
James River Xmas 7s 2021
Yesterday’s officiating crew at the James River Xmas 7s, outside of Richmond. The new Xmas 7s jerseys were great (thanks, Chilly and Love Rugby Company!). Also, a thanks to Margy, who got more than enough referees for the day (a rarity!) as well as arranged referee coaching. And… thanks to Jake Porter who hosted the referees’ post tournament gathering.

Game Management Guidelines
The 2021-2022 GMG is available at https://assets.usarugby.org/docs/refereeing/USARR-GMG.pdf
Plus:
RSV AGM – 07/18/2021
Items from the meeting (PDFs)
- Slides (posted 08/09/2021)
- Financial report (posted 08/09/2021)
- Minutes for Annual General Meeting of 07/18/2021 and Special Meeting of 08/09/2021 (posted 08/17/2021)
Global Law Trials
Effective August 1 for 15s and after August 15 for 7s: USA Memo (PDF).
L1 Referee Course
We have another L1 Referee Course coming to the Richmond area on August 28th! Just in time for the return of the Fall season! Please let Elvy Asonye know if you have any questions.
Link: https://tickets.usarugby.org/event/l1-referee-course-828–richmond-va
World Rugby Laws – World Rugby’s Law Education Web Site
https://laws.worldrugby.org/index.php?domain=9&guideline=15&language=EN
The group agreed that there was no need for new laws or law change, rather a re-focus on existing law. This law application guideline is being issued now to inform the rugby community of the findings of this group.