TOURNAMENT TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

Tournament reimbursements are designed to cover a referee's travel expenses for attending a tournament.  Organizations running tournaments or other such events will be assessed $100 per referee for the first day of the tournament and $50 for the second day of the tournament. Should a referee need to travel more than 150 miles in one direction for the tournament, an additional travel reimbursement of $20 is required. In addition, it is the responsibility of the host club or organization to provide tournament T-shirts (when applicable) and food and drinks during the event for the referees.

For one-day tournaments, the host club or organization must provide lodging for each non-local ref for one night, either the night before or the night after the tournament.  For two-day tournaments, the host club or organization must provide two-nights’ lodging.  Refs willing to share rooms stay free of charge.  Refs desiring their own rooms must pay ½ the cost of the lodging.

For two-day tournaments, the host club or organization must provide each referee $20 for dinner on Saturday night.  For one-day tournaments that end past 5 p.m., the host club or organization must provide each referee $20 to cover the cost of his or her dinner.

Tournament and event travel reimbursements will be collected prior to, or at the event, by the referees, unless the tournament meets certain invoice requirements. 

NUMBER OF REFEREES

From a match assignment and scheduling perspective, a 15’s tournament referee will be scheduled for a maximum of 3 matches per day.  For a 7’s tournament, a referee will be scheduled for a maximum of 6 matches per day.  For 15’s and 7’s tournaments, three referees per pitch is required.  In the event of a shortage of referees, assignments over the maximums will result in increased per day reimbursements, which are intended to cover lodging, meals, and other incidentals associated with an increase in workload or a longer reffing day.

For each tournament a head referee will be appointed. He or she will be the contact for the tournament chair. The head referee’s duties will include: handling all match assignments for the tournament; being the contact referee for the tournament chair; and answering any questions of law that may arise.

Tournaments organized by USA Rugby South have a different travel reimbursement structure. Contact Steve Parrill, Chair of SRRA.

SEND OFFS DURING TOURNAMENT

Under current territorial and local disciplinary guidelines, any send-off results in a minimum and mandatory suspension of the player for the next match or eight days, whichever is longer. Thus, a send-off in a tournament results in the player no longer participating in the remainder of the tournament--in any capacity.  A ruling from the appropriate disciplinary chair will follow in the appropriate time frame.