Brumbies Rugby Referees Department

2010 SMARTRUGBY PROGRAM

The 2010 SmartRugby program has now been released.  You must have a current SmartRugby qualification to referee at ANY level.

 Click HERE to view details of the 2010 SmartRugby courses

 2010 REGISTRATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE

The 2010 Registration forms are now available.  You must have both the ACTRRA Registration form and the ARU Registration/Insurance form to be completely registered.  You can find these forms on the right hand side of your screen under 'Referee Forms'.

For those who would like to register online, this will be available from the 7th January, 2010.  Instructions on how to register online will be sent to you on this date.

CONGRATULATIONS!

On behalf of the Brumbies Referee department, we would like to congratulate Sarah Corrigan on her appointment to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England in 2010.  She will be refereeing 3 games in the pool rounds, including the clash between Wales and Scotland. Sarah is one of 10 female referees who will be officiating at the tournament, from countries all over the world. Congratulations Sarah and have a great time at the tournament.

VOLUNTEER REWARD VOUCHERS FOR 2010 MEMBERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE

It is now that time of year again to purchase your Brumbies Membership for 2010.  Next year will be a big year for the Brumbies, with local boy Matt Giteau returning to the team, along with high profile recruits Rocky Elsom, Josh Valentine and newly crowned Ken Catchpole medallist (Best and Fairest NSW Shute Shield) Andrew Smith.

On offer to registered members of the ACTRRA, is the opportunity to purchase up to Two (2) Snowy River Memberships at the special discounted price of $175 per membership (a saving of $70 per membership).

As in 2009, you will be required to submit a Volunteer Reward Voucher along with your completed Membership Application Form or membership Renewal Form to take advantage of this offer.  Membership application forms can be downloaded from the Membership section of the Brumbies website (www.brumbies.com.au).

Volunteers who are existing Brumbies members will have already received their 2010 Membership Renewal Pack.  To take advantage of this offer, you must submit the 2010 Volunteer Reward Voucher with your membership renewal form to receive the discounted price.

If you are contemplating becoming a referee in 2010, you are able to take advantage of this offer.  You will however, need to complete a Brumbies Rugby/ACTRRA registration form (available on this website), and send it back to Nikki McLean (n.mclean@brumbies.com.au) to receive the voucher.

This is a tremendous saving to see some quality games in 2010 (against opposition such as the Sharks, the Reds and the Chiefs) and to support our local team and players. Please contact Nikki ASAP to receive your voucher.

NEW REFEREES NEEDED!!!

We are always looking for new referees to officiate at games, from U9s through to Seniors. 

If you haven't refereed before, never fear- we have courses to teach you all about refereeing a game of rugby. For those who have played rugby, there is also an opportunity to use Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) to move you up the ranks towards senior refereeing.

If you have previously been a referee, with the ACTRRA or another organisation and would like to take up the whistle again, please get in contact with us.  We need as many people as possible to service games in the ACT & surrounding regions.

We provide kit of a jersey, shorts, socks and red/yellow cards.  We also have other items for purchase, such as gear bags to put all your new gear in!

To find out what becoming a referee would entail, please click on the 'Steps to becoming a Rugby Referee' link on the right hand column of this page.  Alternatively, if you would like further information, please contact Mark Snow, Referee Development Officer (m.snow@brumbies.com.au) or Nikki McLean, Referee Administrator (n.mclean@brumbies.com.au).

WHO WE ARE

The Brumbies Rugby Referees Department work in conjunction with theACT Rugby Referees Association (ACTRRA),Southern Inland Rugby Referees Association (SIRRA)and South Coast Rugby Referees Assocation to providereferees for both junior and senior competitions in the ACT, Southern Inland (Wagga Wagga) and South Coast (Batemans Bay) areas.

ACT Referees also have opportunities to advance through the ranks quickly, with some of our referees involved in Super 14 matches, International matches (both senior and junior) and National Championships.

Thanks to one of our referees, Amanda Crawford for the use of her fantastic photographs