Referee Development News


ACT REFEREE SELECTED FOR ARU LEVEL 3 REFEREE COURSE

ACT Referee Andrew Crozier has been selected by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) to undertake the Level 3 Refereeing Course, held in Sydney in January. He joins Matt O'Brien (QLD), John Christophersen (QLD), Callan O'Neill (NSW) and Anthony Moyes (NSW) as the participants in the 2010 program.

Since arriving from the UK three years ago, Drew has refereed consistently in the ACT Rugby Union competition and recently officiated at the U16 National Championships at Riverview, Sydney.

Current ACT referees who have successfully completed this program include Brett Bowden and Sarah Corrigan.

WILLIAM BOYLE WINS B.A.R TROPHY FOR 2009

Congratulations to William Boyle who is the recipient of the B.A.R trophy winner for 2009.  The B.A.R trophy is the award given to the referee that the Senior Coaching and Grading committee deem to be the most improved senior referee.  William was presented with this award at the Referee Presentation night in September.

Other award winners included Brett Bowden, who won the Peter Lawler Trophy for Referee of the year for the second consecutive year (chosen by the respective club coaches on a 3,2,1 basis and originally presented at the MacDougall Medal dinner), Cameron King who won the award for Best U19 referee and Benjamin Nelson who received the most improved U19 referee.

Full List of Winners

B.A.R Trophy: William Boyle

Jim Healy trophy: Wilf Hedley

Peter Lawler trophy: Brett Bowden

U19 referee of the year: Cameron King

Most improved U19 referee: Benjamin Nelson

Most outstanding Level 1 field test: Oliver Stirzaker

Most outstanding Level 2 field test: Dominic McCarthy

Womens' grand final referee: Rohan Nishantha

Second Division grand final referee: Peter Janssens

1st Division 1st grade grand final referee: Damien McLachlan

1st Division 2nd grade grand final referee: David Kimber

4th grade grand final referee: Andrew Crozier

3rd grade grand final referee: Michael Toirkens

Colts grand final referee: Nathan Kearns

2nd grade grand final referee: Sarah Corrigan

1st grade grand final referee: Brett Bowden

Congratulations to all the receipients of awards and those who were involved in both the junior and Senior grand finals.  Without you, there would be no game!!

 

 


 

 

 





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