The RFL Match Officials are a select group of professional Rugby League match officials who officiate the top divisions of Rugby League in Britain.
Officials are required to take part in a Fitness Test to maintain and or gain their status.
Match Official Department Staff
| Name |
Position
|
| Steve Ganson |
Head of Match Officials
|
| Dave Elliott |
Match Officials Senior Coach
|
| Julian King |
Match Officials Coach
|
| Steve Williams |
Professional Game Touch Judge Manager
|
| Chris Kendall |
Academy & Select Transition Manager
|
| Tom Grant |
Entry & Emerging Manager
|
| Marcus Griffiths |
Professional Pathways Coach
|
| Liam Moore |
Recruitment and Development Manager
|
| Mike Smaill |
Match Officials Business Manager
|
| Ryan Cox |
Match Officials Administrator
|
| Aaron Moore |
Match Officials Appointment Officer
|
Graded Match Officials[1]
To become an Elite match official, Grade 1 officials must have an interview with the Head of Match Officials.
| Grading
|
Referee
|
Touch Judge
|
| Elite
|
Super League
|
Super League
|
| 1 (Select)
|
Championship & League 1
|
Championship & League 1
|
| 2 (Emerging)
|
Academy/Reserves & Women's Super League
|
Reserves & Women's Super League
|
| 3 (Entry)
|
National Conference League & Scholarship
|
Academy & Scholarship
|
Elite Referees (RFL Full Time Match Officials)[2]
Since the 2007 season, the Rugby Football League have employed a panel of full-time officials. That panel currently has nine members.
| Name
|
Society
|
Age
|
Year Appointed
|
 James Child
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
41 years, 49 days
|
2009
|
| Tom Grant
|
Leeds
|
30 years, 45 days
|
2018
|
| Marcus Griffiths
|
Widnes
|
30 years, 98 days
|
2019
|
| Chris Kendall
|
Huddersfield
|
32 years, 80 days
|
2015
|
| Liam Moore
|
Wigan
|
29 years, 55 days
|
2017
|
| Liam Rush
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
24 years, 65 days
|
2022
|
| Jack Smith
|
Wigan
|
35 years, 188 days
|
2016
|
| Ben Thaler
|
Wakefield
|
42 years, 358 days
|
2005
|
 James Vella
|
St George Referees (Sydney, Australia)
|
35 years, 77 days
|
2022
|
Elite Touch Judges (Super League)
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| Nick Bennett
|
Wakefield
|
Chris Kendall
|
Huddersfield
|
Ben Thaler
|
Wakefield
|
| Dean Bowmer
|
Wakefield
|
Paul Marklove
|
Warrington
|
Richard Thompson
|
Hull
|
| Peter Brooke
|
Manchester
|
Ellis McCarthy
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
Warren Turley
|
Leigh
|
| James Child
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
Scott Mikalauskas
|
Leigh
|
James Vella
|
St George Referees (Sydney, Australia)
|
| Mark Craven
|
Leeds
|
Aaron Moore
|
Wigan
|
Cameron Worsley
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
| Tom Grant
|
Leeds
|
Liam Moore
|
Wigan
|
|
|
| Marcus Griffiths
|
Widnes
|
Jonathon Roberts
|
Leeds
|
|
|
| Robert Hicks
|
Oldham
|
Liam Rush
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
|
|
| Neil Horton
|
Wakefield
|
Andrew Smith
|
Manchester
|
|
|
| Gareth Jones
|
Warrington
|
Jack Smith
|
Wigan
|
|
|
| Count = 25
|
Grade 1 Match Officials
Select Referees
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| Nick Bennett
|
Wakefield
|
Kevin Moore
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
| Luke Bland
|
Leeds
|
Matthew Rossleigh
|
South
|
| Tom Crashley
|
|
Michael Smaill
|
Midlands
|
| Robert Hicks
|
Oldham
|
Craig Smith
|
St Helens
|
| James Jones
|
Wales
|
Liam Staveley
|
|
| Michael Mannifield
|
Huddersfield
|
Andy Sweet
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
| John McMullen
|
Wigan
|
Cameron Worsley
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
| Scott Mikalauskas
|
Leigh
|
|
|
| Bradley Milligan
|
Cumbria
|
|
|
| Aaron Moore
|
Wigan
|
|
|
| Count = 17
|
Select Touch Judges
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| Denton Arnold
|
St Helens
|
Ryan Cox
|
Midlands
|
Ollie Maddock
|
Warrington
|
Peter Parker
|
Hull
|
N Yaxley
|
|
| Tolver Arnold
|
St Helens
|
Simon Ellis
|
|
Michael Mannifield
|
Huddersfield
|
Matt Rossleigh
|
South
|
|
|
| Connor Astbury
|
|
Curtley Etchells
|
Cumbria
|
Andrew Marsh
|
Wigan
|
Clint Sharrad
|
|
|
|
| Caitlin Beevers
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
Thomas Gibbs
|
|
Dougie Martin
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
Michael Smaill
|
|
|
|
| Alan Billington
|
Widnes
|
Aaron Gill
|
|
Tom Mather
|
|
Craig Smith
|
St Helens
|
|
|
| Luke Bland
|
Leeds
|
Aaryn Golding Belafonte
|
|
John McMullen
|
Wigan
|
Ryan Stansfield
|
Wigan
|
|
|
| Jake Butcher
|
|
Sam Houghton
|
Manchester
|
Bradley Milligan
|
Cumbria
|
Jamie Hooper
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
|
|
| Jamie Butterfield
|
Warrington
|
Adam Johnson
|
|
Kevin Moore
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
Joe Stearne
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
|
|
| Matt Charnock
|
Warrington
|
James Jones
|
Wales
|
Harry Neville
|
|
Andy Sweet
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
|
|
| J Collier
|
|
Tara Jones
|
Warrington
|
Lewis Obrien
|
Widnes
|
Adam Williams
|
Wigan
|
|
|
| Count = 41
|
Grade 2 Match Officials
Emerging Referees
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| Caitlin Beevers
|
Dewsbury & Batley
|
Freddie Lincoln
|
Huddersfield
|
| Alan Billington
|
Widnes
|
Matty Lynn
|
|
| Elliot Burrow
|
Cumbria
|
Ryan Stansfield
|
Wigan
|
| Matt Charnock
|
Warrington
|
K Young
|
|
| Matty Clayton
|
|
|
|
| Ryan Cox
|
Midlands
|
|
|
| W Gilder
|
|
|
|
| Sam Houghton
|
Manchester
|
|
|
| Jordan Hughes
|
Cumbria
|
|
|
| Adam Johnson
|
|
|
|
| Count = 14
|
Emerging Touch Judges
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| Innes Arnold
|
St Helens
|
Jayden Covell-Wood
|
Huddersfield
|
A Giles
|
|
Matty Lynn
|
|
Gary Shaw
|
Wigan
|
| Dylan Barlow
|
Wigan
|
M Cowan
|
|
Connor Griffiths
|
Warrington
|
R Mitchell
|
|
Pete Smith
|
|
| Aaryn Golding Belafonte
|
|
A Creasey
|
|
N Pascall
|
|
Craig Swanson
|
|
| Ben Brocklehurst
|
|
M Cromack
|
|
C Hughes
|
|
J Powell
|
|
G Winnard
|
|
| Elliot Burrow
|
Cumbria
|
I Curzon
|
|
Jordan Hughes
|
|
Craig Regan
|
Cumbria
|
H Winnard
|
|
| Cameron Charnock
|
Wigan
|
G Evans
|
|
Sam Jenkinson
|
|
Aidan Rhodes
|
Leeds
|
Brandon Worsley
|
|
| Matty Clayton
|
|
Scott Fernandez
|
Bradford
|
Rooss Johnson
|
|
J Robinson
|
|
P Wroe
|
|
| Paul Clayton
|
|
Stuart Fraser
|
|
Louie Jones
|
|
J Ruckledge
|
|
K Young
|
|
| J Collins
|
|
D Fredderick
|
|
Feddie Lincoln
|
Huddersfield
|
Phil Salisbury
|
Widnes
|
|
|
| F Connell
|
|
W Gilder
|
|
Phil Loeb
|
Warrington
|
L Seal
|
|
|
|
| Count = 48
|
Grade 3 Match Officials
Entry Referees
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| M Apsee
|
|
Ben Brocklehurst
|
|
A Creasey
|
|
Stuart Fraser
|
|
P Johnson
|
|
Jamie Hooper
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
Ben Roberts
|
St Helens
|
P Sugden
|
|
| R Apsee
|
|
F Brown
|
|
M Cromack
|
|
D Frederick
|
|
Ross Johnson
|
|
M Mckelvey
|
|
J Robinson
|
|
A Tallon
|
|
| Denton Arnold
|
St Helens
|
Jake Butcher
|
|
J Crossland
|
|
Tommy Gibbs
|
|
Louie Jones
|
|
R Mitchell
|
|
J Ruckledge
|
|
H Truscott
|
|
| Tolver Arnold
|
St Helens
|
Jamie Butterfield
|
Warrington
|
C Curran
|
|
S Gilder
|
|
Tara Jones
|
Warrington
|
Tyler Moses
|
Widnes
|
Phil Salisbury
|
Widnes
|
K Walker
|
|
| Dylan Barlow
|
Wigan
|
Cameron Charnock
|
Wigan
|
C Davies
|
|
A Giles
|
|
C Jurado
|
|
Lewis Obrien
|
Widnes
|
O Salmon
|
|
Adam Williams
|
Wigan
|
| Aaryn Golding Belafonte
|
|
D Clark
|
|
Simon Ellis
|
|
Nick Gott
|
Leeds
|
J Kinsley
|
|
G Pallet
|
|
R Schofield
|
|
G Winnard
|
|
| A Beth-Allen
|
|
K Cobain
|
|
Curtly Etchells
|
Cumbria
|
Connor Griffiths
|
Warrington
|
D Krout
|
|
Peter Parker
|
Hull
|
L Seal
|
|
H Winnard
|
|
| Ronan Bird
|
Wigan
|
J Collins
|
|
Scott Fernandez
|
Bradford
|
C Hughes
|
|
K Lewis
|
|
Jordan Powell
|
|
Gary Shaw
|
Wigan
|
E Wisnieski
|
|
| P Bolger
|
|
Jayden Covell-Wood
|
Huddersfield
|
Luke Flavell
|
Wigan
|
S Jenkinson
|
|
Phil Loeb
|
Warrington
|
Craig Regan
|
Cumbria
|
Kristian Silcock
|
St Helens
|
Brandon Worsley
|
|
| Dean Bowmer
|
Wakefield
|
M Cowan
|
|
James Flood
|
Wigan
|
M Johnson
|
|
Paul Marklove
|
Warrington
|
Aidan Rhodes
|
Leeds
|
Joe Stearne
|
Castleford & Featherstone
|
N Yaxley
|
|
| Count = 80
|
Entry Touch Judges
| Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
Name
|
Society
|
| A Allen
|
|
J Crossland
|
|
J Kinsley
|
|
Ben Roberts
|
St Helens
|
| M Apsee
|
|
C Curran
|
|
D Krout
|
|
O Salmon
|
|
| R Apsee
|
|
C Davies
|
|
K Lewis
|
|
R Schofield
|
|
| Ronan Bird
|
Wigan
|
Luke Flavell
|
Wigan
|
V Mansell
|
|
Kristian Silcock
|
St Helens
|
| P Bolger
|
|
James Flood
|
Wigan
|
A McDonald
|
|
P Sugden
|
|
| O Bowie
|
|
H Forster
|
|
M Mckelvey
|
|
A Tallon
|
|
| M Brighton
|
|
Jordan Gibbons
|
|
Tyler Moses
|
Widnes
|
H Truscott
|
|
| F Brown
|
|
Nick Gott
|
Leeds
|
E Nixon
|
|
K Walker
|
|
| D Clark
|
|
P Johnson
|
|
M Overson
|
|
C Williams
|
|
| K Cobain
|
|
C Jurado
|
|
G Pallet
|
|
E Wisniewski
|
|
| Count = 40
|
Kit suppliers and sponsors
| Period
|
Manufacturers
|
Sponsors
|
| 2003-2006 |
Patrick
|
Powergen
|
| 2007
|
Engage
|
| 2008-2009
|
Puma
|
| 2010-2012
|
ISC
|
| 2013
|
none
|
| 2014
|
Specsavers
|
| 2015-2017
|
BLK
|
| 2018
|
Hummel
|
| 2019-2020
|
Ronseal
|
| 2021-2026
|
Oxen
|
See also
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