Remembering Jack Dun

The Borders Refs Society was saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Dun. Jack was a founding member of the Society and, since its inception in 1963, was a huge influence both on and off the field. He refereed for many years before taking on a referee assessment role. Not only was Jack pivotal …

Sponsorship

Sponsorship supports the recruitment, retention and development of match officials in the Scottish Borders and beyond. Take a look at our sponsorship brochure for an overview of opportunities – we are open to discussion on other opportunities to work together. If you feel you can support the development of rugby match officials in the Scottish …

COVID-19 e-learning

Just a little reminder that all Match Officials must complete the SRU COVID-19 e-learning course before being able to undertake any match official duties this season. The link to the training course can be found here – https://www.scottishrugby.org/clubs-and-schools/return-to-rugby

Focussing on the future

Change at the top as Borders referee’s announce office bearers. Following a successful campaign as Chair of the Borders Rugby Referees Society spanning four years, Colin Henderson has stepped down from the role and will join the body of the committee.  Taking over the role is long-time servant of the society Ronnie Dumma who is looking …

More matches, more refs

Borders Rugby Referees’ Society (BRRS) calls for more people to convert to refereeing. Additional teams and league changes means the Borders game will require more referees than in previous seasons. The call from the Borders Rugby Referees’ Society comes ahead of the new season which kicks off in just a few weeks time. The BRRS …