ENTRY LEVEL REFEREE AWARD DATES NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008/2009
Dates for the ELRA Courses for 2008/2009 are now available on line.
The first one takes place at Sutton & Epsom on the 17h & 24th August 2008.
BIG RUGBY NAMES AT COACHING DAY
Over 70 rugby masters from schools throughout Surrey and the South East attended the RFU?s Rugby Teacher Development Course held at Epsom College last week. This was just one of the eighteen courses being run by the RFU nationally.
The one-day workshop is part of the RFU?s drive to improve coaching skills at grass roots level and included a variety of presentations for both new and experienced coaches.
THE NEW ELV's EXPLAINED
With the forthcoming ELV?s, there are sessions either run by the professional staff or the referee society coming up prior to the season and to which all referees and coaches are welcome.
RFU TAKE ACTION OVER ELVs IN THE INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH GAME
The RFU Management Board has carefully considered a recommendation of the RFU Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) Implementation Task Group regarding introduction of some of the ELVs into the youth game in England.
The Management Board has approved the recommendation of the ELV Task Group that ELV 2 (shoulders must not be lower than the hips at the maul) and ELV 3 (pulling down the maul) should not be trialled in England at Under 19 level and below until:
YOUTH & SCHOOLS AWARDS A HUGE SUCCESS
Over 200 guests attended the Youth & Schools Awards evening on the 22nd May in the 6 Nations Suite, RFU Twickenham.
Trophies for last season's Youth Leagues, Surrey Schools competitions, South West Surrey Schools, G4Securicor School Leagues were all awarded. Awards were also presented to players from the various county sides, as well as recognition of National Honours.
RFU CONSULTS GRASSROOTS OVER NEW LAWS - RFU SURVEY RESULTS
The Experimental Law Variations (ELVs)survey results are available for download in pdf format from the RFU.com.
