Well Done on Bingham Cup
The Bingham Cup took place in DCU sports arena on the 13th, 14 th & 15th June. It could only be described as a unique event and will last in the memory of the members of the ARLB who took part.
The competition was divided into 4 sections Cup, Bowl, Plate and Shield with a total of 33 teams. The standard of rugby started at J1 down to J 4.
The finals were refereed by
Cup Robert Doyle. Winners Sydney Convicts 1
Bowl Brendan Conroy. Winners Atlanta Bucks
Plate Martin Dunne. Winners. World Barbarians
Shield Chris Reynolds. Winners Ulster Titans
Over 300 people watched the Cup final and as this was Robert's last adult game of rugby he went out on a high
To all the referees take a bow, the high level of refereeing in all sections of the competition was the topic of conversation over the weekend. It was good to hear praise from our Australian and English friends. On the Saturday morning we went to the local pub to watch the Australian V Ireland test match and I can tell you there was some atmosphere
A special word of thanks to Brian Cullen. 25 coaching reports over the 3 days and also to our senior referees David, Peter, Ken, John and Robert for their help and support given to our young referees. A total of 38 ARLB members, one member of MAR and four guest referees officiated and with the high numbers we had we could select a team of 3 for all matches and a team of 5 for the finals. The amount of enjoyment and fun had by all the referees was great to see and if a lesson must be learned it is that more events of such like should be organised. What a weekend of rugby. To Dorothy Collins and Dermot O Mahony of the Leinster Branch thank you for your help and support and to Dorothy thank you very much for your kind gesture on Sunday evening. Peter enjoyed his Sex on the Beach ????? and the lads enjoyed the Pints.
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Alfie Acheson
Director of Referees
Summer Conditioning
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Tony Redmond in America
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ARLB Mission Statement
“To recruit, retain and continuously develop qualified referees to meet current and future demands of the game.”
The Referee Development Plan is the vehicle through which an agreed, effective and integrated Refereeing Recruitment, Training and Development framework will be achieved.
Under the leadership of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Leinster Branch and in partnership with the Association of Referees Leinster Branch the provision of more enjoyable and fulfilling opportunities will be achieved through the delivery of high quality programmes, structures and facilities.
Child Welfare Document
The Child Welfare Document has been ratified by IRFU and came into force on 1st September 2007. It will be posted to all members (over 300) within the first week of September. I would urge all members to read the Document carefully and please sign the acceptance form and return ASAP. If any member requires additional information please contact me at 086- 6047683 or email honsecarlb@eircom.net
Our document is part of the IRFU Child Welfare Document, which will be ready in mid season.
Please Note:Failure to sign the acceptance form will result in the termination of your membership of the Association of Referees Leinster Branch
Disciplinary Committee
Des (Maxi) Mc Cabe (Chairman). 086 8527394
Brendan Lynch 087 7994605
Brian O Neill 0862561216
Jerome Counihan 0872572642
Brian Pender 0872582299
Procedure to follow if sending off occurs at match
Sending off form to Branch with 24hrs (Forms download from web site)
If clarification sought no matter how small you may think contact Chairman or committee member.
Your attendance will be required at hearing if incident is of a serious nature. Please check with Chairman.
You will represented at hearing by Hon Sec Branch
You will not questioned by offending parties involved.
Regards
Alfie Acheson A.R.L.B
Hon Secretary
Presidents Corner
During last season we issued a Questionnaire to all members of the ARLB and the response was excellent. One of the topics raised was communications and with that in mind we decided to issue a Newsletter every second month. Danny, Robert and Alfie have kindly agreed to run with it and it is hoped to issue it every second month with the next edition to be published early August. Please give them your full support. Feedback is important and your contribution to future editions very welcome.
You can find the results of the questionnaire by clicking here and as promised at the time all the people who responded would be put into a draw and the winner to get a meal voucher for €100. I am pleased to announce the winner is Paul Beggy.
Another item to emerge from the questionnaire was the need for summer fitness programs. It is hoped to have something up on the website on that shortly. I would encourage all active referees to have some program and plan in place.
May I take this opportunity to thank Rev Dermot Murray who was responsible for publication of our original newsletter. Dermot has moved to back to Munster and we in the ARLB wish him well
To all members enjoy the summer and let's get ready for the season ahead.
Norman .