Courses Archives - Keep Your Boots On

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update

Posted 22/06/2020 by Joe Pelissier

Here is the 26th edition of our Coronavirus (COVID-19) update.

England Rugby Front Row Logic Tree

Posted 10/02/2020 by Igor Boskov

Questions raised recently in the National Leagues and community game, have highlighted widespread confusion over teams being unable to replace a front row player, leading to uncontested scrums.

Like Pearce, Rugby Union Referee

Posted 13/11/2019 by Igor Boskov

We spoke to Luke Pearce a week before he flew to Japan, when he shared some of his refereeing insights.

RFU courses coming up in March 2019

Posted 04/03/2019 by Igor Boskov

Going on RFU courses that are run by an RFU Educator is the best way to develop your coaching or refereeing skills.

Leading the session were three experts in the field, all senior Lancashire XV Bill Beaumont Cup winners: Alex Loney, Nick Flynn and Phil Mills. They covered scrum engagement, lineout and loose play for props and hookers. There was also a session on building an 8-man scrum with some excellent detail imparted. The Lancashire Development Centre… Read more »

More women and girls take charge

Posted 15/11/2018 by adam-ogmcreative

The RFU’s full-time referee Sara Cox was appointed to take charge of France Women v New Zealand Women and as an Assistant Referee in the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers 2019 Hong Kong v Germany and Kenya v Germany. Television Match Official Claire Hodnett is making the call for three internationals: France v New Zealand, Wales… Read more »

QUICK STEP UP FOR YOUNG REFEREES

Posted 09/11/2018 by Igor Boskov

As part of the RFU’s Young Rugby Ambassador programme, Northumberland Rugby Development Team, in partnership with Newcastle Falcons, recently helped 43 students working on their Refereeing Children Award.

RFU LEVEL 3 COACHING AWARD – 2019/20 SEASON

Posted 05/11/2018 by Igor Boskov

The Level 3 coaching award is currently being redeveloped, which includes looking at both the course content and the application criteria.

New Match Official Developer Report Forms

Posted 14/08/2018 by Joe Pelissier

At the beginning of last season, the Match Official Technical Advisory Group (TAG) agreed to review existing referee report forms and to create a new Match Official Developer Pathway. This followed concerns raised by societies over the plethora of report forms and the lack of development of referee observers (and other similar titles) and referee coaches.