RFL Match officials

The RFL Match officials are a select group of train professional and semi professional rugby league match officials who officiate the top three divisions of rugby league in Britain.

Current Officials

Full Time

Name Home city/ town Age Year appointed
Phil Bentham Leigh, Lancashire 44 years, 268 days 2005
James Child Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 32 years, 173 days 2009
Joesph Cobb West Yorkshire 2014
Robert Hicks West Yorkshire 2010
Chris Kendal West Yorkshire 2015
Richard Silverwood Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 39 years, 208 days 2001
Ben Thaler Wakefield, West Yorkshire 34 years, 116 days 2005

Part-time match officials

Part-time match officials referee in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Kingstone Press League 1 and may Touch Judge in the First Utility Super League.

England Sam Ansell
South Africa Jamie Bloem
England Chris Campbell
England Tom Grant
England Gareth Hewer
England Dave Merrick
England Scott Mikalauskas
England Jon Roberts
England Jamie Barr

Cadet match officials

Cadets primarily referee in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Kingstone Press League 1 and Touch Judge in the First Utility Super League. There are opportunities for cadets to referee in the First Utility Super League when games become available.

England Tom Crashley
England Adam Gill
England Chris Kendal
England George Stokes
England Andy Sweet
England Matthew Thomason
England Warren Turley
England Michael Woodhead

Former Select Group Referees

Name Home county Year appointed Year removed
Stuart Cummings 1988 2002
Steve Ganson St Helens, Lancashire 1995 2013
Ian Smith Oldham, Lancashire 1998 2010
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