USRFR Weekend Update

Ulster referees are in action in several competitions this weekend including Guinness Pro14, All Ireland League and all of the domestic league, cup and friendly competitions. Congratulations to Grainne Crabtree who officiates her first match in the All Ireland League. We wish her and the rest of our referees, assessors and referee coaches well in their games this weekend. Guinness Pro14 Jonny Erskine will be one of the assistant referees at the Sportsground in Galway on Saturday evening as Connacht play the Newport Gwent Dragons. Stuart Gaffikin will be Assistant Referee for the Cardiff Blues v Zebre game on Sunday afternoon. The following will referee in the All Ireland League: Division 1A Young Munster v Lansdowne – Mark Patton Shannon v UCC – Chris Busby Division 1B Banbridge v Old Wesley – Jonathan Peak Old Belvedere v St. Marys College – Oisin Quinn Division 2A Dolphin v Galwegians – Chris Lough Navan v UL Bohemians – Dan Carson (pictured above) Division 2B Greystones v Sligo – Peter Martin MU Barnhall v Sundays Well – Richard Kerr Division 2C Bruff v Seapoint – Grainne Crabtree There is also a full domestic fixture list this weekend and the referees for these matches can be found in the following link: https://www.ulsterrugby.com/fixtures-results/domestic/ Anyone interested in refereeing should contact Richard Kerr (Provincial Referee Development Manager) on 07493 868388 or richard.kerr@irfu.ie