Official London Society of Rugby Football Union Referees

Take Up The Whistle Coarse Date - We have some places available at several clubs in February.

Please book now to avoid disappointment.

GGrasshoppers RFCOOld Grammarians RFCSSidcup RFC
https://www.londonrugby.com/course-dates/2026/2/9/tutw-grasshoppers-tjc4f

https://www.londonrugby.com/course-dates/2026/2/16/tutw-oldrigatiansrfc

https://www.londonrugby.com/course-dates/2026/2/16/tutw-sidcup-rfc

TUTW Course - Sidcup RFC - 16th & 23rd February 2026 — LSRFUR The course provides the perfect introduction to refereeing the 15 a-side game of rugby union.

We have an opportunity to take part in our Take up the Whistle Coarse at London Irish Amateur RFC in January. https://www.londonrugby.com/course-dates/2026/1/15/londonirish

Hope you can make it ☘️☘️☘️

TUTW Course Date - London Irish RFC - 15th & 22nd January 2026 — LSRFUR The course provides the perfect introduction to refereeing the 15 a-side game of rugby union.

👏 Huge congratulations to our very own for his appointment as AR1 in the
Gloucester Rugby vs Harlequins👏

Check out the latest exchange reports to Edinburgh:

Edinburgh Exchange - Castle lights, a Big Bang and a Cold Snap — LSRFUR Two of our top referees share their experiences from a recent trip to Edinburgh, thanks to Danny Hitchcock and Neil Wharton for both reports

🚗 LONDON ON THE ROAD 🚗

Exciting weekend coming up as we send our refs to and welcome (with warm arms) three of theirs!

Over 200 referees are out this weekend and hopefully we’ll have a slightly warmer one than in past weeks 😉

🍽️ 2025 ANNUAL DINNER 🍽️

Last Thursday, 13th November, LSRFUR held our annual dinner. We were lucky to have as our guest speaker, Geordan Murphy, a former Irish and Lion rugby union player and coach.

A special mention to our 2025 London Society Award winers

🏆 Wayne Barnes OBE Award: John Payton
🏆 John Raywood Award: Jeff Farmer

🍁 LEAGUE RUGBY IS BACK🍁

After a couple of weeks of rest weekends, and as the nights are getting longer, the rugby doesn’t stop!

With over 240 refs out this weekend, go to your local club and support your local team (or referee😉)

👏 CONGRATULATIONS👏

Huge congrats to Cyril, Pedro and Gavin for a great performance as a TO3 overlooking Gibraltar U23 vs Jamaica U23.

Keep an eye on our website for Cyril’s report!👀

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🎃 SPOOKY WEEKEND 👻

We’ve had a couple of rest weekends but as you may have seen on our story, we have a few of our refs out for the annual COBRA10s festival!!

We also have a few TO3 out this weekend for some ladies games!
Go down and support your local clubs!

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