RFL Match officials

The RFL Match Officials are a select group of trained professional and semi-professional rugby league match officials who officiate the top three divisions of rugby league in Britain.

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))
Ray TennantMatch Officials Coach (Grade 1 Referees (League 1))
Tony BrownMatch Officials Coach (Grade 1 Touch Judges)
Chris KendallMatch Officials Coach (Grade 2 Touch Judges)
Phil BenthamMatch Officials Coach (Academy & Scholarship Referees)
Steve WilliamsMatch Officials Coach (Academy & Scholarship Touch Judges)
Ben ThalerNational Match Officials Manager (Grade 3 Referees)
Chris CampbellTechnical Coach
Chris BlackHead Trainer

Current Elite Match Officials

Full Time Match Officials [1]

Name Home City/ Town Age Year Appointed
England Phil Bentham Leigh, Lancashire 47 years, 196 days 2005
England James Child Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 35 years, 101 days 2009
England Greg Dolan Batley, Kirklees 32 years, 283 days 2018
England Tom Grant Leeds, West Yorkshire 24 years, 97 days 2018
England Robert Hicks Oldham, Greater Manchester 37 years, 59 days 2010
England Chris Kendall Huddersfield, Kirklees 26 years, 132 days 2015
England Scott Mikalauskas Leigh, Lancashire 2016
England Liam Moore Wigan, Greater Manchester 23 years, 107 days 2017
England Ben Thaler Wakefield, West Yorkshire 37 years, 44 days 2005

Grade One Referees

Grade One Referees are part-time match officials and referee in the Championship and the League 1 competitions.

Name Home City/Town Highest Level Refereed
England Nick Bennett Sheffield, South Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Tom Crashley Wakefield, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Marcus Griffiths Widnes, Cheshire Betfred Super League
England Gareth Hewer Whitehaven Betfred Super League

Challenge Cup Final 2016

England Michael Mannifield Huddersfield, Kirklees Betfred Championship
England John McMullen Wigan, Greater Manchester Betfred Championship
England Billy Pearson Wakefield, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Steve Race Wakefield, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Jonathan Roberts Leeds, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Brandon Robinson Cleckheaton, Kirklees Betfred Championship
Australia Matt Rossleigh Sydney, New South Wales Betfred Championship
England Jack Smith Wigan, Greater Manchester Betfred Super League
England Liam Staveley Bradford, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship
England Andy Sweet Castleford, West Yorkshire Betfred Championship

Grade One Touch Judges

Grade One Touch Judges are part-time* match officials and touch judge primarily in the Super League and Championship competitions.

Name Home City/Town Name Home City/Town
England Nick Bennett Sheffield, South Yorkshire England Tony Martin Oldham, Greater Manchester
England Dean Bowmer Barnsley, South Yorkshire England John McMullen Wigan, Greater Manchester
England Peter Brooke Manchester, Greater Manchester England Liam Moore Wigan, Greater Manchester
England James Child Dewsbury, Kirklees England Scott Mikalauskas Leigh, Lancashire
England Tom Crashley Wakefield, West Yorkshire England Harry Neville London, Greater London
England Mark Craven Leeds, West Yorkshire England Peter Parker Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England Greg Dolan Batley, Kirklees England Jonathan Roberts Leeds, West Yorkshire
England Richard Dolan Batley, Kirklees Australia Matt Rossleigh Sydney, New South Wales
England Phil Graham Mirfield, Kirklees England Andrew Smith Salford, Greater Manchester
England Tom Grant Leeds, West Yorkshire England Craig Smith St Helens, Merseyside
England Marcus Griffiths Widnes, Cheshire England Jack Smith Wigan, Greater Manchester
England Martin Hawkes Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire England Andy Sweet Castleford, West Yorkshire
England Robert Hicks Oldham, Greater Manchester England Richard Thompson Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England Gareth Jones Warrington, Cheshire England Andy Tolley Brighouse, West Yorkshire
England Chris Kendall Huddersfield, Kirklees England Dylan Ward Widnes, Cheshire
Wales Paul Marklove Swansea, West Glamorgan

* Some Grade One Touch Judges are part of the Full-Time Referees squad.

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby-League.com". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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