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RFL Match Officials
The RFL Match Officials are a select group of professional Rugby League match officials who officiate the top divisions of Rugby League in Britain. Officials are required to take part in a Fitness Test to maintain and or gain their status. Match Official Department Staff Graded Match Officials To become an Elite match official, Grade 1 officials must have an interview with the Head of Match Officials. Elite Referees (RFL Full Time Match Officials) Since the 2007 season, the Rugby Football League have employed a panel of full-time officials. That panel currently has eight members. Current Full Time Match Officials Squad Previous Full Time Match Officials Elite Touch Judges (Super League) Grade 1 Match Officials Select Referees Select Touch Judges Grade 2 Match Officials Emerging Referees Emerging Touch Judges Grade 3 Match Officials Entry Referees Entry Touch Judges Kit suppliers and sponsors See also *NRL match officials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Kendall
Chris Kendall (born 3 June 1992) is an English rugby league referee. He has been a match official at the Rugby League World Cup and took the lead at multiple Super League Grand Finals. Career Kendall played rugby league for the Newsome Panthers as a child before moving to Huddersfield Giants at academy level. He played as a halfback, being first choice for this position ahead of Niall Evalds, which encouraged the latter to try out for Salford instead. Kendall also officiated matches at community level. After his junior playing career, he joined the Rugby Football League referee cadet programme, saying he thought the programme was a great opportunity for people to stay in the sport after playing. He began refereeing matches, initially as a touch judge, in 2012, before becoming a grade 1 referee in 2013. He was appointed a full-time match official in July 2015. In 2017, he was selected to be a touch judge at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup; earlier that year he had faced some maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Thaler
Ben Thaler (born 30 August 1981) is a professional rugby league referee and one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials. He officiates in the Super League. Background Thaler was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England. Career Ben's first pro game was against Leigh v York City Knights on 1 July 2001. His first Super League game was against the London Broncos v Leigh on 29 May 2005. He was a part of a New Zealand referee exchange in 2005. He was the referee for both the 2015 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, and the 2015 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. He was the referee for the 2017 Million Pound Game, which saw Leigh Centurions relegated from Super League, and Hull Kingston Rovers promoted, in a straight swap of the two clubs promoted and relegated from the previous season. International Thaler has refereed 19 International’s to date: 1. Georgia 0 V 60 France 2005 (European Nations Championship) 2. Lebanon 22 V 8 Russia 2006 (Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Child
James Child (born 4 July 1983) is a former English rugby league referee. He was one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials. On 19 December 2022, Child announced that he would be stepping down as referee, ahead of the 2023 season. Referee career James started refereeing at the age of 11 years as a member of the Dewsbury & Batley Rugby League Referees' Society. Since then he has enjoyed many notable successes, particularly as a touch judge having officiated at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Challenge Cup Finals, the 2007 and 2008 Super League Grand Finals and most notably the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final. As a referee, his first professional game was Gateshead Thunder v Workington Town on 17 April 2006, before making his Super League debut on 15 March 2009 with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Catalans Dragons. This came a week after he officiated the Rugby League Varsity Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University at the Twickenham Stoop. On 11 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Bentham
Phil Bentham (born 28 October 1971) is a Premier League football VAR coach and former English professional rugby league Referee & video referee. He was one of the Rugby Football League's full-time match officials since its inception in 2007. Referee in 7 major finals and Video Referee in 9 major finals. Background Bentham was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England. First games Bentham's first pro game was Sheffield Eagles V London Skolars on 22 February 2004. His first Super League game was Wakefield Trinity V Hull F.C. on 11 September 2005. Major Finals Bentham was referee for both the 2011 Super League Grand Final and 2014 Super League Grand Finals. He was also the Video Referee in 2009, 2012 2015 and 2017 finals. He was the touch judge in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final, and He was the video referee in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final in 2009 Challenge Cup, and 2012. He has also Refereed in the 2014 Four Nations Final in Wellington, New Zealand He was the referee in the 2011 Chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Alibert
Thierry Alibert is a professional rugby league referee. Alibert is a full-time professional referee, under jurisdiction from the Rugby Football League, and currently takes charge of Super League games, as well as selected Challenge Cup and international games as one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials. Alibert got his opportunity to step up to full-time professionalism with the return of the referee Ashley Klein to his native Australia. He has refereed in two Rugby League World Cup group matches, in 2000 and 2008. He was put forward as a neutral referee for the Four Nations match between England and Australia on 31 October 2009. However, the Australian Rugby League stated their desire for a more experienced referee, and the match was officiated upon by England's Steve Ganson. Rugby League World Cup 2000 * England 66-10 Fiji * Wales 38-6 Cook Islands 2008 * Ireland 38-20 Samoa * Samoa 42-10 France International Thierry has refereed: * Wales vs En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Ganson
Steve Ganson (born 4 January 1970 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England) is a former rugby league referee, and current Head of Match Officials and Technical Director with the English Rugby Football League. He is the second professional referee from the town as Premier League referee Chris Foy also hails from St Helens. On 12 April 2013, Ganson retired his role as referee to take up the role of Match Officials Coach and Technical Director. His son, Josh Ganson has followed in his footsteps by playing for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. First games His first professional game was Barrow v Carlisle on 27 August 1995. His first Super League game was Castleford v Paris Saint-Germain on 17 August 1996. Honours International He has refereed in the 2000 & 2008 Rugby League World Cups. * He has refereed England v Wales in 2008. * He has refereed Italy v Scotland on 17 October 2009 in the Rugby League European Cup. * He has refereed Australia v New Zealand on 24 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (rugby League)
Ian Smith (born 7 December 1965) is a former Super League referee. He was one of the Full Time Match Officials' coaches. Background Smith was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Domestic career Smith officiated in the Super League competition. His first pro game was Blackpool v Bramley in 1998. His first Super League game was the London Broncos versus the Salford City Reds on 7 August 1999. Super League In 2008, Ian Smith famously sent off Gareth Hock for manhandling him. Hock was suspended 5 matches and missed the rest of 2008's Super League XIII season. Co-operative Championship He was Co-operative Championship's referee of the year in 1999 & 2000. International career * Ian Smith was the video referee for England VS France on 24 October 2009 in the 4 Nations. * He is the video referee for Scotland VS Lebanon on 1 November 2009 in the Rugby League European Cup. * He is the video referee for France VS Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Silverwood
Richard Silverwood (born 1976, in Dewsbury, England) is a retired international rugby league referee. He officiated in the Super League competition as one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials until his retirement whilst suspended in July 2016. First games Silverwood's first professional game was York - Batley Bulldogs on 28 March 1999. His first Super League game was Halifax - Salford City Reds on 6 May 2001. He had refereed 304 Super League games as of the end of 2012. He was Rugby Football League's referee of the year in 2006. Challenge Cup Silverwood refereed the Challenge Cup Final in 2006, 2010 and 2012. Super League Grand Final Silverwood refereed the Super League Grand Final in 2010, 2012 and 2013. World Club Challenge Silverwood refereed the World Club Challenge in 2010, 2015, 2016. International Silverwood refereed four Australia v New Zealand Anzac Tests in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He also refereed Australia v New Zealand in the 4 Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Klein
Ashley Klein is an Australian rugby league referee. Klein refereed in England, beginning in the Rugby League Conference. His first professional game was Workington Town v Featherstone Rovers on 8 September 2002. His first Super League game was Huddersfield Giants v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 15 June 2003. In 2006 Klein was named by the Rugby League International Federation as referee of the year. Klein was in charge of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final in Australia. He quit Super League in 2009 to return to Australia, to rejoin his wife and children there. Klein is a former Parramatta Eels junior referee. He is the son of former Penrith player John Klein. On 17 February 2012 Klein was the referee for the 2012 World Club Challenge match between Leeds Rhinos and Manly Sea Eagles at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds which saw the English side win 26-12. On 19 April 2013 he was the referee for the 2013 Anzac Test. As of June 2022, Klein has refereed ten State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRL Match Officials
The NRL match officials are a select group of trained professional and semi-professional rugby league match officials who officiate in the National Rugby League (NRL) and lower tier rugby league competitions, including the Holden Cup, the Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the Intrust Super Cup. Current Officials Referees Sideline Officials Emerging referees squad Women In League Officials Coaches See also *List of National Rugby League referees *RFL Match officials The RFL Match Officials are a select group of professional Rugby League match officials who officiate the top divisions of Rugby League in Britain. Officials are required to take part in a Fitness Test to maintain and or gain their status. Match ... References {{NRL Women's Premiership National Rugby League referees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of which eleven are from Northern England, reflecting the sport's geographic heartland within the UK, and one from southern France. The Super League began in 1996, replacing the existing Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division and, significantly, switching from a traditional winter season to a summer season. Each team plays 27 games between February and September: 11 home games, 11 away games, Magic Weekend and an additional 4 'loop fixtures' decided by league positions. The top six then enter the Super League play-offs, play-off series leading to the Super League Grand Final, Grand Final which determines the champions. The bottom team is relegated to the RFL Championship, Championship. In a recent tradition, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league in England, and until 1995 for the whole British Isles. The name Rugby Football League previously also referred to the main league competition run by the organisation. This has since been supplanted by Super League, the Championship and League 1. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships. The social and junior game is administered in association with the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). The Rugby Football League is a member of the Rugby League European Federation and as a senior Full Member has a combined veto power over the Council with France. The RFL is part of the Community Board, which also has representatives from BARLA, Combined Services, English Schools Rugby League and Student Rugby League. Clare Balding took over as the president in July 2020, taking over from To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
