South Wales Ironmen v Oxford RLFC
Referee: B Pearson
Touch Judges: J Jones D McNeice
Reserve Referee: TBC
M Com: Alan Smith
Note game is at
3pm on Saturday.
Will edit post with reserve referee details if I get them.
Referee: Billy Pearson (Wakefield)
Previous Oxford game:
19/06/2016 - Oxford 6 York 50 (penalties 6-8 against)
Was also touch judge at the Rochdale home game last season. The York game might have been his first ever at this level. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of him from last month in charge of a Hull FC reserve game. Lots of good advice:
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This photo is from the referee’s pre-season training camp. Back row, third from the right:
Touch Judge: James Jones (South Wales)
Fourth touch judge appearance in an Oxford game, the last being the home against London Skolars earlier this season. Regularly turns up for our South Wales games. Former full-time rah-rah referee.
Touch Judge: Danny McNeice
Used to be RFL match officials development officer, maybe with particular responsibility for the Midlands and South. Also one of the RLEF refereeing team, which meant opportunity for foreign travel. This is him:
He uses the same photo on his Linkedin profile, but on there he's cropped out the football badge because obviously that won’t help him make contacts or get work. Or he’s just ashamed of his club. Unlucky to support a team with no Plan B, only one player (who is about to leave) and no games left this season.
Match Commissioner: Alan Smith (Llanfynydd)
This is the third consecutive South Wales away game where he is match commissioner (and four out of the last five). I like this photo so we’re having it one last time - with the World Cup at Neath, just before watching Wales get beat again:
