Canberra & District Rugby League Referees Association

The Canberra & District Rugby League Referees Association provides referees for over 160 Rugby League and LeagueTag games every weekend in Canberra as well as Boorowa, Braidwood, Bungendore, Crookwell, Cooma, Goulburn, Harden, Queanbeyan and Yass.

Refereeing is open to anyone over the age of 13 who just loves Rugby League.

To find out about becoming a referee click here.

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New Referees Courses

New Referees Courses

The NRL has released new courses to become a New Community Referee (6-12 years). These online courses are a pre-requisite to attending the Face to Face Workshop. By undertaking this online course and attending the Workshop you are eligible to referee players in the...

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Why I referee…

I’ve always loved footy and played for many years. But due to injuries, I couldn’t keep playing. Then I started refereeing. I get to stay involved in the game I love, give something back, and have a run each week.

Stuart

As a girl, I watched my dad refereeing and my brother play. I started at 14 to get some pocket money and keep fit. I have been refereeing for about 10 years and I now referee senior football and coach other young referees. It is fun and still keeps me fit. There are now lots of girls & women playing football.  Belinda Sharpe became the first woman to referee an NRL game in 2019. 

Katherine

I play junior football every weekend, and referee as well. It’s helped my football, as I see another part of the game. The group is great, and it’s given me some extra money as well.

Cameron

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