EDUCATION

Referee Courses

Full Referee
Regular Monday Night Tutoring
Duration: 1 hour on Monday evenings.
Purpose: Tailored training programmes for all levels from 1st Year through to Premier referees.
Topics: All topics associated with refereeing rugby.

Weekly Training Agenda and Notes

Associate Referee
Duration: 2 Hours
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Purpose: Basic Introduction to rugby refereeing to enable participants to referee lower grade games.
Topics: Briefly covers: The Role of the Referee, Whistle! Signals! Verbals!, Kick Offs, Tackle, Advantage, Ruck and Maul, Scrum, Lineout, Open Field, Goal Line Area and Touchdown, Rugbysmart.

You Make the Call
Duration: 3 Days x 5 Hours
By arrangement
Purpose: Introduction of senior secondary students to Rugby refereeing at Junior or beginner level.
Topics: 13 Modules including; The Role of the Referee, Fixture Organisation, Whistle! Signal! Verbals!, Where Do I Stand?, The Kicks Of Rugby, Tackle, Scrum, Ruck and Maul, Lineout, Offside and Onside in General Play, Foul Play, Advantage – Free Kicks and Penalty Kicks, Touch Judging, Method Of Scoring – In-Goal, Rugbysmart.

Exam/Laws Papers

IRB Regulations

Referee-Coach Allocations

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