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Two Manchester Society Referees promoted.
The Manchester and District Referees Society is delighted to inform you that two of our Referees have been promoted to the National League Match Official Team as Referees, at the conclusion of the 2022/23 season.
Both Jack Moorhouse and Henry Pearson have deservedly been ...
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RFU Tackle Height Hub – Resources now available
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Links to key RFU resources of particular interest to match officials:
Law Application Guidelines
Tackle Height Sanction Framework
Domestic Law Variation - Tackle Height picture quiz
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Bolton Youngsters leading the charge becoming officials for Lancashire Junior Finals
Full article with pictures can be seen on the Bolton RUFC Website - thank you for letting us share this item.
For the 1st time ever YMO's were included as officials in the Lancashire JRC Finals and 40% were from Bolton - Kevin Longth...
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Messages for Societies and Federations – Tackle Height
The RFU Council has now approved a Domestic Law Variation (DLV) which lowers the height of a fair tackle. The debate on the issue is now concluded and we must, as match officials, now take a full part in the implementation of the DLV which will come in to ...
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Last night (11th April) at the Society's President's Dinner, the President of Manchester and District Rugby Union Referees Society (John Jeskins) presented Paul Houston (the Society's Hon. Sec.) with the President's Award. The award is given at the President's discretion for service to the Society.
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Attached is the latest version of the HCP. This follows both our discussions at the Lensbury pre 6 Nations as well as subsequent HCP working group discussions.
HCP Update World Rugby 2023
As discussed there have been some cosmetic changes which reflect how we currently apply the process which are now formalised in ...
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This is the presentation from the Society March Meeting
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See also Tackle Height some issues
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Update January 27th
Link: https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-statement-tackle-height
The RFU Board, Council and executive staff apologise for the anger and concern that has been created among the rugby community by announcing the decision to lower the tackle height from next season.
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We have issued this Law Application Guideline following the Shape of the Game conference a few weeks ago. It formally becomes operational in January. This reminds all stakeholders of existing law in a variety of areas of the game which require focus as we head towards RWC23. We are obviously in the period of ‘no law ...
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Manchester and District Society issued their Young Match Officials with an early Christmas present at the December Society Meeting.
Pictured are five of the society’s YMOs who attended the society meeting and were presented with new refereeing shirts by President, John Jeskins.
John also congratulated Ollie as he has ...
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