Now available: Guide on MO Abuse presented at October Meeting

A copy of the presentation given by Roger Bowden, M&DRURS Chairman, at the October 2022 meeting on Match Official Abuse is now available for downloading. It covers the "five deadly sins" that constitute abuse and provides practical guidance for referees. More

Not only Laws but Rules As Well

Please be aware that there are League Rules covering different situations such as teams having less than 15 players, no subs, more subs etc.  Please make sure you are aware of what the Leagues allow or do not allow. Halbro have Rules which cover these situations and can be found at Halbro North West Leagues as Rule ... More

Keep Your Boots On – Refresh

Over the last season the RFU have worked hard to refresh the Keep Your Boots On website, which as of today is LIVE! https://keepyourbootson.co.uk/ Please do take a look at this resource which looks to provide: Training & Development - access to a variety of online courses, videos and webinars designed to ... More

Game on, every game matters

Game On, every game matters Read on for a link to share with team managers and captains to support them in getting games played As the 2022/2023 season approaches, we want to let you know about an even more flexible Game On framework being introduced this season to help clubs keep games on and reduce cancellations. We ... More

FYI: RFU Pitch-side First-aid Provision Standards & Guidelines

The RFU have issued first aid and immediate care provision standards for all age grade rugby and adult community rugby.  The standards are to be applied for the forthcoming season. Whilst implementation is the responsibility of clubs, match officials should be aware of what is required. Please click here for the RFU ... More

Law Changes From July 1st 2022 And Water Carriers and Technical Zone FAQ

All the law changes come into force on Friday 1 July, or for competitions that start after that date. Some competitions, which have started in the last week or so, have been given permission to go early. The WR laws content – website and app - will be updated on Friday, and the World Rugby laws exam will be ... More

Accessing the RFU’s eLearning Safeguarding Training

Message from: Mike Hull, Safeguarding Officer, M&DRURS To: Referees and Assessors Accessing the RFU’s eLearning Safeguarding Training For those of you who have not completed the RFU’s Safeguarding Training course and would like to do so, an online version is available. The RFU now require that new DBS ... More

Preferred Options Papers Update – March 2022

A new Preferred Options paper (#18), "Sanctions and Dealing with Foul Play Plus Managing Yellow and Red Cards", has just been published. PO#4 on positioning has been revised. The complete list of PO papers can be found here.   More

Match Official Abuse – Message from RFRU Chair

Yesterday, referees’ societies in England received a message from Mike Priestley, the chair of the Rugby Football Referees Union (RFRU), concerning match official abuse and appealing, backchat and challenging. It is reproduced below. The RFRU recognises that there is a worrying increase in these regretful incidents ... More

RFU article features YMO Nathan Power

Well done to Nathan Power, one of our Young Match Officials (YMO), who was interviewed for an England Rugby website article - "Young, Talented and in Control". The article highlighted that there are more than a thousand qualified YMOs, many of whom, according to England Rugby, show huge potential. In common with ... More