Referees News
All Schools Carnival 2008 Great Success The 2008 All schools carnival was a terrific success from the refereeing point of view. Approx 90 referees from all over NSW, and one visitor from Victoria performed exceptionally well over the 3 day event. Final appointments read on..... more -->
Yellow Vests Approved for All New Referees 09 At a recent meeting of the NSWRL Board a decision was made that all new referees will wear the "Yellow Vests" in training program, in their first 6 weeks of controlling matches. more -->
NRL Sponsor Ref Awards for Most Improved 08 Again with the support of David Gallop from the NRL awards will be given to each District for the Most Improved Senior and Junior referee of Season 2008. Nominations are coming in now from all districts affiliated with the NSWRL referees Assocation.
Thanks to the NRL for this great support.Winners will be posted on the website when they are all known. more -->
Penrith Juniors Target Ex Players as Refs Recently the Penrith Junior League in conjunction with the NSWRL Referees Unit, sent out letters to all players who did not register in season 2008. A special course was put on just for the respondents, it was very succesful. more -->
Level 2 Course set for 27th and 28th September 08 The NSWRLRA is conducting a Level 2 Course at Emu Plains Sports Club Leonay on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th, you should have already been registered for the course and have your workbooks completed for the weekend. Good luck to those attending. more -->
Holiday Course set for 9th October at Penrith The highly successful Holiday Refs Program continues on October 9, 2008 at CUA Stadium, Penrith. From 9am to 4pm you can participate in a Level 1 Referees Course and then join a local association to complete the course and start refereeing in season 2009. Please phone 0409031711 to register. So if you or someone you know wants to referee get them started now. more -->
Legends of League at Powerhouse a Must See The Legends of League opens at the Powerhouse Museum from Friday 5th September to Sunday November 23 2008 celebrating 100 years of Rugby League. It truly is a great exhibit and referees feature prominently. more -->
NRL Ref for A Day Program A Great Success A pilot program kicked off by Steve Clark of the NRL referees, in conjunction with NSWRLRA saw young referees attend NRL Referees training for a day. The program was very successful and will be expanded in season 09 to include all Affiliated Districts of the NSWRLRA as well as Country area's. more -->
Young Refs Do Well at Primary Nationals C'ships Wests Referee Chris O Brien and Parr's Jake Peters McDonald recently went to Darwin for the National PSSA Exchange (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PRIMARY). The Championships were won by Queensland over NSW, referees came also from all over Australia including NSW Country. more -->
Mick Otter Notches up 500 games in Uni Cup Comp Last month at Leichhardt Oval Mick Otter notched up 500 gmes in the Sydney University Cup Competition. Micj joined the association in 1975 and 33 years later is still going strong. more -->
Refs Centenary Golf Day set down for 17th Oct The Centenary Golf Day is to be held at Marrickville Golf Course on Friday 17th October 2008. So get your nominations in for a fun filled day, with plenty of entertainment and prizes for all. Four ball ambrose with plenty of novelty holes and entertainment Contact Doug Keen for further details 0409031711. more -->
Referees Travel the Nation with great Success Recently a number of our Junior Rep Squad have been chosen for various National and International Events and retuned with honor. more -->
Mitchell Stone gets Under 15's National Final Congratulations to Mitchell Stone from the Parramatta District who has been representing NSWRLRA at the National Under 15's titles at Brisbane. Mitchell has been given the honor of refereeing the final. Between Qld and NSW CHS. more -->
Bill Gregory 70 Years Young and Going Strong. Bill Gregory has been involved in Rugby League since the 1950's and is one of the foot soldiers that holds Canberra Referees together. more -->
All Girls Affair at Womens SOO at Penrith For the first time in history of games between NSW and Qld Womens Rugby League teams an all girl officiating team controlled the match. more -->
Mitchell Stone Wins Mick Ryan Medal Congratulations to Mitchell Stone from the Parramatta Referees Asociation on winning the inaugural Mick Ryan Medal. The night went extremely well with 80 persons at the Presentation which also doubled as a fundraisng event for the Charity "Kids Express" Well done to the team leaders who assisted putting it together, the Board of teh NSWRLRA as well as the Coaches. Approx $3,000 was raised on the night. more -->
Congratulations to Jay Farlow Larest Graded Refere In our 100th Year it is great to announce Mr. Jay Farlow as the latest member of the graded ranks fo the NSWRLRA. He follows in the footsteps of his father, and has been a member of the Junior reps for a number of years and started refereeing in the Penrith District. Well done Jay. more -->
SCG Night Celebrates 100 years of Referees On the 13th March 2008 at the Sydney Cricket Ground the NSW Rugby League Referees Association celebrated to the day 100 years of service to our great game. more -->
Referees District Exchanges May 17th Five referee associations took part on the Inter District Referees Exchange on the weekend of 17th May 2008, those included Parramatta, Wests, Canterbury, Saints and Cronulla co ordinated by Glen Jackson. more -->
Interchange Officials Changes for 2008 season The NSWRL has implemented changes for Interchange Officials for the NSW VB Cup and Jim Beam Cup for season. Simply put the officials this year have been selected to try and keep as much as possible younger refs refereeing in their Districts and gaining valuable experience on the field. more -->
Presidents and Secretaries Meeting A Success On the 10th April a meeting of all NSWRLRA affiliated associatons Presidents and Secretaries met at the NSW Leagues Club. A number of inportant issues were discussed including development, interdistrict trials, exchanges, recruitment amongst other things. Chairman Dennis Spagarino and Affiliate Liaison officer Glen Jackson were very pleased with the attendance and interaction, Steve Clark was the special guest speaking about the NRL Cadetship. more -->
Refs Holiday Course Fantastic Results The holiday course at Narrabeen on 23rd April produced apotential 20 new referees for local asociations as well as staff members of various leagues and another 6 finished their course to join the Manly referees. more -->
First National Development Conference in Kiama Referees were heavilly involved in the recent National Development Conference held in Kiama. more -->
Shayne Hayne New Refs Director at Central Coast Shayne Hayne from the NRL Referees was recently appointed the new Referees Director for the Cental Coast region, appointed by the local CRL Division General Manger Scott Wyatt. Shayne brings with him a swag of expereience and all referees in the District will Benefit. An unbelieveable 42 new referees are currently going through their paces to receive accreditation on the coast. more -->
Level 2 CMO Course Project Night Successful On the 1st April 2008 an information night was held as part of the class project for a Level 2 CMO course from February 08. Key Indicators was the theme of the night with Russell Smith and Steve Clark the presenters.
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Sports Ears Sponsor Referees Offer Great Discounts Sports Ears already a sponsor of Cronulla Referees have offered all referees the chance to purchase their new products at greatly reduced prices. Available to referees and their friends and family. Associations can now order the sets for their members and also receive funds to assist their endeavors. more -->
Barry Beveridge Notches up 35 Years at Penrith Barry Beveridge is into his 36th year at Penrith Referees Association, in those years he has only missed an amazing 6 weeks during all those seasons. more -->
Congrats NSWRLRA 100 today, Big Bash at SCG. Today the NSWRL Referees Association turns exactly 100 years old, to the day from its first meeting on `13th March 1908. A big night is ready to kick off at 6pm at the members Bar Long Room of the SCG. Over 200 referees and Rugby League Officials will help celebrate this historic event with a re enactment of the first ever meeting. more -->
5 New Graded Referees Announced for 100th Year Five Referees were yesterday announced to join the Graded List of the NSWRLRA. They are added to names from the previous 100 seasons of the NSWRL. It is a great honor for any referee to be graded and congratulations to those involved, for names read on..... more -->
New Referees Development Manager for Newcastle Congratulations to Vince Lawson on being appointed the fulltime Referees Development Manager for Newcastle and Coalfields region. Vince a former Canberra and Newcastle referee, along with NSWRL Junior Reps is enjoying the new position. Well done to Newcastle Rugby League and Referees Association on this great decision. more -->
NRL Cadet Referees Start Off Careers at Penrith NRL Cadet Referees Paul Mellor and Henry Perenara got their first games under their belts at the Penrith Arrive Alive Gala Day held last week. more -->
Auckland 's New Referees Director Visits Sydney Newly appointed Auckland Fulltime Referees Director Mr. John McKeown recently visited Sydney on a study and fact finding mission. He also attended as a student the ARLRA's Level 2 Coach the Coaches course at Narrabeen. more -->
NRAS Providers Course at Narrabeen A Big Hit 35 Referees from all parts of Australia attended a Providers Accreditation course at Narrabeen's NSW Institute of Sports over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd March 2008. more -->
Level 2 Coach the Coach at Narrabeen The second Level 2 Coach the Coach course for 2008 run by the ARLRA was held over the weekend of 22-24 February at the Narrabeen Academy. Under the control of David Jay, 14 participants, covering areas from NSW Country, Northern Territory, Sydney and the NRL really enjoyed the experience. Over 3 days the class covered One on One coaching of referees, Communications, Critiquing the Critics, Negoiation and Counselling Skills, Key Indicators and Presentation Skills to name a few topics. A Level 1 will be held in March from 7 to 9th again at the Academy. more -->
Level 2 Metro Course a Success at Penrith A Level 2 NRAS Referees Course was held and hosted by the Penrith Referees Association at Emu Sports Club. 15 Participants from all over Sydney including the Central Coast enjoyed the two day course. more -->
Refs Generosity Spreads Around the Globe Recently a Drive to donate old refereeing clothing from referees was launched with a outstanding result. Referees from Junior Reps Squad and NSW Grade were asked to donate referees gear from seasons gone by which could be used in remote or developing countries. more -->
2008 Jnr Reps start with New Assessment Process. The new 2008 Junior Rep season starts with a new assessment evaluation process. The Advisory board has been replaced with Match Day Assessors by the NSWRL Referees Association to go in some line, with how the NRL referees are assessed. more -->
2 referees In Line for Awards at NSW Sports Awards Referees Tony Archer and Ziggy Prezslaka Adaminski are finalists for the Senior and Junior Officials Awards at next weeks NSW Sports Commission Annual Award Ceremony. more -->
Shoulder Charge Outlawed by NSWRL Up to U18's. The NSWRL today at it's board meeting has outlawed the use of Shoulder Charge's in 2008 and beyond up to and including Under 18's. The new law will be in effect for all competitions, including Junior Leagues, NSWRL Junior Rep Competition, school competitions. This is a great move to improve the safety of players and retention. The NZRL did so a number of years ago. more -->
Courses, Courses, Courses in February. Rugby League and Refereeing is back in full swing with plenty of activity coming up. See details..................... more -->
NRL Squad Adopt Referees Associations for 08 The 14 NRL Fulltime Referees have agreed to continue the program of visiting individual referee associations in season 2008. more -->
NSW Refs Assoc Presentation Night Great Event Around 125 guests attended the 2007 Life Members / Ladies Night on Saturday 20th October at the Epping Club. more -->
October School Holiday Course Best Yet The Level 1 Preliminary Course last Thursday 11th October held at Homebush was a real success. With 13 participatns some of the districts will benefit with new members next season. more -->
Newcastle School Carnival Refs Needed Urgently The Newcastle School footy carnival is on next Tuesday September 4th, it was postponed earlier this year due to the floods. If you are interested in attending some petrol fees and payment for your services on the day will be covered. Phone 0409031711 for further details. Come and join the Newcastle referees for an enjoyable day of football. more -->
Referees needed for Legends and Captains Cup Final On the 12th and 13th September the Finals of the ARLD's Legends Shield and Captains Cup will be played at Granville Park. All in 7's format for Primary and High Schools (Year 7) if interested phone 0409031711 to book in. more -->
Olford tops the list in Under 15's at Adelaide Congratulations to NSWRLRA Junnior Rep member Daniel Olford from Penrith for controlling the Final of the Under 15 Australian Titles in Adelaide. more -->
Level 2 course set for Penrith in September 2007. A Level 2 NRAS Course has been set down for Saturday 22nd September 2007 and Sunday 23rd, starting at 9am venue is Emu Plains Sporting and Recreation Club, Leonay Pde, Leonay. Nominations are required through your association providers. Contact Barry Ruttle if you require further information on 0417 488 598. more -->
NRL Sponsor New Ref Awards for Most Improved 07 Mr. David Gallop has agreed to sponsor some Refs awards for most improved Senior and Junior referee on behalf of the NRL. The award for the 14 affiliated districts of the NSWRLRA includes all Sydney associations, Newcastle, Central Coast, Illawarra and Canberra. more -->
NZ Refs Exchange Goes Well From the 18th to 28th May two senior referees from New Zealand visited Sydney to gain experience from Jnr League to NRL levels. more -->
CCC and CIS Championships. On the 16th May the CIS and on the 18th and 19th May the Combined Catholic Colleges held their annual Championships/Selection trials with junior rep referees controlling the games. more -->
Sydney CHS Championships On Tuesday 4 referees from the Central Coast including 2 from the Junior Rep Squad controlled matches at the Sydney CHS Championships at Wyong. more -->
Group Nine Referee notches 600 matches Well done to Tony Fletcher who on May 12 will notch up a remarkable 600 matches in the one Group. more -->
Illawarra Referees Course. The Illawarra Referees Association is staging a two day referees course Level 1 prelim at Wollongong on Wednesday 18/4/07 and Thursday 19/4/07. more -->
www.ourfootyteam.com Sponsor Rookie Refs Awards A rookie referee from Country and one form the City will receive a trophy and ipod courtesy of www.ourfootyteam.com editor Steve Monty for season 2007. more -->
Women Referees On the Rise With 14 referees associations affiliated with the NSWRL Referees Association, female referees are growing in number. Covering Sydney Metro, Canberra, Central Coast, Newcastle and the Illawarra there are 40 referees plying their trade every weekend. more -->
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