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 once every year 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]

There are two groups: Graded Referees and Graded Touch Judges. Officials can be graded in one or both of these. Officials usually begin their career as Graded Touch Judges and progress to becoming a Graded Referee.

Within the two groups there are 4 different grades. These grades differentiate the levels of rugby which officials can officiate at. The grades and levels of which they can officiate at is listed below:

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

Elite
Name Society Age Year Appointed
James Child Dewsbury & Batley 37 years, 179 days 2009
Tom Grant Leeds 26 years, 175 days 2018
Marcus Griffiths Widnes 26 years, 228 days 2019
Robert Hicks Oldham 39 years, 137 days 2010
Chris Kendall Huddersfield 28 years, 210 days 2015
Scott Mikalauskas Leigh 31 years, 240 days 2016
Liam Moore Wigan 25 years, 185 days 2017
Ben Thaler Wakefield 39 years, 122 days 2005
Gareth Hewer Cumbria
Touch Judge
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
James Child Dewsbury & Batley 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
Tom Grant Leeds 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
Robert Hicks Oldham Jack Pullein Huddersfield Cameron Worsley Castleford & Featherstone
Neil Horton Wakefield James Jones Joe Stearne Castleford & Featherstone

Grade 1 (Select)
Referee Touch Judge
Name Society Name Society Name Society
Nick Bennett Dewsbury & Batley Ben Aldridge Dewsbury & Batley Adam Johnson
Luke Bland Leeds Innes Arnold St Helens Tara Jones St Helens
Tom Crashley Wakefield Connor Astbury Mackenzie Maddison
Gareth Hewer Cumbria Jamie Barr Ollie Maddock
Neil Horton Caitlin Beavers Dewsbury & Batley Dougie Martin
James Jones Alan Billington T Mather
Michael Mannifield Dewsbury & Batley Ben Bragg Gary Melling
John McMullen Wigan Robbie Burton Dewsbury & Batley Lewis O'Brien
Bradley Milligan Cumbria Jake Butcher Josh Scaife
Aaron Moore Wigan Jamie Butterfield Tom Scott
Kevin Moore Wakefield Alex Cameron Lewis Spears
Billy Pearson Wakefield Glenn Carr Leeds Ryan Stansfield
Steve Race Wakefield Matt Charnock Joe Turner
Matt Rossleigh London & The South James Collier Adam Williams
Liam Rush Dewsbury & Batley Ryan Cox Jason Woodman
Mike Smaill Leigh Shane Daniel Nick Yaxley
Simon Ellis
Jack Smith Oldham Garry Evans
Liam Staveley Bradford Tommy Gibbs
Joe Stearne Aaron Gill
Andy Sweet Castleford & Featherstone Aaryn Golding-Belafonte
James Vella Sam Houghton

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 Bellifonte 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 P 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- Ronseal

See also

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