JP Doyle

Playing career Doyle was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Terry Doyle, later President (2006–7) of the Association of Referees Leinster Branch of the IRFU.

He played scrum-half at school for Terenure College, then Terenure College RFC and St Mary's University College, Twickenham where he trained to be a secondary school teacher. He was forced to stop playing due to an injury and surgery on his back in 2002. He refereed the final of the Daily Mail Under 18 Schools Cup at Twickenham Stadium in 2007 and the EDF Energy National Trophy Final in 2008.

He was appointed as a trainee full-time official on 1 September 2008.

He officiated at the 2009 IRB Nations Cup, the 2010, 2011 and 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, and the 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division.

He has regularly refereed matches in the RFU Championship, Premiership and the LV= Cup including important Final matches.

Doyle refereed his first European Challenge Cup match in the 2007–08 season on 18 January 2008 when he officiated at Dax verses Calvisano pool game. His first Heineken Cup game followed in the 2010–11 season on 17 October 2010 (the pool game between Perpignan and Benetton Treviso).

On 25 September 2015, Doyle refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Argentina and Georgia.

Doyle refereed the opening match of the 2016 Six Nations Championship (between France and Italy).