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Current Referee Forms and general information.

These are all downloadable from this section:

These are listed alphabetically with the two main areas being Game Management and Laws /  Regulations. Also included are tips on weather cancellations, greatest myths abpout laws, the league structure and at the end are most of the forms we are likely to need.

Here are the most recent videos, information and links


Game Management, Pre Match Click on here for a wonderful collection of suggestions for Pre Match Briefings.

 

Game Management, Cards, Here is great advice from other refs on how they handle Red and Yellow Card incidents

 

Game Management, Tip Tackle Here is an excellent artice talking about the Tip Tackle, thanks to the mighty rugbyrefs.com website. Here is the actual "Spear Tackle" Memorandum. The IRB also reiterates that intent is not an issue,

 

Game Management, Player sneaking on during Sin Binning, what would you do?

 

Laws, Old OnesThese are the Laws from 1871. Some of us probably remember them. 

 

Laws, 2012. These seem to be unchanged from 2011, apart from changes to how pitches should be marked out (length of some of the white lines). Here is a diagram showing the difference. Thanks to RugbyRefs.com for working this out.


Laws, BBO Here are the latest BBO rules and regulations

 

Laws, Essential guide to BBO Variations

 

Laws, Clarifications Here are some interpretations of three recent law clarifications drawn from refs around the globe

 

Laws, Front Row Replacement Explanation or click here for the famous Logic Tree

 

Laws, Age Groups, Clarification on matching the numbers in the scrum (you must match!)

 

Laws, Age Groups, grid showing different laws for each age group. Thanks to Hampshire Refs. However, treat with caution the idea that squeezeball at U19 is legal (bottom right of grid), some say this is not true in all cases. 

 

Laws, BBO Youth Here are the Bucks Youth Competition Rules

 

Laws, Leggings U18 This is the announcement permitting leggings in Under 18 games.

 

Laws, Forward Pass Here is an excellent IRB Video on the Forward Pass

 

Laws, BUCS Here is an update on the BUCS (uni games) competition laws. (See all those interchanges they can have? Some refs give each coach a set of playing cards 1- 10 and take them back each time an interchange is made. Simples)

 

League Structure This is a really interesting link which lays out the entire English league structure with each league having its Level listed

 

Myths Here is a link which will take you to the 13 Greatest Law Myths you will encounter as a referee. Use with caution and comon sense!

 

Rob Bates Record Sheet Here is the Rob Bates Score Sheet which Richard asks us to complete as we go, and send to him at the mid point of the season.

 

Weather Click on here for a suggestion of what a ref should do when bad weather threatens a game. Thanks are due to the Hampshire Refs website

 

Forms, Sending Off Here is the most recent Sending Off Form

 

Forms, Serious Injury Here is the form you use to notify the Hon Sec of a Serious Injury. It is worth reading it now so you collect the right information should the worst ever happen.

 

Forms, Feedback on Assessor Here is the form you use to feedback on your assessor (did you know you could do that?)

 

Forms, Abuse of Official This is the form to use to report abuse of an official

 

Forms, Youth Disciplinary Schools -Youth Tick Box Disciplinary Form

 

Forms, Assessors RFU 2

 

Forms, Assessors Bucks Internal Levels 7 - 10

 

Forms, Asessors Bucks Internal Levels 11-13

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Mr Stephen Proctor in action at Risborough v Bicester.

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