Affiliate Referee Course (Kanturk)

An opportunity for those looking to pick up the whistle in Cork’s North-West as Kanturk RFC hosts the latest Affiliate Referees Course at 7pm on Monday March 6th.

Referees are an integral part of the game, and all of those interesting in taking charge of games with their local club or school are encouraged to register their attendance and take their first step to becoming an invaluable to their local school or club, gaining invaluable experience as the man, or woman, in the middle.

To register for attendance, you can contact info@munsterrugby.ie with the subject like ‘Kanturk Affiliate Referees Course’.

Club and School Affiliate Referees are defined as Adult persons (Aged 18 to 59) who:

• Are qualified and appointed, by a school or club, (to referee a match, or training session) to which they are affiliated.
• Are qualified and appointed by their school or club (or requested by the Branch) to a ‘blitz’ or similar tournament in which their school or club is participating
• Are a refereeing resource within their club/school only. Resposnsibilty for their appointment rests with their club/school.
• Are not available for appointment to matches by the Branch or Branch Referee Associations / Society.
• Club & School Affiliated Referees may also apply, if they wish, for full membership of their Provincial Referee Associations/Society.

By visiting the Affiliate Referee section on the IRFU site you can see what are the course requirements and list of modules to be completed before undertaking the course.

Affiliate Referee Process

1: Register to attend a scheduled Affiliate Referee Course by e-mailing info@munsterrugby.ie .

2: You must complete the World Rugby Law exam (this will take 45 minutes to an hour to complete) and the World Rugby Concussion Management for General Public module (this should take approximately 30 minutes) prior to attending an Affiliate Referee course.

3: You must bring printed copies of the certificates awarded on completion of these modules in order to gain entry to the course. If you have previously completed these modules as part of a coaching course you do not need to redo them, just bring a copy of your certificates on the night.

4: Print out and complete the attached Registration form and bring it with you to the course. Copies of the registration form will be available at the course venue.

You will not gain access to the Affiliate Referee course without the necessary paperwork. Retrospective completion of the required modules will not be accepted.

Once completed your accreditation will last for 4 seasons including the season that you attended. For example if you attend in October 2016 your accreditation will expire on July 31st 2020.

Please note that from time to time you may need to undertake further training on important law changes or safety management to keep your accreditation active. You will be notified of this by email.