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 take part in a Fitness Test sometimes to maintain and or gain their professional status. There are also monthly and weekly training sessions that officials are required to attend.

All officials are managed by the following coaching team:

NamePosition
Steve GansonHead of Match Officials
Steve PresleyMatch Officials Coaches Manager & Match Officials Coach (Grade 1 Referees (Championship))
Julian KingMatch Officials Coach (Grade 1 Referees)
Phil BenthamMatch Officials Coach (Super League Touch Judges & Video Referees)
Steve WilliamsMatch Officials Coach (Academy & Scholarship Touch Judges)
Ben ThalerNational Match Officials Manager (Grade 2 Referees)
Chris CampbellTechnical Coach

Current Graded Match Officials[1]

Officials enter the graded system at Grade 3 as touch judges for Academy and League 1 games.

They can then progress to Grade 2 to become graded referees, officiating National Conference League and Scholarship games as well as touch judging in the Super League and Championship.

Grade 1 is the highest level beneath the Elite. These officials referee in the Championship, League 1 as well as Academy games.

To become an Elite match official, Grade 1 officials must have an interview with the Head of Match Officials.

Grade Level of Rugby
Elite Super League
1 (Select) Championship, League 1 & Academy referee
2 (Emerging) National Conference League & Scholarship referee
Championship & Super League touch judge
3 (Entry) Academy & League 1 touch judge

Elite
Name Society Age Year Appointed
James Child Dewsbury & Batley 38 years, 166 days 2009
Tom Grant Leeds 27 years, 162 days 2018
Marcus Griffiths Widnes 27 years, 215 days 2019
Robert Hicks Oldham 40 years, 124 days 2010
Chris Kendall Huddersfield 29 years, 197 days 2015
Scott Mikalauskas Leigh 32 years, 227 days 2016
Liam Moore Wigan 26 years, 172 days 2017
Ben Thaler Wakefield 40 years, 109 days 2005

Grade 1 (Select)
Grade 1 referee
Name Society Name Society Name Society
Denton Arnold St Helens Gareth Jones Warrington Steve Race Wakefield
Tolver Arnold St Helens Chris Kendall Huddersfield Johnny Roberts Leeds
Nick Bennett Wakefield Michael Mannifield Huddersfield Brandon Robinson Dewsbury & Batley
Luke Bland Leeds Paul Marklove Warrington Matt Rossleigh London & The South
Dean Bowmer Wakefield Tony Martin Oldham Liam Rush Dewsbury & Batley
Peter Brooke Manchester Ellis McCarthey Castleford & Featherstone Clint Sharrad Manchester
John McMullen Wigan Mike Smail Leigh
Tom Crashley Wakefield Scott Mikalauskas Leigh Andy Smith Salford
Mark Craven Leeds Brad Milligan Cumbria Craig Smith St Helens
Greg Dolan Dewsbury & Batley Aaron Moore Wigan Jack Smith Wigan
Curtly Etchells Cumbria Liam Moore Wigan Liam Staveley Bradford
Kevin Moore Castleford & Featherstone Andy Sweet Castleford & Featherstone
Marcus Griffiths Widnes Harry Neville London & The South Richard Thompson Hull
Martin Hawkes Hull Peter Parker Hull James Vella
Gareth Hewer Cumbria Billy Pearson Wakefield Dylan Ward Widnes
Jack Pullein Huddersfield Cameron Worsley Castleford & Featherstone
Neil Horton Wakefield James Jones Joe Stearne Castleford & Featherstone

Grade 2 (Emerging)
Referee Touch Judge
Name Society Name Society
D Arnold St Helens D Barlow
T Arnold St Helens G Barrass
C Astbury J Bose
J Hooper Cumbria A Wilkinson
J Barr E Bowie
G Barrass D Breslin
Caitlin Beavers Dewsbury & Batley E Burrow
A Golding-Belafonte Huddersfield E Bywood
A Billington S Chromiak
J Bose P Clayton
E Bowie J Collins
Dean Bowmer Wakefield R Comp
D Breslin F Connell
R Burton A Creasey
J Butcher Will Dobson Leeds
J Butterfield Warrington S Fraser
A Cameron A Giles
Glenn Carr Leeds J Goldie
M Charnock Warrington C Griffiths Warrington
S Chromiak J Hooper Cumbria
M Clayton G Houston North east
Will Dobson Leeds J Hughes
S Ellis M Hutchinson
C Etchelles S Jenkinson
S Fernandez L Jones St Helens
T Gibbs T Mackey
A Gill A Marsh Wigan
S Houghton R Mitchell
G Houston North east Neil Pascall Leeds
J Hughes S Pickering St Helens
A Johnson J Powell
R Johnson A wilkinson
Tara Jones St Helens Aidan Rhodes Leeds
M Maddison P Salisbury
O Maddock Warrington J Seymour
D Martin Peter M Smith
E McCarthey
H Neville
P Parker
Neil Pascal Leeds
J Powell
J Pullein
P Salisbury
J Scaife
T Scott
J Seymour
P Smith
L Spears
R Stansfield
J Turner
D Ward
A Williams Wigan

Grade 3 (Entry)
Referee Touch Judge
Name Society Name Society Name Society
B Aldridge J Archer R Johnson
T Ambler O Bowie F Lincoln
E Burrows B Brocklehurts S Lloyd St Helens
E Bywood F Brown M Lynn
F Connell C Charnock B Roberts St Helens
R Cox J Covell-Wood M Roberts
Harry Dixon Leeds M Cromack J Robinson
J Egan K Dack J Sadler
S Fraser A Donaghy G Shaw
D Frederick F Ellis N Taylor
S Jenkinson B Fleming Jake Towler Leeds
F Lincoln H Foster H Truscott
M Lynn D Frederick I Williams
T MacKay J Gibbons B Worsley
L O'Brien C Green K Young
S Pickering St Helens N Hart
B Worsley G Hickey
K Young J Flood

Kit suppliers and sponsors
Period Manufacturers Sponsors
2003-2006Patrick Powergen
2007 Engage
2008-2009 Puma
2010-2012 ISC
2013 none
2014 Specsavers
2015-2017 BLK
2018 Hummel
2019-2020 Ronseal
2021-2026 Oxen

See also

References
  1. "Rugby-League.com". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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