John Lacey (rugby union)

John Lacey

Date of birth	(1973-10-12) 12 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Tipperary, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb)
School	Abbey CBS
University	Dublin Institute of Technology HSI College of Business, Limerick
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger/Full-back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 19xx–1995 Clanwilliam () 1995–1997 Sundays Well () 1997–2007 Shannon () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1999 Munster 12 (45) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 199x–20xx Ireland A National sevens team Years Team Comps 199x–20xx Ireland Sevens Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 2007 Munster Schools Junior Cup 2007 All-Ireland League 2008– Celtic League/Pro14 2009 IRB Nations Cup 2009– European Rugby Challenge Cup 2010– European Rugby Champions Cup 2010–11 IRB Junior World Championship 2010 Test Matches 2010– → European Nations Cup 2012– → Summer Internationals 2012– → Autumn Internationals 2014– → Six Nations Championship 2014– → Rugby Championship 2015 → Rugby World Cup

John Lacey is a former Ireland A and Ireland Sevens rugby union international and current rugby union referee. As a player, Lacey spent most of career with Shannon in the All-Ireland League. He also represented Munster. As an international referee he has taken charge of matches in the Six Nations Championship, the Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup. He also refereed the 2013 Pro12 Grand Final and the 2015–16 and 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup finals.