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       New WR Refereeing structure
       By: Alfie75 Date: March 21, 2024, 7:40 am
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       If you missed this - link below:
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       -world-rugby-match-officials-strategy
       World Rugby has announced details of a new strategic approach
       that will transform high-performance match officiating on the
       global stage.
       With a new global calendar approved, including expanded Rugby
       World Cups, the structure features new specialist coaches, a new
       selection and performance management process and a long-term
       plan to identify and develop global talent.
       Significantly, supporting World Rugby’s purpose of making the
       game more accessible and relevant, the men’s and women’s elite
       structures are identical and will operate closely together,
       promoting the best match officials to the top of the game
       regardless of gender.
       The men’s and women’s selection group will feature independent
       Chairs, selectors representing the north and south, and the
       respective World Rugby referee manager. Under Director of Rugby
       Phil Davies, the match officials management group has been
       expanded and will now include a Talent Identification Manager,
       women’s and men’s 15s match official coaches, a women’s pathway
       manager and emerging nations match official support.
       The strategy, which will be embedded from next month, will
       operate closely across all major elite club competitions,
       delivering a consistent approach to match officiating regardless
       of location through a data-driven scorecard approach performance
       management. This will drive clarity and consistency across
       competitions and teams.
       Men’s Emirates World Rugby High Performance Match Officials
       structure
       The management team will continue to be led by Elite Men’s Match
       Officials Manager Joël Jutge and joined by experienced
       international match official Brendon Pickerill in a new position
       of Elite Men’s 15s Match Officials Head Coach (having stepped
       down from refereeing duties).
       Chaired by World Rugby Executive Board member Brett Robinson,
       the new selection group comprises independent selectors Dave
       McHugh (North) and Mitch Chapman (South), along with Jutge,
       Pickerill and Davies.
       Women’s Emirates World Rugby High Performance Match Officials
       structure
       The management team will continue to be led by Elite Women’s
       Match Officials Manager Alhambra Nievas and joined by
       experienced international match official Joy Neville in the new
       position of Elite Women’s 15s Match Officials Head Coach, while
       a new Women’s Match Officials Pathway Manager role will be
       filled.
       Chaired by World Rugby Executive Board member Su Carty, the new
       selection group comprises Andrew Macpherson (North) and Wayne
       Erickson (interim, South), along with Nievas, Neville and
       Davies.
       Emirates World Rugby Sevens Match Officials structure
       In sevens, Elite Sevens Manager Paddy O’Brien will continue to
       be supported by High Performance Sevens Coach Craig Joubert.
       Within the management group, former international referee John
       Lacey has been appointed into the new position of Talent
       Identification Manager across the men’s and women’s 15s and will
       work closely with the Women’s Pathway Manager and emerging
       nations support staff to identify and nurture the best match
       officiating talent from around the world. All structures will
       have access to specialist scrum, lineout, performance and mental
       wellbeing coaches including Alex Corbisiero and Richie Gray.
       Really interesting that Pickerill joins the 15's SMT considering
       how little refereeing experience he has at International level
       (Only 10 tests). In effect he's the number 2 to Judge. I'm
       assuming Stuart Berry will continue in his TMO manager capacity.
       I'm sure that Tony Spreadbury & Bryce Lawrence will have close
       contact with the SMT too.
       I'm also surprised that Joubert continues on the 7's circuit and
       not moved into the 15's team.
       Apart from Neville & Joubert and to a degree Jutdge - the
       management team were not the number 1 officials in their
       respective countries.
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