“The replacement of Kashshai will be announced on Thursday, it will be a foreigner.

I will gather a special conference on this matter, "RIA Novosti quotes the head of the RFU Referee Committee Ashot Khachaturyants.

Former head of the refereeing department Viktor Kashshai resigned on 13 September.

The Hungarian specialist has headed the department since January 9, 2020.

Earlier it was reported that Kuipers and Rizzoli will not lead the judiciary of the RFU.