Club Information – Match Fees & Referee Expenses

The North Midlands Referee Society is a Not-for-Profit organisation. We charge only sufficient to cover referee travel expenses and administration costs.

All of our referees, watchers and administrators are volunteers to the Society and as such we appreciate the respect shown to them and upholding the core Rugby values for the game we all love.

In-Season

The Society run all fixtures, management of match fees to clubs and expenses to referees through WTR for the season covering 1st September through to 30th April.

Match Fees are charged as follows, (correct as of 2023/24 season):

• Referee Fee – £25.00
• Assistant Referee/s, (as requested) – £15.00

The Society invoice 3/4 times per season as follows:

• 30th November
• 28th February
• 30th April
• Mop up end of May for any fixtures over-running the normal season

Invoices will be issued by email to club/referee contact and the treasurer, if known, shortly after the above dates.

We request prompt payment of the invoices.

Off-Season

The Society class the off-season, (Summer Rugby), as 1st May – 31st August, exceptions apply for fixtures that overrun.

The Society are happy to manage fixtures through WTR, to request a referee please email our Summer Appointments officer who will create the fixture and assign any available refereee.

The Society will not manage expenses nor charge match fees during the off-season. The club is responsible for reimbursing any travel expenses directly with the referee, we recommend 45p/mile.