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Referees in Wales
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Hi,
I have been an avid reader of this forum for many months, and have enjoyed the discussions - some informative, some interesting for other reasons and I feel now is the time to make my first post.
I want to pose a question to those who are involved in junior rugby in England in particular. In Wales, the referee has to be minimum level 1 which allows them to referee upto U16 after attending a course held by the WRU and sat a written exam. What is the minimum qualification in England?
The reason for this question is my son plays U14 for the local club and have had a fixture today against a team across the border. My son's coach agreed to play the lesser laws (no lifting in the lineout being the only difference), but from the first kick the referee made some very strange decisions, and his game management was a little suspect. The coach asked him at a break if he was qualified as the team and parents were getting frustrated with his performance and his lack of explanation when questioned by the captain, to which hos reply was he wasn't qualified but merely a social referee .
The coach explained that he was unhappy due to insurance etc. especially as the scrums were not managed with regards to the 1.5 m push, to which the ref replied he would ref the game as he saw fit, and if the coach wasn't happy he would stop the game. Unfortunately the ref got a little aggressive towards the coaching team when they explained why they weren't happy (concerneed about safety etc.) and my son's team were taken off the pitch
Having checked the RFU website, it is not clear as to what qualification this person should have had to referee a match under IRB U19 laws, and I was looking for information from those in the know how :chin:
Apologies for the length of post. Thanks
I have been an avid reader of this forum for many months, and have enjoyed the discussions - some informative, some interesting for other reasons and I feel now is the time to make my first post.
I want to pose a question to those who are involved in junior rugby in England in particular. In Wales, the referee has to be minimum level 1 which allows them to referee upto U16 after attending a course held by the WRU and sat a written exam. What is the minimum qualification in England?
The reason for this question is my son plays U14 for the local club and have had a fixture today against a team across the border. My son's coach agreed to play the lesser laws (no lifting in the lineout being the only difference), but from the first kick the referee made some very strange decisions, and his game management was a little suspect. The coach asked him at a break if he was qualified as the team and parents were getting frustrated with his performance and his lack of explanation when questioned by the captain, to which hos reply was he wasn't qualified but merely a social referee .
The coach explained that he was unhappy due to insurance etc. especially as the scrums were not managed with regards to the 1.5 m push, to which the ref replied he would ref the game as he saw fit, and if the coach wasn't happy he would stop the game. Unfortunately the ref got a little aggressive towards the coaching team when they explained why they weren't happy (concerneed about safety etc.) and my son's team were taken off the pitch
Having checked the RFU website, it is not clear as to what qualification this person should have had to referee a match under IRB U19 laws, and I was looking for information from those in the know how :chin:
Apologies for the length of post. Thanks