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Message from North Midlands Chairman, Charlie Hemmings The Referees Society have reported this morning the 4th incident of serious abuse addressed to referees. This is obviously a very concerning trend in such a short period of time since the Return to Play protocols.  Whilst the behaviour is generally isolated to individuals can Clubs be reminded that they are…

Dear colleagues, I hope you are all keeping well. This is a joint message with David Barnes, RFU Head of Discipline. As we have previously discussed age grade and adult rugby at level 3 and below can only be played under adapted laws (No scrum or maul) as shown on the Return to Rugby Community Roadmap – Stage D2 This…

Usual start time of 7pm and the link is …. https://sunbeltrentals-uk.zoom.us/j/91796407394?pwd=T2x1bXdUcXltd25vK1I3bVdJZmRQUT09 The main speaker will by Alex Thomas one of our colleagues in Warwickshire Society Our next session on Thursday 10th June will be all about dealing with abuse, from players, coaches, club officials and even spectators. If you have experience of it and would…

Given the recent increase in new variants of Covid-19 across a number of Local Authority areas, we urge all CBs and clubs to be especially vigilant and to encourage members to take extra caution to ensure the safety of all participants. Government’s current guidance is that you can continue to travel to and from the…