Rugby WA Referees

🎉 Premier Grade Debut 🎉

Congratulations to our very own Darren Birtles, who has been rewarded with his Premier Grade debut in tomorrow’s fixture between Perth Bayswater and UWA.

We are proud of all the hard work and determination in getting to this moment, a well deserved achievement and one to cherish. No doubt the first of many!

If you’re out and about in the rugby community, head down to support Darren and his team of three for a huge fixture down at Pat O’Hara Reserve

📣 QUIZ NIGHT - THIS FRIDAY 📣

📍 Kalamunda Rugby Club
⏰ arrive from 6:30pm, quiz starts at 7pm shar p

Open to all, rugby community members, friends, family and anyone in between!

Plenty of prizes including a 7s World Series Match Official Jersey, signed by all World Rugby Match Officials at the HSBC 7s in Perth earlier this year!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Looking forward to a big day out for our Match Officials at Wanneroo this year!

2026 Grand Final Venue is locked in 🔒

After a Fortescue Premier Grade clean sweep in 2025, Wanneroo Rugby Union Club will host the 2026 Grand Final at Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex on August 29, 2026 🏆

Catch you at the kennel 🐕 More information to come!

🏉 The Rugby Foundation of WA is proud to announce the recipients of our 2025/26 Grants Program.

$15,000 in funding has been awarded to:
🔹 West Australian Rugby Union Referees Association Rugby WA Referees
🔹 Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club
🔹 Associates Rugby Union Football Club

Supporting initiatives that strengthen grassroots rugby across WA through improved facilities, referee development, and player welfare.

Congratulations to all recipients helping grow the game in our community. 💙

Full Story here https://wa.rugby/news/the-rugby-foundation-of-western-australia-has-announced-the-successful-recipients-of-its-202526-grants-program-2026519

🌸Happy Mothers Day🌸

To all the amazing mothers within our association and community, we hope you have a wonderful day

🟢 Green Shirt Week 🟢

Check out our course this week!

🟩Green Shirt week - Referee Ready Course Dates 🟩

💚 Apr 28, 2026 - Referee Ready @ Perth Bayswater RUFC 6:00pm - 8:00pm
💚Apr 29, 2026 - Referee Ready @ Southern Lions RUFC 6:00pm - 8:00pm
💚Apr 30, 2026 - Referee Ready @ Joondalup Brothers 6:00pm - 8:00pm
💚May 1, 2026 - Referee Ready @ Rockingham Brothers 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The green shirt program is designed to raise awareness about the experience level and development journey of new Match Officials. By visibly identifying inexperienced referees, the program fosters greater understanding, empathy and respect from players, coaches, and spectators - ultimately aiming to significantly reduce risk of abuse and unnecessary pressure on new referees.

More info here https://wa.rugby/news/green-shirt-week-brings-the-rugby-community-together-to-support-new-referees-2026421

📝 Register now through the link in our bio 🔗

🏉 You don’t need to be a former referee to help develop one! 🏉

We’re running the Level Two Match Official Developer Course, focused on building more mentors within our referee community.

With more referees especially juniors joining the Association, we need people willing to support, guide and share their experience with others in the game.

If you enjoy helping referees grow and build confidence, becoming a Match Official Developer could be your next step!

Register for the course below and reach out to Jessie at RugbyWA if you want to know more about becoming a Developer!

🔗 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oh_A9x7Q8ECPch7gJMAdcmaNt0KaxahBoztzzro6IO9UN05YUjRNREoyQUhCOEdCQUtOTkE0R05ENC4u

Saturday 18 April 2026 – Coach the Coach Session – West Scarborough

Great officials develop through great feedback.

We’re running a “Coach the Coach” Match Official Developer session, where participants will attend a community rugby round to observe referees and, more importantly, listen to a developer deliver feedback after the game.

The learning then continues as participants reflect on how that feedback was delivered and discuss ways to make it even more effective.
It’s a practical, hands-on day focused on building the skills needed to mentor and support referees as they develop in the game.

If you’re interested in improving your skill as a Developer in our community — register now via the link below 👇🏼

📍 Wests Scarborough
⏰ 12:00PM - 5:30PM
🔗 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/wug3Ys5jaa

🏉 Match Official Developer Education Weekend 🏉

Help develop the next generation of referees.

Our Match Official Developer Education Weekend is coming up, providing our members with the opportunity to learn how to mentor, support and develop others within our referee community.

Whether you are an experienced Developer looking to grow your skills, or an active Referee interested in supporting and mentoring referees in their development, then this weekend is for you.

Register for one or both events using the link below and any questions please reach out to Jessie at RugbyWA

🔗 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oh_A9x7Q8ECPch7gJMAdcmaNt0KaxahBoztzzro6IO9UN05YUjRNREoyQUhCOEdCQUtOTkE0R05ENC4u 🔗

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