Producing quality referees for the world
With game #100 this weekend, a good place to start might be your first Premier game. What can you remember of it? It was all the way back in 2014 on the last round of the Swindale Shield at Helston Park between Johnsonville and Petone. I was also likely enough…
After hanging up his boots for Hutt Old Boys Marist Steve Newson decided to pick up refereeing in 2011 in order to stay in the game. Steve first became involved in rugby when he was 18, playing for HOBM’s Under 21 side (nowadays referred to as the colts).
This weekend will see Richard Gordon bring up a century of Premier matches in the province with the McBain Shield encounter between Petone and Hutt Old Boys Marist, joining a small number to reach the number. Scott MacLean got his thoughts over his 99 matches so far, and his milestone one this weekend.
On the 25th and 26th November respectively, Vincent Ringrose and Jordan Graham flew over to the United Arab Emirates to take part in the Dubai 7s 2017.
WRRA member Gavin Wilson is currently based in France close to the Swizterland border and so referees in Switzerland which he finds easier. He sent through this little insight into refereeing there.
