Rugby Refs of NY

Scheduling and Availability

paul — 2010-02-24 12:05:47

The Master Schedule for Spring 2010 has been published. (Click 'Master Schedule' under the Assignments menu.

Teams: Check your team's schedule and make sure we have the right date/time for all matches.
Tournament directors - make sure your event is on the right date.
Referees Make sure your availability is up to date.

Society Winter Banquet

paul — 2010-02-03 17:35:10

What: Annual dinner and award banquet.
When: Friday night, Feb 5th, 2010.
Where: Slattery's, 36th St between 5th and Madison.
Time: 7pm.
RSVP to Mark Kenny.

2010 Club Dues Invoice

paul — 2010-01-20 13:58:46

To All Clubs,

The 2010 RRSNY dues invoice for all Clubs, Colleges, High Schools, is available here.

Please return via mail/email to Paul McMenemy, RRSNY treasurer.

Please send a check, or submit payment via PayPal button below, before March 15th, so as not to risk having referees withheld.

Level One Training Clinic: 1/31/10 @ XHS

paul — 2009-12-21 14:32:40

Location: Xavier HS. 30 W 16th Street (bet. 5th and 6th ave)
Hosts: Xavier HS Rugby/RRSNY
Date and Time: Sunday January 31st. 9:00am - 5pm
Fees: $50 (USAR has raised the course fee) All other expenses including lunch covered by the RRSNY.
Requirements:
- rugby experience recommended, but not required.
- Current USA CIPP required for certification. (including Referee & Laws membership)
- Sign up for 2009-10, if you haven't already at : http://membership.usarugby.org
- IF you are already CIPP, you need to logon to the usarugby site and add R&L to your membership (free, but required to be counted as a referee)
Instructor: Paul Bethe [clinics AT rugbyrefsny DOT com]
Expect: to spend about 2 hours doing some light running around in the gym, and the rest in a classroom.
Become: certified to referee 1st side matches in the Met Union and USA.
Pre-course work: IRB Rugby Ready online module � FREE
- Go to www.irbrugbyready.com
More info, is available under Becoming a Referee

RSVP by emailing the instructor. Bring a check on the day made out to 'RRSNY' (we combine and send a single check to USAR per their request)
(This previous link is not secure, so don't use it anymore sorry: membership.usarugby.org)

Instead of bringing a check, you may also pay in advance via PayPal, however there is a $4 surcharge imposed by them for the service:

Schedule of society meetings for the Fall

paul — 2009-09-25 14:04:28

Schedule of meetings (all at AAAA office, Chrysler building, 7pm start):

10/7 (WED)
10/26 (MON)
11/23 (MON)

Please add to your calendars TODAY!

Patrick Wickman
RRSNY Secretary

Level 1 Referee clinic, 6/14/09, hosted by morris rugby

paul — 2009-06-01 09:40:06

Location: somewhere in the Morristown region � exact location TBC.
Hosts: Morris Rugby
Time: 9:00 - 5
Fees: $50 (USAR has just raised the course fee) All other expenses including lunch covered by the RRSNY.
Requirements: rugby experience recommended, but not required. Current USA CIPP required for certification.
Instructor: Pat Laczkowski [pat@frontrowoutfitters.com]

RSVP to the instructor

Mayors Cup June 6

brad — 2009-05-18 16:21:42

Referees needed for youth flag rugby June 6 at Baker Field 10-4. Training session on how to referee flag rugby to be held June 3. Contact Jem to volunteer.

USA Rugby 2009 Community Game Management Guide

brad — 2009-02-23 09:43:49

USA Rugby Referees� management has established guidelines to refereeing at all levels in USA Rugby. These guidelines enable players and referees to have a clearer approach to the game, to enable consistency in Law application throughout the country.

This document is useful for referees, players and coaches. USA Rugby Community Game Management

RRSNY Club Dues 2009

paul — 2009-02-04 10:50:15

To All Clubs,

The 2009 RRSNY dues invoice is available here.

Please return via mail/email to Paul McMenemy, RRSNY treasurer.

Please send a check, or submit payment via PayPal button below, before March 15th, so as not to risk having referees withheld.

L1 referee clinic, Feb 7th, XHS

paul — 2009-01-15 16:58:32

Location: Xavier HS, 30 W 16th Street, NYC.
Starts promptly @ 9am, finishing up around 5:30. The last 1:30 is spent doing an open book exam in class.
Instructors: Paul Bethe (pmbethe@yahoo.com), Rob Perle (robperle@hotmail.com)
Note: participants must be CIPP registered with USA Rugby in order to become certified.
This is the basic clinic and is a pre-requisite to refereeing any 1st side match in the Met Union.
Information about this course can be found here
Participants should contact the Instructors asap to reserve a place in the course.
Payment of $35 may be made in cash or check to �RRSNY� on the day, or via PayPal link on our homepage (for 36.36, including their service fee):
(note: the fee goes 100% to USA Rugby. All costs of running the clinic are absorbed by the RRSNY)