Each province has a Referee Education Officer dedicated to assist rugby referees. They also provide a variety of refereeing resources and facilitate free referee courses.
What is a Referee Education Officer?
Referee Education Officer Contact Details
What is a Referee Education Officer?
A Referee Education Officer covers a number of provincial areas to provide education and support for community rugby referees. Their primary role is to promote and implement initiatives that increase referee recruitment, retention, training and education of referees.
The Referee Education Officer roles were created in 2001 as part of the New Zealand Rugby Union's implementation of the Referee Education Programme.
Referee Education Officer Contact Details
Click on your province below to view the contact details for the Referee Education Officer in your area:
Northland / North Harbour
Ray Garrett
Phone: (09) 447 2111
Cellphone: (0275) 715 583
Email: ray@harbourrugby.co.nz
Auckland
Greg Watson
Phone: (09) 815 5173
Cellphone: (027) 683 9411
Email: greg.watson@aucklandrugby.co.nz
Counties Manukau / Thames Valley
Kerry Petrie
Cellphone: (0274) 390 456
Email: Kerry.petrie@steelers.co.nz
Hawkes Bay
Keith Groube
Phone: (06) 835 7617
Cellphone: (021) 285 5001
Email: keith.groube@hbrugby.co.nz
Waikato / Western King Country
Blair Collier
Phone: (07) 839 5675
Cellphone: (021) 220 4234
Email: blairc@mooloo.co.nz
Bay of Plenty / Eastern King Country
John Kendal
Phone: (07) 574 2037
Cellphone: (0294) 878 429
Email: matt@boprugby.co.nz
Poverty Bay / East Coast
Dwayne Russell
Phone: (06) 862 7786
Cellphone: (027) 231 5023
Email: clo.pbrfu@nzrugby.co.nz
Taranaki / Wanganui / Manawatu
Matthew Peters
Phone: : (06) 357 2633
Cellphone: (027) 213 8394
Email: matt@manawaturugby.co.nz
Wellington / Wairarapa Bush / Horowhenua Kapiti
David Walsh
Cellphone: (021) 898 098
Email: david.walsh@wrfu.co.nz
Tasman / Buller / West Coast
Nigel Jones
Phone: (03) 546 3376
Cellphone: (027) 459 8666
Email: nigel.jones@tasmanrugby.co.nz
Canterbury
Lyndon McKendry
Phone: (03) 379 8300 extn 713
Cellphone: (027) 201 7586
Email: Lyndon.mckendry@crfu.co.nz
Allan Stead
Phone: (03) 379 8300 x714
Cellphone: (027) 240 8281
Email: allan.stead@crfu.co.nz
South Canterbury
Tracy Forrest
Phone: (03) 688 8653
Cellphone: (027) 649 9150
Email: tracy@scrfu.co.nz
North Otago / Otago
Grahame Johnstone
Phone: (03) 434 9379
Email: gjohnstone@sportotago.co.nz
Otago Rugby Football Union
Todd Pullar
Phone: (03) 466 4261
Cellphone: (021) 923 849
Email: todd.pullar@orfu.co.nz
Southland
Tony Kelly
Phone: (03) 216 8694
Cellphone: (027) 212 6867
Email: tonyk@rugbysouthland.co.nz