Referees News
Stan Watson Wins Referees Volunteer of Year The 2008 NSWRL Referees Volunteer is Stan Watson from North Sydney Referees. Stan topped a hot ,list of candidates for the award. more -->
Leon Williamson(NZ) Caps Off Fantastic Year, Award Congratulations to Number 1 New Zealand Referee Leon Wlliamson who recently won the Referee/Umpire of the Year in the Sporting Excellence Awards held recently in Auckland. Leon beat a top field to showcase refereeing in NZ and put his sport on the map. He has had a fantastic year with selection in the recent World Cup, where over 3 years he had been strving and working towards that goal. more -->
Polynesian Referees Visit for World Cup 2008 5 visiting referees from all over the Pacific region joined their World Cup counterparts during the recent World Cup held in Sydney. more -->
Jack O Sullivan wins inaugural Eric Cox Medal Congratulations to Wests referees stalwart Mr. Jack O Sulliva on winning the first "Eric Cox Medal " for services to the NSWRL Referees Association, criteria included being a life member with over 20 years of service. Jack was a former first grade official, member of Canterbury and went to Wests Refs to set up things for the League. Well done Jacko. more -->
Barry Beveridge Wins Dennis Braybrook award for 08 Congratulations to Penriths Barry Beveridge for winning the 2008 Dennis Braybrook Award for Jun ior Development from the NSWRL and Academy. Barry beat a top field of volunteers for the award, well done to all those nominated. 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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