Referee Updates – August 2021

Level 1 Match Officials Training Course Starts Wednesday: Registration Open

There’s a Level 1 Match Officials training course starting this week and anyone interested in picking up the whistle is encouraged to register.

Wednesday is a virtual Zoom session for all regions and then each region will have a separate in person session at a later date.

The details are below including registration links for the three regions.

Part 1 (All regions)

Wednesday August 25 (Zoom) 7:00pm-8:30pm (Course outline and theory)

Part 2 Lower Mainland (Burnaby)

Saturday August 28th Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 10am-3pm (On-field)

Part 2 Vancouver Island (Westshore)

Sunday August 29th Westshore RFC 10am-3pm (On-field)

Part 2 Thompson Okanagan (Kamloops)

Sunday September 12th Kamloops Rugby Club 10am-3pm (On-field)

All registration details & course information can be found here:

Lower Mainland Registration & Information

https://bcrugby.com/events/level-1-introduction-to-rugby-officiating-lower-mainland/

Vancouver Island Registration & Information

https://bcrugby.com/events/level-1-introduction-to-rugby-officiating-vancouver-island/

Thompson Okanagan Registration & Information

https://bcrugby.com/events/level-1-introduction-to-officiating-interior/

This article on Julianne Zussman’s transition to refereeing in BC is worth a read: https://bcrugby.com/julianne-zussman-talks-tokyo-2020-olympics-how-she-became-a-rugby-referee/

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