WELCOME TO LSRFUR

Founded over 135 years ago, The London Society of Rugby Football Union Referees is committed to providing dedicated and capable match officials across all levels of the game.

Each season, our 500 qualified referees officiate over 10,000 games for 300,000+ players. The Society welcomes those  who are looking to referee once a month within their home region, and those who want to officiate at the highest levels of the game.

The world's oldest and largest refereeing society

UPCOMING EVENTS

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LSRFUR Annual Conference 2026 *** TICKETS ON SALE NOW ***
Sept 6
LSRFUR Annual Conference 2026 *** TICKETS ON SALE NOW ***

This year we will be returning to Twickenham for our Annual Conference and will be held on Sunday 6th September, at Twickenham Stadium, 200 Whitton Road, TW2 7BA.

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South West Regional Meeting - More meetings being planned for 2026/2027
Sept 6
South West Regional Meeting - More meetings being planned for 2026/2027
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North Regional Meeting - September 2026
Sept 9
North Regional Meeting - September 2026
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North Regional Meeting - October 2026
Oct 7
North Regional Meeting - October 2026
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North Regional Meeting - November 2026
Nov 4
North Regional Meeting - November 2026
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW - ANNUAL SOCIETY DINNER 2026 WITH KYRAN BRACKEN
Nov 19
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - ANNUAL SOCIETY DINNER 2026 WITH KYRAN BRACKEN

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

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North Regional Meeting - December 2026
Dec 2
North Regional Meeting - December 2026
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North Regional Meeting - January 2027
Jan 6
North Regional Meeting - January 2027
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UPCOMING COURSES

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TUTW FUTURE Course Dates are being planned....
Jul 31
TUTW FUTURE Course Dates are being planned....

The course provides the perfect introduction to refereeing the 15 a-side game of rugby union.

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As 7s season kicks off this month, a huge shout out to all the off-pitch roles which help make all the events run smoothly and provide referees with tips and tricks to improve☀️✍️ (P.S,. how good do they look) #rugby #londonrugby #london #rugbyref
👏 Huge congratulations to our very own @jparr1015 for his appointment as AR1 in the @gallagherpremiership Gloucester Rugby vs Harlequins👏
🚗 LONDON ON THE ROAD 🚗 Exciting weekend coming up as we send our refs to @madrefs and welcome (with warm arms) three of theirs! Over 200 referees are out this weekend and hopefully we’ll have a slightly warmer one than in past weeks 😉
🍽️ 2025 ANNUAL DINNER 🍽️ Last Thursday, 13th November, LSRFUR held our annual dinner. We were lucky to have as our guest speaker, Geordan Murphy, a former Irish and Lion rugby union player and coach. A special mention to our 2025 London Society
🍁 LEAGUE RUGBY IS BACK🍁 After a couple of weeks of rest weekends, and as the nights are getting longer, the rugby doesn’t stop! We will also take a minute to remember all those for Remembrance Sunday. Lest we forget 🌹 With over 240 refs
👏 CONGRATULATIONS👏 Huge congrats to Cyril, Pedro and Gavin for a great performance as a TO3 overlooking Gibraltar U23 vs Jamaica U23. Keep an eye on our website for Cyril’s report!👀 📷 @photographybysass #seeitbeitrefit #rugby #rugbyr
🎃 SPOOKY WEEKEND 👻 We’ve had a couple of rest weekends but as you may have seen on our story, we have a few of our refs out for the @cobrarugbyclub annual COBRA10s festival!! We also have a few TO3 out this weekend for some ladies games!
Behind every great game is a great referee. At the St Joseph’s College National Schools Rugby Festival, the next generation of both elite schoolboy rugby players and promising refereeing talent meet, provided through a decades long partnership
🚗 LONDON HEAD UP NORTH🚗 A very exciting eeekend coming with 3 of ours going up to @central_yorksrefs and 3 of theirs coming down. We will take extra good care of your boys🙂 Safe to say that this season is well and truly under way! Goo luck to a
💡 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS💡 As we enter the first weekend of October, we have an exciting range of Friday night lights fixtures tonight! Good luck to all those braving the cold! With over 230 referees out this week we hope everyone’s been stay
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of long-time London & South East Region member, David Plews. As many will know, David (more commonly known by his peers as “Plewsy”) was fighting a brave and determined battle with
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 WOMENS RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 As our @redrosesrugby head to Twickenham for the final of the @rugbyworldcup , our local clubs take an early rest week. This doesn’t mean our job is done as we have over 170 referees
🏆 DERBY, CUP & LADIES WEEKEND 🏆 It’s the first week of ladies league this weekend with the men’s community cup also kicking off from levels 7 downwards and L6 playing “Derby” week! We’ve got a whopping 214 refer

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