matches in the European Challenge Cup, added 40 caps.