USRFR referee appointments

There was plenty of rugby played during the Christmas / New Year period and Ulster referees were in the thick of the action. Two matches stand out: Johnny Erskine was Assistant Referee and Simon McDowell was TMO in the feisty Munster v Leinster Guinness Pro14 match at Thomond Park on Saturday 29th December. The Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup final took place on Wednesday 2nd January at Kingspan Stadium between Ballynahinch 2 and Dromore. The officials were: Referee: Christopher Lough Touch Judges: Grainne Crabtree and Richard Sweeney 4th and 5th Official: Graham Gibson and John Adams There is a full programme of fixtures this weekend and many of our referees, coaches and assessors will be keen to get back in action after the festive break. Guinness Pro 14 Edinburgh v Southern Kings:  Johnny Erskine  Assistant Referee 1 Connacht v Munster:  Simon McDowell  TMO First Trust Senior Cup semi finals Ballymena v Ballynahinch:  Chris Busby City of Armagh v Rainey OB:  Jonathan Peak River Rock Towns Cup Ballymoney v Clogher Valley:  Grainne Crabtree Banbridge 2 v Lurgan:  Chris Elliott City of Derry 2 v Ballymena 2:  Garrett Davey Dungannon 2 v Bangor 2:  Alan Clarke Lisburn v Ballynahinch 2:  Peter McClure Omagh 2 v Limavady:  Richard Sweeney Rainey OB 2 v City of Armagh 2:  Jamie Pedlow Randalstown v Ards:  David Wilson (pictured above) Kukri Championship Division 1 Ballyclare v Enniskillen:  Johnny Wilson CITMS v Bangor:  Keane Davison Coleraine v Instonians:  Christopher Lough Cooke v Portadown:  Andrew Mitchell Ulster Provincial League Division 1 Ballyclare 2 v Portadown 2:  Andrew Munce Belfast Harlequins 2 v Grosvenor 2:  Graham Gibson Ulster Provincial League Division 2 City of Armagh 3 v Ballymoney 2:  Scott McDowell Clogher Valley 2 v Dromore 2:  Teddy Sloan Coleraine 2 v Instonians 2:  Chris Cahoon Malone 3 v Carrickfergus 2:  Mark Orr Ulster Provincial League Division 3 Ballymena 3 v Belfast Harlequins 3:  Mark Surgenor Dungannon 3 v Ballynahinch 5:  Michael Brown Ulster Provincial League Division 4 Ards 2 v Cooke 2:  Matthew Wickham Larne 2 v Lisburn 2:  Chris Gregg Queens University 3 v Limavady 2:  Brian Wilson Ulster Provincial League Division 5 Ballyclare 4 v Academy 2:  Ted Edwards Ballynahinch 6 v Banbridge 4:  Mark Taylor Malone 4 v Ballymoney 3:  Billy Allen UUC 2 v PSNI 2:  Michael Pollock Ulster Provincial League Division 6 Carrickfergus 3 v Omagh 4:  Gareth Sharkie Donaghadee 2 v Dungannon 4:  Barry O’Hara Lurgan 2 v CIYMS 3:  Gerry Saunders Randalstown 3 v Newry 2:  Tony Breen Women’s Junior Cup (Sunday) Cavan v Carrickfergus:  Shane Toolan Cooke 2 v Belfast Harlequins:  Eamonn Whelan Dungannon v City of Derry:  Trevor Bradfield Malone 2 v Queens University:  Paul Baxter For a full fixture list including club youth and schools fixtures please follow the link below. https://www.ulsterrugby.com/fixtures-results/domestic/ I would like to take this opportunity to wish all members of the USRFR and the wider Ulster Rugby community a Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing our members at our mid-season conference on Sunday morning.