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USRFR ULSTERSOCIETYOFRUGBY FOOTBALLREFEREESUPDATE

Whilst most people involved in rugby at a domestic level enjoyed a summer break away from the game, several of our referees were on duty at various competitions at home and across Europe. A summary of these appointments is as follows: JUNE RUGBY EUROPE TROPHY: LITHUANIA V HOLLAND in Panevezys Referee Johnny Erskine Assistant Referees Chris Lough & Peter Martin IRFU NATIONAL REFEREE PANEL

It is pleasing to report that there are currently 19 Ulster referees on the panel. These are: CONTRACTED Chris Busby

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: GERMANY V PORTUGAL in Frankfurt Assistant Referees Johnny Erskine & Mark Patton JULY FISU EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY GAMES SEVENS in Naples Referee Chris Lough AUGUST RUGBY EUROPE U18 SEVENS in Gdansk Referee Chris Lough RUGBY TOWN SEVENS in Colorado Referee Chris Lough SOUTH AFRICA V ARGENTINA IN A WORLD CUP WARM-UP GAME in Pretoria TMO Simon McDowell UNDER 18 IRFU FESTIVAL in Limerick Referee Robbie McGreer RUGBY EUROPE GIRLS U18 SEVENS in Jarocin, Poland Referee Grainne Crabtree More recently, three USRFR members have been involved as referees in the Celtic Cup competition - Stuart Gaffikin, Johnny Erskine and Chris Busby have been refereeing in the early rounds.

Johnny Erskine Stuart Gaffikin LEVEL 1 Dan Carson Peter Martin Mark Patton Jonathan Peak Oisin Quinn LEVEL 2 Stuart Douglas Richard Kerr Chris Lough Henry Richmond Jonny Wilson LEVEL 3 Keane Davison * Lee Evans Grainne Crabtree Robbie McGreer * Andrew Mitchell * Rob Watson

*Denotes first year on the National Panel

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