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Maintaining Focus No.3 – First Arriving Player at a Tackle (PDF document)

Maintaining Focus No.3 - First Arriving Player at a Tackle This is the third in a series of training and development resources to help referees and referee assessors/coaches "keep their brains going" until whenever the game restarts. "Maintaining Focus No. 3 - First Arriving Player at a Tackle" provides a ... More

Responses for Maintaining Focus No. 2 – The Ball Carrier

This document provides some considered responses to the questions posed in  "Maintaining Focus No. 2 - The Ball Carrier". These considered responses were gathered from a range of referees and advisers. Members are strongly encouraged to answer the questions on their own before looking at the responses, in order to ... More

Maintaining Focus No. 2 – The Ball Carrier in a Tackle (PDF document)

Maintaining Focus No.2 - The Ball Carrier in a Tackle This is the second in a series of training and development resources to help referees and referee advisors/coaches "keep their brains going" until whenever the game restarts. "Maintaining Focus No. 2 - The Ball Carrier in a Tackle" provides a learning ... More

Responses for Maintaining Focus No. 1 – The Tackler

This document provides some considered responses to the questions posed in  "Maintaining Focus No. 1 - The Tackler". These considered responses were gathered from a range of referees and advisers. Members are strongly encouraged to answer the questions on their own before looking at the responses, in order to ... More

Maintaining Focus No.1 – The Tackler (PDF document)

This is the first in a series of training and development resources to help referees and referee advisors/coaches "keep their brains going" until whenever the game restarts. "Maintaining Focus No. 1 - The Tackler" provides a learning opportunity based on the recent World Rugby pronouncements on ‘The Tackle ... More

PO#14 – Understanding, Playing and Communicating Advantage

This Preferred Options paper explores the subtleties of playing advantage. Playing advantage well is very much down to experience, knowledge and judgement; it is therefore an important  personal development area for referees.   More

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for Junior Referees

This policy applies to all Jumior Referees i.e. young people, both boys and girls, who are under the age of 18 and who are interested in refereeing Rugby Union age-grade matches within the Society’s area. The RFU has developed a safeguarding Children’s Policy, and the Society proposes to operate its Policy for its ... More

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

This is the latest version of the Society's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. It is uses the Rugby Football Union's (RFU's) Safeguarding Children Policy as a framework. The Policy regulates all of the Society’s activities in relation to officiating at matches involving players under the age of 18 and managing ... More

PO#13 – Communication in Managing Conflict

As an official you’re going to be involved in potential conflict situations due to the nature of competition and the wide range of people involved. How you handle these situations, and more importantly yourself, can have a major outcome on the length and enjoyment of your officiating career. This Preferred Options ... More

Application Form to join the Society (Referees)

Membership application form for both novice and experienced referees aged 18 or over who wish to join the Society. Applicants who are under 18 years old are asked to use the Young Match Official (YMO) application form.   Last updated: 12 August 2024 More