Any general news about refereeing, the society’s activities and noteworthy events featuring society members
Chris Bath recently joined NMSRFR on returning to the UK after a spell in the Middle East. He has kindly agreed to write a series of articles reflecting on the differences between his prior refereeing experience and the new challenge he faces here in the cold and rain. Over to Chris… Coming back to the…
Society stalwart Dave Thomas – known to many as “DLT” – has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to rugby and more than 50 years involvement in refereeing with a VIP trip to Twickenham. In his heyday, DLT was one of England’s top flight referees in his heyday and also became one of Scotland’s leading…
World Rugby Response to media reports concerning headguards. A World Rugby spokesperson said: “World Rugby and its unions are committed to an evidence-based approach to injury-prevention and while welcoming the study, caution should be exercised when linking the outcomes to a possible reduction in concussion risk as this is yet to be confirmed in extensive…
The first real winter’s day took me on a small trip down the M5 to the world famous Kingsholm Stadium to the home of Gloucester Rugby. This was my first outing in the Premiership Cup comp as 4th. Gloucester have really raised the bar in terms of quality environment. As you will see from the photo…
After a few weeks off due to none rugby events this week it’s back with a double-helping of North Mids members. This week saw a trip to South Yorkshire again but this time slightly further along the M18 to Castle Park, the home of the Doncaster Knights for their Green King Championship (GKC) encounter against…
