The IRFU and the Ulster Society of Rugby Football Referees are running a Referees New Recruits Course on Sunday 20th January 2013 in Ravenhill. This course is designed for those people who want to take up active refereeing and join the Ulster Society of Rugby Football Referees (USRFR). Following the initial one day course, participants […]
THE Ulster Society of Rugby Football Referees is tackling a vitally important issue – childhood cancer. The refs have pledged to fundraise for Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC). Every week in Northern Ireland three children, teenagers or young people are diagnosed with cancer. A cancer diagnosis shatters family life; NICFC aims to rebuild […]
Heineken Cup Round 1 Edinburgh vs Saracens at Murrayfield Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) Assistant referees: Michael Black (USRFR), Olly Hodges (Ireland) Television match official: Peter Ferguson (USRFR) Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland) Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland) Citing commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy) Harlequins vs Biarritz at The Twickenham Stoop Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) Assistant referees: Leo Colgan […]
The International Rugby Board has announced its female referee panels for 2012-13 as preparation continues towards Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. Four referees named on the Fifteens panel – Clare Daniels (England), Nicky Inwood (New Zealand), Dana Teagarden (USA) and Sherry Trumbull (Canada) – refereed […]
The IRB has announced the match official appointments for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series, which kicks off on Australia’s Gold Coast on October 13-14 and adds a new venue in La Plata, Argentina. In total, 15 Member Unions are represented among the panel of referees for the 10-leg Series while two – New Zealand’s […]