Folks, the May Meeting is booked for Wednesday, May 1st. Same as always, the meeting starts at 7:30. Gathering will again be at Dave & Busters in the Plymouth Meeting Mall. The Dave & Busters entrance is on the upper floor on the far (West) side of the mall. The meeting rooms are on the upper floor, straight through to the back. If you want to get there early

Help Needed - April 6th

Hey gang, we are well understaffed on April 6th. If you are debating annoying your loved ones to referee, debate no more. We will all get forgiveness on the back end.

RugbyPA Referee Payment Documents

Ladies and Gentlemen! The documents surrounding the new payment systems for Rugby Pennsylvania High School matches have been published online under Published Documents in the Documents toolbar. Any referee expecting to be paid for a High School match should look these documents over, complete the two necessary forms, and submit to RugbyPA.

Remember this is for A side matches for U19, HS,

Law Trials - Scrum engagement procedure

The IRB has issued a letter clarifying and reminding all on a point in the new scrum engagement.

The referee says:

crouch
touch
set

There is to be a pause between the “touch” and the “set”. This is NOT SPOKEN, but needs to be there “to ensure the front rows are steady and are able to locate where they will engage.”

Please distribute to all teams, organizations and referee societies in your area.

Current IRB Law Book (download)

Download the IRB Laws of the Game 2013, including under 19 variations, sevens and referee signals.

Click to Download - or visit the Document Library

The object of the Game is that two teams of fifteen or seven players each, observing fair play according to the Laws and sporting spirit, should by carrying, passing, kicking and grounding the ball, score as many points as possible, the team scoring the