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Last Updated Aug 23, 2010
Toronto (TRU) Men & Women Leagues and Ontario Women’s League (OWL) Playoffs
The Toronto Rugby Men’s league playoffs start on Saturday, August 7th with the finals on Saturday, August 28th at Fletchers Fields. Both the Ontario and Toronto Women’s league playoffs start on Saturday, August 14th with the finals also on Saturday, August 28th at Fletchers Fields. As we progress through the playoffs there will a need for appointed Assistant Referees (aka TJ’s). Note that as TRU and OWL leagues wind down in August, College and University rugby starts up in September.
Grading Updates:
As of August 6th, 2010, successful completion of fitness tests and coaching reports has allowed us to promote the following to new grades. Congratulations to:
C1 Promising: John Woolley
C1: Rose LaBreche
The Grading Committee previously met on July 23rd and reviewed the status of over 30 of our referees.
Congratulations to the following for their new gradings
C2: Bill Dinardo, John Gilks, Bill Havercroft, Paul Mathieson, John McGee, Jessica Wong
C3: Jesse Hardy, David Hunt, George Mapp, Abbas Pajooman, Matthew Scherban, Chris Wigley
Several others are pending fitness tests and other requirements of our new Grading Pathway.
Rugby Ontario Game Sheets
You are reminded once again of the requirements of referees in completing vital information that is contained on the game sheets. Rugby Ontario uses this information for a number of reasons including score confirmation, number of tries scored and yellow and red cards issued to establish trends. There have been a number of cases lately where the game sheets did not show the names of players of each team and where the name of the referee and his comments were illegible.
- Please make sure that there is a printed name and signature for both home and away teams certifying that all players are registered with Rugby Ontario. It is NOT your responsibility to know who they are but please ensure that there is someone listed and signed.
- Note who won the game and opposition – show the score including amount of tries, conversions, penalties and drop goals.
- List Yellow and Red Cards issued. Please write down the sanction, name and number of the player and the OFFENSE for which they were given the sanction (e.g. Yellow Card, Blue #4, repeated infringement by Blue team - off side at the tackle).
- Please print and sign your name.
- Also clearly indicate on the game sheets any comments listed under spectators, field lines, ropes and field conditions. Please use an ink pen so that the information is readable after faxing.
You are also reminded that the playing enclosure on both sides must be roped off at least from goal line to goal line in accordance with the Rugby Ontario game regulations. Non-participants, including replacement players and coaches, must remain outside the playing enclosure. Trainers and water-carriers shall not “patrol” the touch-line but shall remain within arms-length of the ropes until required and allowed to enter the field of play by the referee. In addition, coaches should not to be allowed on the field in the guise of water carriers.
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