Updated with downloadable video clips – Game Values – “Zero Tolerance Approach”

GAME VALUES - ZERO TOLERANCE APPROACH TO PLAYER APPEALING / QUESTIONING DECISIONS / GENERAL BACKCHAT   At Premiership and Championship level, a concerted effort has been made over the last 2 years to enforce Game Values and the Rugby Core Values (Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship). Core ... More

Briefing and Up-date from Pre-season Meetings

This article summarises the briefing on a number of topics given by Andy McMillan (Chairman of Training and Development) at the recent pre-season meetings. All Referees (and Referee Assessors and Coaches) are asked to familiarise themselves with the material below.   Mismatched scrums Occasionally mismat... More

World Rugby confirms scrum law amendment & Updates to High Tackle Sanction Framework

For immediate release Issued on behalf of World Rugby World Rugby confirms scrum law amendment Reaffirming its commitment to evidence-based injury-reduction in the sport, World Rugby has announced details of a minor amendment to the scrum law, reducing the ‘axial’ or rotational load on front row players on ... More

Half Game Rule – Age grade Rugby

To: RFRU & Referee Society Secretaries I am sure that many of you will be aware of the recent announcement of the Half-Game Rule to become regulation from September 2019. It means that every age-grade player in clubs, schools and colleges is guaranteed to get half the available game time. Details can be found ... More

The Society is now incorporated

Message from the Society Chairman I was informed last Thursday that the Society is now incorporated as the Manchester & District Rugby Union Referees Society Ltd, Company Number 11952818.  The Society is now a Company Limited by Guarantee. This means that the AGM will be conducted as the first AGM of the ... More

Law update: New Definition of “Hindmost”

Change in definition of "hindmost" to support consistency and also approval of revised TMO protocol More

Match Official Development Update

Please find the briefing report for the RFRU Board meeting held on 17/01/2019, which has been circulated to referee societies. Match Official Development Priorities 2018-19 Click here for document More

RFU Discipline Report Writing Guidelines

Advice from the RFU on filling in Red Card Forms, remember help is always at hand from the Society. Click on above to go to document. More

FAO Match Officials with Dual Membership (a role with another Society and/or Association and/or the RFU) on WTR

FAO Match Officials with Dual Membership (a role with another Society and/or Association and/or the RFU) on WTR Please can you help us to help you? When you make yourself available, both organizations can see this, but we do not know where you are willing / able to officiate on any particular day. Therefore, ... More

Deaf Rugby Game Management Guidelines

To see the Deaf Rugby Game Management Guidelines from the USA click on this link. More