Durham County Rugby Union Referees' Society

To support the game with the new Law changes, the RFU will be running a series of Tackle Safe Courses (Tackle Height Clinics) that will support Coaches and Match Officials with practical implementation. These have been planned at clubs throughout the area and you can find all of the Tackle Safe Courses available at (https://gms.rfu.com/GMS/coursefinder) […]

All Match Officials should be aware that Head Injury Assessments (HIA) are NOT permitted at the Community Rugby level.  This means all games that Durham Society Referees would be appointed to.  All match officials should ensure that they understand that if a player displays one or more observable signs or symptoms of concussion they should […]

Due to the Annual Lumiere Event in Durham City on the 19th November our monthly training meeting has been moved to the 26th (4th Friday of the month).  For further details please see below: Date:  Friday 26th November, 2021 Time:  7.30 pm (1930) Venue:  Durham City RFC, DH1 3JU.  n.b. The New Elvet Bridge is now open […]

Training and Development Committee are to hold a zoom meeting on Thursday 17th December to discuss the consistent application of the Covid-19 Law Variations by Durham County RFU Referees’ Society. It is important that any member willing to referee at this time is able to attend so that we agree on the interpretation of the […]

The RFU has made available  a Covid-19 Law Variations 2020-21 Referee Pre-Match Brief Guidance document.  To see the detail of the document click here 

The RFU has produced a Covid-19 Match Day Guidance which it is hoped will help referees and players to make the return to rugby process run more smoothly.  Click here to view detail