Staffs Rugby Refs

At the recent Staffordshire Rugby Union Centenary Awards Dinner, two of our members were honoured for their long and unselfish service to Staffordshire Rugby and refereeing, Roy Smith, our President, and Steve Barr, our Appointments Lead. Many thanks to both for the amazing work!

This #InternationalWomensDay, we take the opportunity to celebrate our amazing team of female match officals! With women's rugby going from strength to strength and the World Cup coming up in 2025, now would be a great time to join them! @Staffsrugby @RFU_Refs

MONTHLY MEETING VENUE CHANGE Due to unforeseen circumstances, the SRUSR meeting scheduled for 27/02 has been relocated to Barton-Under-Needwood RUFC. All other timings remain the same. Many thanks to Barton for hosting at short notice!

Last night was the monthly SRUSR meeting. Alongside the usual admin, there was a fantastic session about refereeing junior rugby. Thanks to all for attending!

An important statement from the RFU with regards to recent law announcements: srusr.co.uk/2023/01/28/rfu…

SRUSR representing with a team of 3 at the U15 finals today.

The weather has been chilly recently so there's an important question to ask; Leggings - practical or fashion faux pas?

Outstandingly tense, well contested National Colts Cup match today @LichfieldRugby v @OLRFC1 Both sets of lads & coaches a credit to their clubs. Go well @OLRFC1 in the next round. Pleasure to ref @SRUSR @RFU_Refs @RugbyRefsUnion @Staffsrugby #not2old 🏉Get well soon Tom 👍

After the cold weather curtailed 2022 for many, #SRUSR were back in force for the first weekend of games in 2023, here's a few snaps of members on their travels. #BEPARTOFTHETEAM @RFU_Refs

attention Rassie Erasmus. You are directly responsible for the horrible abuse suffered by Polly Barnes revealed by Wayne, this week. Your failure to take defeat on the chin and paranoid response to blame the referee should terminate your involvement in pro rugby for good.

3️⃣5️⃣/3️⃣7️⃣ ⏩ @SRUSR Contact details 👇👇 Facebook: facebook.com/groups/1403103… Instagram: staffs_rugby_refs Web: srusr.co.uk Upcoming courses 📚 Staffordshire Uni Burton RFC To book, visit: gms.rfu.com/GMS/coursefind… #BEPARTOFTHETEAM 🌹

@Natleague_rugby | Key Fixture Match Officials 🌹 🟣𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙫 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮📖 ⚖️ 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀-𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 (Royal Navy) 🏳️‍ 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (Staffordshire) 🏳️‍ 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 (Berkshire) 📋 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 (Bristol)

🆕️ WEEKLY FEATURE 💥 @Natleague_rugby Review Show | Key Fixture Match Officials 🔑 🌹 @Luctonians v @LeicsLionsRFC ⚖️ Callum Watson - @nmrefs 🏳️‍ Paul Hill - @SRUSR 🏳️‍ Pete Dixon - @BristolReferees Check them out on YouTube for all the Nat League highlights! 🏉

Proud to have supported @SOSKitAid by donating surplus referee kit to this fantastic organisation helping to provide kit to developing countries and so growing the game.

KEEP YOUR BOOTS ON IS BACK! AND BETTER THAN EVER 🌹 KYBO is now a one stop shop for all things refereeing, with 9️⃣ handy toolkit to discover! Visit keepyourbootson.co.uk to see what's happening and get stuck in 👌 #keepyourbootson #seeitbeitrefit #BEPARTOFTHETEAM

👀"Seeing the joy they get from the game, it's what keeps me going" 🏉Hear from some community referees about why they decided to pick up the whistle Interested in refereeing? Check out our available courses ⬇️ 🔗bit.ly/GMSCourseFinder

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twelve with Craig Maxwell-Keys therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/35…

Statement from D&WRURS

Welcome back to Reffing in Staffordshire , Becky!

Touchline “advice” to our referees appears to be growing exponentially. Let’s all work together to make sure this doesn’t cross the threshold into Match Official Abuse. 🙏🏼 #corevalues #norefnogame #rugbyfamily @DorsetWiltsRFU @RFU_Refs @SW_Rugby @RugbyRefscom