Group 6 Rugby League Referees

A huge congratulations to two of our members, Matty Galvin and Callum Rigby, who have just finished up at the ASSRL Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Nationals Tournament in Coffs Harbour over the past week. Both Matt and Callum represented not only themselves, NSWRL and their association extremely well, and we couldn’t be prouder of them. Good stuff gents!

Congratulations Matty Galvin. Enjoy the experience and go well!

A huge congratulations to two outstanding referees on their prestigious Grand Final appointments!

Matthew Galvin from the Group 6 Rugby League Referees will take charge of the Under 18's Australian Schoolboys Grand Final between New South Wales Combined High Schools and New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges.

Congratulations also to Bailey Clark from the Parramatta Referees, who has earned the achievement of refereeing the Under 16 Boys Grand Final for the second consecutive year!

Two fantastic appointments and a wonderful recognition of their hard work, dedication, and performances throughout the championships. Best of luck to Matthew and Bailey!

Congratulations to Callum Rigby, who has been appointed to referee the Laurie Daley Cup Grand Final this weekend at Port Macquarie.

Callum began the rep reason as centre referee in Laurie Daley Cup and progressed well, debuting soon after in Harold Matts and performing consistently well. This weekend’s appointment is a testament to the hard work Callum has put in on and off the field and we wish him all the best for the game ahead.

Run well Callum!

Last Sunday all Macarthur Referees attended our inaugural season launch to kick off the 2026 season with purpose and determination.

With one of the biggest collaborations between and yet, members were brought up to speed with on and off field processes, reporting and coaching standards as well as new appointment and availability technology.

We hosted guests Jason O’Brien (NSWRLRA) and John Burns (NSWRL Area Manager), who attended to assist with a wider game focus as well as introducing the new Premiership Competition appointments process.

All members are looking forward to a positive and successful season.

Inaugural Season Launch 2026 - Sunday March 15th - 9am-12pm. Member attendance MANDATORY.

National Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Finals!!
A massive congratulations to two of our members, who represented our association in some of the most prestigious junior representative appointments yesterday at Leichhardt Oval.
Both Matthew Galvin (Schoolboys) and Aden Hayward (Schoolgirls) were appointed as Touch Judges in the National finals, after a successful State Schoolboy/girl campaign this year.
We are all very proud of Matt and Aden for their massive achievements, well done boys!

On Monday night we hosted a joint training seminar with Western Suburbs Referees Association (including Pizza!) to improve our knowledge on report writing and a refresher on policies.

We would like to thank Steve Clapson from NSWRL Referees Association for taking the time to share his wealth of knowledge with us.

Training seminars are a important part of the continued development of match officials through out their journeys.

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Today, we paused with Western Suburbs Referees Association to remember the bravery of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation as well as Veterans who have served and continue to serve. We Will Remember Them, Lest We Forget.

Thank you to our Sponsor Labourpower - Recruitment Services for their support in the incredible jerseys to commemorate!



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Not often are referees receiving praise but a massive congratulations to our very own Matthew Galvin who represented our association proudly in a Tarsha Gale centre.

A massive congratulations to Logan Neilsen (SG Ball touch judge) and Callum Rigby (Lisa Fiola referee) who also proudly represented Group 6 on the weekend in the NSWRL junior reps semi finals.

The association is super proud of the 3 gents achievements this season!

Group 6's Matthew Galvin was faced with the bravest decision a referee has to make - blowing a penalty in golden point - and he got the decision 100% correct: https://bit.ly/3RAVYyx