The new rugby season beckons with high school rugby and league pre-season games starting in April. Now is the time to be working towards attaining your personal on-field fitness standards. Note that the TDRRS will be placing more emphasis on fitness standards in 2010 as criteria for appointments and grading.
2010 Membership Application
TDRRS 2010 Membership Application procedure and form can be found under the ANNOUNCEMENTS menu on the HOME page of this web site. Please follow the instructions on the document for your membership application. As we stated in our last newsletter, we have implemented a new position of Membership Secretary and we are grateful that Natascha Kozowski has volunteered to take on this role. The Membership Secretary will be responsible for all aspects of the annual registration of referees into our society. This includes maintaining a database of contact information, checking accreditation and registering each referee with Rugby Canada for insurance purposes.For all membership inquires, please contact Natascha at tdrrs-membership@hotmail.com.
Workshop Meeting and Fitness Test - Wed 24Mar2010
The first Workshop meeting for 2010 has been scheduled for 7pm on Wednesday March 24th at Northern Secondary School. Andrew Hall, the Rugby Ontario Referee Development Manager (RDO), will be the guest speaker on the topic of the “Breakdown Area”. This meeting will also be a registration night so that you can bring your completed 2010 TDRRS Membership Application form, your Rugby Canada Registration form for insurance and your cheque or cash. A fitness test (beep test only) is planned before the meeting at 6:30pm. A social will follow after the meeting at the Duke of Kent
Here are the details and agenda Workshop Meeting and Fitness Test:
Date: Wednesday, March 24th
Venue: Room 202, Northern Secondary School at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton in Toronto (1 block north of Eglinton on the east side of Mt. Pleasant)
Underground parking is available off Rawlinson Ave at Broadway Ave. Agenda: 6:30 pm - Fitness Test - Upper Gym (Beep test only)
7:00 pm - TDRRS Membership Registrations start
7:15 pm - Andrew Hall on the “Breakdown Area”
8:15 pm - TDRRS Update to Membership (proposed new mileage and game fee policy by ORU and any other business)
9:00 pm - Social at Duke of Kent pub
Note that our annual Front Row Clinic/Workshop is being planned for an April date (TBD).
Clinics
The TDRRS initial schedule of IRB Referee Clinics, both Level 1 and Level 2 has now been posted on this web site under the EVENTS menu above. The schedule will be updated regularly to reflect any changes.
Fitness Tests
A number of fitness tests have been tentatively scheduled as follows:
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Fitness Tests
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Fitness Evaluations
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Proposed Facilitator (s)
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Proposed Location
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Proposed Date
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Start Time
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End Time
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2400m:Beep:40m Sprint
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York University: Athletic Center
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Tue 20 Apr 2010
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19:00
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20:00
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2400m:Beep:40m Sprint
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Jon Butcher
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York University: Athletic Center
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Thu 27 May 2010
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18:00
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19:00
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2400m:Beep:40m Sprint
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York University: Athletic Center
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Wed 29 Sep 2010
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19:00
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20:00
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2400m:Beep:40m Sprint
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York University: Athletic Center
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Wed 13 Oct 2010
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18:00
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19:00
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It is also hoped that a fitness test can be scheduled at each Workshop meeting this year – more details to follow as we finalize our 2010 Development Plan.
The TDRRS Fitness Standards can be found on this web site under the QUICK LINKS menu.
Rugby Canada Referee Development
Rugby Canada have added two new documents on referee development to their web site:
- The Beginning Referee – Clink àhttp://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/3817/graphics/file/The Beginning Referee.pdf
- Referee Development and High Performance Talent Identification – Clink àhttp://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/3817/graphics/file/High Performance Talent ID Referee.pdf
IRB Law Application Guidelines – Charging into a Ruck (Feb 2010)
The IRB have issued Law Application Guidelines regarding Charging into a Ruck, namely, “players entering a ruck must do so in accordance with the Laws of the Game. Referees are reminded that appropriate binding is a requirement, and charging into a ruck is dangerous play and must be penalised as such”. For the Law text and video clips showing examples of illegal charges into the ruck – Clinkàhttp://www.irblaws.com/EN/guidelines/.
Super 14 Law Interpretations
For those of you who like to watch the Super 14 rugby, you will have noticed considerable reference to the new law interpretations. Please note that these are not changes in the Laws of the Game but a re-emphasis and interpretation of existing laws by SANZAR Referee Managers. The Super 14 referees will be focusing on four key areas this year:
- Tackled Ball - “The tackler, once hitting the ground in the tackle, must release the ball and the ball carrier. As well, any player involved in helping make a tackle, who is in contact with the ball carrier when he is taken to ground, must then release the ball, before then attempting to contest possession, even if he is on his feet.”
- Scrum Engagement - “The scrum engagement must follow a true sequence, starting with all props required to touch, on the touch call. Props must also have their head and shoulders above their hips, and then hit straight on engagement”.
- Players in Front of the Kicker - “Players will be forced to comply with standing still or retiring in relation to being in front of the kicker”.
- Fomation of the Maul - “At the time that a maul is formed, players supporting the ball carrier will not be allowed to obstruct the opposition”.
Contact Us
You can find the contact information of the TDRRS Board of Directors on this web site under the CONTACTS menu above. While we endeavour to answer your inquires as soon as possible, please remember that there can be slight delays due to vacations or other personal commitments.