NMSRFR member Leonie Pryor made her debut appearance at Twickenham on Sunday 9th June. As part of NatWest RugbyForce, all clubs registered were entered into a draw for their players to have a chance to be selected to join the Grassroots Barbarians, who were coached by Will Greenwood and Maggie Alphonsi. Leonie was part of…
Applications to join the North Midlands Society Development Squad for Season 2019/20 are welcomed. The Development Squad (“DS”) is here to help you improve your skills with the aim of making you the best referee you can be. As part of the DS you will receive assistance with finding and working with a Referee Coach…
Some of you will know that discussions have been taking place between the Society and North Midlands regarding the provision of First Aid trained personnel at matches. It must be stressed that this is first and foremost the club’s responsibility and any role the Society adopts is in support of the CB. Provisionally, it had…
Members who have not already seen the latest issue of the RFU Touchline online magazine, are encouraged to follow the link below regarding International Ticket Allocations. At least half of Twickenham Stadium’s 82,000 international match tickets are sold within the game, to those involved in rugby and who underpin the success of the sport. For…
Question: Do you referee to the law or use empathy? This actually happened. During the first 10 minutes of a local derby at level 8 league standard, you are alerted to an incident behind you. As you turn you clearly see the green captain throw a punch at the blue captain, hitting him in the…
