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Wellington Rugby Referees Association Incorporated (Founded 1894)

Annual Report

2015


Page 1 - Annual Report 2015

Table of Contents

Table of Contents .............................................................................................. 1 Office Bearers 2015 ........................................................................................... 2 Management Committee .................................................................................. 3 Life Members .................................................................................................... 4 Honorary Vice-Presidents ................................................................................. 4 Obituaries .......................................................................................................... 4 Notice of Annual General Meeting ................................................................... 5 2015 Annual General Meeting Minutes ............................................................ 6 2015 Awards ..................................................................................................... 9 2015 Promotions ............................................................................................. 10 2015 Refereeing Service Awards .................................................................... 10 Representative and WRFU Premier Club Final Appointments ....................... 13 Honours Board ................................................................................................ 18 President’s Report ........................................................................................... 26 Chairman’s Report .......................................................................................... 27 Interchange Report ......................................................................................... 30 Social Report ................................................................................................... 32 Gear Report ..................................................................................................... 33 WRFU Delegate Report ................................................................................... 34 Standards and Promotions Report.................................................................. 35 Coaching Co-Ordinator ................................................................................... 36 Membership Statistics .................................................................................... 38 Sponsorship Report ......................................................................................... 39 eReport ........................................................................................................... 40 2015 Committees ............................................................................................ 42 Financial Statements ...................................................................................... FS1 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................... 43



Office Bearers 2015

President: Gary Jackson

Chairman: Ian Dallas

Vice President: Jared Clarke

Immediate Past President: Gordon Noble-Campbell

Secretary: Ravi Kandula

Treasurer: Pam Dilnott



Management Committee

Greg Binning

Mike Dilnott

Mark Fairmaid

Garratt Williamson

David Walsh



Life Members

D. (David) BRANT D.R. (Derek) BUCKLAND B.S. (Brian) COOMBER

C.J. (Jack) CURSONS I.G. (Ian) DALLAS

M.J. (Mike) DILNOTT P.R. (Pam) DILNOTT

G.S.P. (Gary) JACKSON

J. (John) LOCKYER QSM P.A. (Peter) McDAVITT

A.C. (Tony) MEYERS H. (Harry) QUINN

J.M. (Jane) STEVENSON JP R.W.R. (Ray) STOTT JP

S.J. (Stan) WRIGHT I.R. (Ross) EWART

Honorary Vice-Presidents

N. (Neil) ADLAM P.G. (Phil) HANLEN

R. (Bob) NICHOLSON R. (Robert) SMITH

Obituaries

We record, with deep regret, the passing of:

Life Member Allan Young on 10th April 2015

Life Member Ron Smith on 17th June 2015

Former member Chisholm Robson on 15th August 2015

Former member Humphrey Rainey on 26th December, 2015

Former member Fa Tualima on 30th December, 2015



Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Rugby Referees’ Association Incorporated will be held at Petone Working Men’s Club, Udy Street, Petone on Monday, 29th February 2016, at 7.30pm. Agenda

Doors open at 7pm. 1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting held at Petone

Workingmen’s Club on 23rd February 2015

3. Presentation of 2015 Annual Report

4. Presentation of Accounts to 31st October 2015

5. Consideration of any Notices of Motion received within the Rules of the Association

6. Election of Officers and Executive Committee

7. General Business

8. Close Meeting concludes with some light finger food.



2015 Annual General Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting held at Petone Working Men’s Club, Udy Street, Petone on Monday 23rd February 2015.

Meeting opened at 7:30pm

Present and Welcome:

The Chairman of WRRA, Mr. Ian Dallas welcomed all the attending members as well as guests and acknowledged those life members present. He explained the presence of Ravi Kandula as the Acting Secretary, following the resignation of Michael Langley. The following apologies were recorded: Guests: Will Caccia-Birch (WRFU), James Te Puni (WRFU), Paul Latham (BLK) Members: Gary Jackson, Jane Stevenson, David Brant, Andrew Rogers, Ron Smith,

Bob Nicholson, Ox Seiuli, Colin Te Pohe, Rob Goulden, Rex Ward, Jack Cursons, Scott Kennedy, Jamie Fairmaid, Garratt Williamson.

A minute silence was observed in recognition of members that passed away in 2014.

Previous Minutes:

Notice of Motion:

“The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held 24th February 2014 be approved.”

Moved: Ian Dallas Seconded: Pam Dilnott Carried

The Chairman then spoke to the report and noted the following:

Thanks to R. Kandula and M. Fairmaid for their work in compiling the Annual Report and everyone else that contributed.

There was a big change in 2014 with a new major sponsor coming on board for three years with rights of renewal beyond that period.

A full gear change necessitated by the new sponsorship arrangement was an opportunity to modernise the on-field look of the WRRA and, in conjunction with BLK Apparel, this was generally well done.

The WRRA continues to operate its finances such that an operational reserve sufficient for two full years is maintained. Funding from the Pelorus Trust is down significantly and the new Executive Committee will have to look at the opportunities for funding from other sources as well as review expenditure.

The NZRU has initiated a coach training program which will roll out in 2015.

The rapid increase in the number of 7’s tournaments is having a big impact on our season and steps will need to be taken to ensure appointments are managed appropriately while also catering to the need for an “off-season”.



Recruitment and retention continues to be a challenge and one that is only growing. The You Make The Call program was again implemented with good success at St.Patrick’s College in Silverstream and that model should be used to expand our membership base as we look toward the future demographic.

The annual prize giving dinner, held at Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC, was a good celebration of our successes last year and members are again encouraged to attend this event as it is our marquee social occasion.

Thanks once again to the Executive Committee for the work they do to keep the association in good health, as well as members that contribute regularly at training sessions and through providing coaching and mentorship.

Members from the floor then spoke to the report as follows:

Allan Young – spoke about Honorary Vice Presidents and while he is pleased to see them included in the Annual Report, he would further like to see the list ordered chronologically, with the date of appointment listed alongside.

Gordon Noble Campbell spoke about the role of the Chairman among those that volunteer their time to the Executive Committee, noting that Ian Dallas has been exceptional as Chairman for many years, thanked him for his work.

Notice of Motion:

“That the Annual Report as presented be accepted.”

Moved: Ian Dallas Seconded: Mike Dilnott Carried

Financial Report:

Pam Dilnott presented the financial report for the year ended 31st October.

Thanks to A4ME, funding bodies and WRFU for financial support in 2014.

Funds from the Racing Board specifically were spent on new comms gear.

Income was down in the last year. This was managed by removing the boot subsidy and trimming some costs from the domestic interchange program.

Despite writing off a large amount of gear, we were able to record a profit.

Notice of Motion:

“That the 2014 Financiall Report as presented be accepted.”

Moved: Pam Dilnott Seconded: Peter McDavitt Carried

Notice of Motion:

“Ross Ewart be elected a Life Member of the Wellington Rugby Referees Association”

Moved: Ray Stott Seconded: Ian Dallas Carried



Ray Stott spoke to the above motion and presented an excellent case for the election of Ross as a Life Member, citing his extensive contribution to WRRA in a refereeing, administrative & coaching capacity over an extended period.

The nomination was accepted by the Awards Committee (see list) and Ross Ewart was duly elected a Life Member of the WRRA.

Ross then spoke briefly, telling members present that he started with WRRA at age 45 but, should have taken it up much earlier given how rewarding it has been over the many years of his involvement. He has genuinely enjoyed being involved with the organisation and noted that it runs as well as it does because everyone pulls together and had good leadership over the years.

Election of Officers:

President: Gary Jackson (M: G Noble-Campbell, W Quennell, Carried) Vice President: Jared Clarke (M: T Meyers, S: A Thomas, Carried) Secretary Ravi Kandula (M: R McMillan, S: M Langley, Carried) Treasurer Pam Dilnott (M: M Christenhusz, S: T Upton, Carried) Immediate Past President: Gordon Noble Campbell

Management Committee

Ian Dallas Nominated by W Quennell & S Newson Mike Dilnott Nominated by Brian Coomber & Peter McDavitt Garratt Williamson Nominated by M Dilnott & C Dallas Greg Binning Nominated by R Neru & M Fairmaid Mark Fairmaid Nominated by S Maclean & R Stott

Sponsorship

Rob Neru spoke briefly on behalf of A4ME and thanked the membership for wearing gear with A4ME branding. He mentioned he was also now sponsoring the Auckland RRA and a team in California, USA. He spoke about the desire to see the product used more widely across the WRRA for the development of referees. He again thanked the WRRA for its support and noted that while he was retiring from active refereeing, he would continue in a coaching capacity. He closed by wishing members well for 2015.

General Business

A point was raised about what rights WRRA members have at PWMC and clarification was provided to the extent that as a registered adjunct, WRRA members have much the same privileges as a full member of PWMC once they register in the guest book. Mark Fairmaid presented embroidered hats to Ray Stott and Gary Jackson to identify them as long-serving members of the Standards & Promotions Committee. This was a well-received gesture and Gary thanked Mark for the effort. He took the opportunity to remind those present about fitness testing noting that it was open to all members.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8:15pm.



2015 Awards

Top Fives: Level One

Richard Gordon Vincent Ringrose Nick Hogan Daniel Mangin Scott Kennedy

Level Two

Greg Binning Danial Bremner Aaron Conlon Jamie Fairmaid Colin Te Pohe

Level Three

Campbell Barry Glenn Baxter Dennis Sharman Sam Withers Vinnie Wylie

Level Four

Simon Flockton Scott Marriner Zinny McCormick Amani Tuia Ox Seiuli

Level Five

James Hutchinson Callum McLachlan Bradley Newson Tomas Roche Jury Teniteni-Smeaton

New Referees

Angus Gawn Darren Manning Michelle Smyth Daniel Tait Mata Taramai

Hugh Jacobs Trophy for Most Promising Level One Referee Daniel Mangin Joe Beagle Memorial Cup for Most Promising Level Two Referee Jamie Fairmaid Lougher Cup for Most Improved Level Three Referee Campbell Barry Cummins Cup for Most Promising 2nd Year Referee Jack Sargentina Joe O’Brien Memorial Service Award for outstanding service to the WRRA during 2014 Michael Dilnott Highest Law Exam Result Marius du Toit and Nick Hogan



2015 Promotions

Promotions to Level One 2015 Jamie Fairmaid Mike Pinfold Warrick Bowden Promotions to Level Two 2015 Colin Te Pohe Danial Bremner Marius du Toit Scott Maclean Steve Newson Promotions to Level Three 2015 Amani Tuia Ox Seiuli Scott Marriner Simon Flockton Zinny McCormick

Promotions to Level Four 2015 Ben van Berkel Bradley Newson Callum McLachlan Cameron Chalmers Cameron Roseingrave Ian Laing Jack Sargentina James Hutchinson Jury Teniteni-Smeaton Lawrence Hunter Tomas Roche

2015 Refereeing Service Awards 10 Years Service Bert Katene Vinnie Wylie Peter James Phil Johnson Trevor Walker Allen Thomas Jamie Fairmaid Nicholas Hogan Richard Denholm Ross Dornan

20 Years Service Gordon Noble-Campbell 30 Years Service Bernie McLaughlin .


- Annual Report 2015

Representative and WRFU Premier Club Final Appointments

Mike Fraser

7 Feb France v Scotland Stade de France, Paris World Rugby Test Match – Asst. Referee

14 Feb England v Italy Twickenham, London World Rugby Test Match – Asst. Referee

28 Feb Chiefs v Crusaders Hamilton Super Rugby

6 Mar Chiefs v Highlanders Hamilton Super Rugby – assistant referee

13 Mar Hurricanes v Blues Palmerston North Super Rugby – assistant referee

20 Mar Rebels v Lions Melbourne Super Rugby

28 Mar Highlanders v Stormers Dunedin Super Rugby – assistant referee

4 Apr Chiefs v Blues Hamilton Super Rugby

11 Apr Waratahs v Stormers Sydney Super Rugby

18 Apr Western Force v Stormers Perth Super Rugby

2 May Hurricanes v Crusaders Wellington Super Rugby

8 May Crusaders v Reds Christchurch Super Rugby

15 May Blues v Bulls Auckland Super Rugby

6 Jun Reds v Chiefs Brisbane Super Rugby

20 Jun Highlanders v Chiefs Dunedin Super Rugby – assistant referee

18 Jul Australia v South Africa Brisbane World Rugby Test Match – Asst. Referee

31 Jul Wellington v Canterbury Wellington ITM Cup – pre-season

15 Aug Argentina v South Africa Buenos Aires World Rugby Test Match – Asst. Referee

23 Aug Auckland V Taranaki Auckland ITM Cup

26 Aug Bay of Plenty v Southland Tauranga ITM Cup

30 Aug Bay of Plenty v Waikato Tauranga ITM Cup

5 Sep Waikato v Auckland Hamilton ITM Cup

19 Sep Ireland v Canada Cardiff World Cup – assistant referee

26 Sep Italy v Canada Leeds World Cup – assistant referee

27 Sep Scotland v USA Leeds World Cup – assistant referee

4 Oct Argentina v Tonga Leicester World Cup – assistant referee

7 Oct South Africa v USA London World Cup – assistant referee

11 Oct Argentina v Namibia Leicester World Cup – assistant referee

Ben O’Keeffe

31 Jan Hurricanes v Crusaders Eketahuna Super Rugby – pre-season

14 Feb Blues v Chiefs North Harbour Super Rugby – assistant referee

21 Feb Highlanders v Crusaders Dunedin Super Rugby

28 Feb Crusaders v Highlanders Pleasant Point Super Rugby Development

6 Mar Blues v Argentina Pampas Auckland Super Rugby Development

7 Mar Blues v Lions North Harbour Super Rugby – assistant referee

14 Mar Crusaders v Lions Christchurch Super Rugby – assistant referee

20 Mar Highlanders v Hurricanes Dunedin Super Rugby



28 Mar Highlanders v Stormers Dunedin Super Rugby – assistant referee

4 Apr Brumbies v Cheetahs Canberra Super Rugby

18 Apr Highlanders v Blues Dunedin Super Rugby – assistant referee

2 May Blues v Western Force Auckland Super Rugby

9 May Hurricanes v Sharks Wellington Super Rugby – assistant referee

16 May Hurricanes v Chiefs Wellington Super Rugby – assistant referee

23 May Blues v Hurricanes Auckland Super Rugby – assistant referee

29 May Crusaders v Hurricanes Nelson Super Rugby

6 Jun Blues v Crusaders Auckland Super Rugby – assistant referee

20 Jun Argentina v French Barbarians Rosario International – assistant referee

26 Jun Argentina v French Barbarians Buenos Aires International

18 Jul Fiji v Tonga Suva, Fiji World Rugby Test Match – Asst. Referee

22 Aug Northland v Southland Whangarei ITM Cup

13 Sep Manawatu v Northland Palmerston North ITM Cup

17 Sep Wellington v Otago Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

19 Sep Hawkes Bay v Bay of Plenty Napier ITM Cup / Ranfurly Shield

26 Sep Manawatu v North Harbour Palmerston North ITM Cup

30 Sep Wellington v Hawkes Bay Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

3 Oct Tasman v Canterbury Nelson ITM Cup

10 Oct Canterbury v Southland Christchurch ITM Cup

16 Oct Auckland v Tasman Auckland ITM Cup – semi final

24 Oct Canterbury v Auckland Christchurch ITM Cup – final

Vincent Ringrose

17 Jan NZ Rugby National Sevens Rotorua

6/7 Feb HSBC Wellington Sevens Wellington Assistant Referee

30 May Poverty Bay v East Coast Gisborne Representative

1 Aug Upper Hutt v Johnsonville Porirua WRFU Hardham Cup Final

29 Aug South Canterbury v East Coast Timaru Heartland Championship

5 Sep North Otago v Wanganui Oamaru Heartland Championship

11 Sep Wellington v Tasman Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

12 Sep Wairarapa-Bush v South Canterbury Masterton Heartland Championship

19 Sep Buller v Poverty Bay Westport Heartland Championship

26 Sep Thames Valley v Wanganui Paeroa Heartland Championship

3 Oct Tasman v Canterbury Nelson ITM Cup – assistant referee

10 Oct Poverty Bay v South Canterbury Gisborne Heartland Championship

12 Dec Central Region Sevens Levin



Richard Gordon

6/7 Feb HSBC Wellington Sevens Wellington Ingoal-judge

5 Mar Hurricanes Dev. v Crusader Knights Porirua Super Rugby development - asst. referee

1 Aug Marist St Pats v Old Boys-University Porirua WRFU Jubilee Cup Final

22 Aug Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wanganui Levin Heartland Championship

29 Aug Wellington v Northland Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

3 Sep Nelson Bays v Marlborough Nelson Representative

12 Sep Wellington Dev. v Wellington Samoan Petone Representative

17 Sep Wellington v Otago Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

19 Sep Mid Canterbury v East Coast Ashburton Heartland Championship

26 Sep Poverty Bay v Mid Canterbury Gisborne Heartland Championship

3 Oct Buller v Thames Valley Westport Heartland Championship

10 Oct Wairarapa-Bush v Wanganui Masterton Heartland Championship

17 Oct Horowhenua-Kapiti v North Otago Levin Heartland Championship – semi final

Richard Gordon in action in the Heartland Championship at the Levin Domain

Nick Hogan


5 Mar Hurricanes Dev. v Crusader Knights Porirua Super Rugby development – asst. referee

15 Aug Wanganui HS v Scots College Wanganui HYRC knock-out

22 Aug Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wanganui Levin Representative Development

29 Aug St Patrick’s College (Town) v Scots College Porirua HYRC knock-out

5 Sep Hawkes Bay v Manawatu Napier Representative U19

11 Sep Wellington v Tasman Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

12 Sep Wellington v Hawkes Bay Wellington Representative U19

19 Sep Wellington v Manawatu Porirua Representative Development

27 Sep Otago v North Harbour Taupo National U19 Tournament

30 Sep Southland v Counties Manukau Taupo National U19 Tournament

3 Oct Auckland ‘A’ v Manawatu Taupo National U19 Tournament

10 Oct Wellington v Manawatu Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee



Daniel Mangin


22 Aug East Coast/Poverty Bay v Wanganui Palmerston North Representative U20

29 Aug Wanganui v Horowhenua-Kapiti Palmerston North Representative U20

12 Sep Wanganui v Wellington Wanganui Representative U18

30 Sep Wellington v Hawkes Bay Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

3 Oct Wellington v Auckland Porirua Representative U18

10 Oct Wellington Dev. v Canterbury Colts Westpac Stadium ITM Cup development

Aaron Conlon

29 Aug Feilding HS v Bishop Viard College Palmerston North HYRC - Co-ed final

12 Sep Wairarapa-Bush v Horowhenua-Kapiti Masterton Representative Under-18

26 Sep Wellington U18 v Wellington Samoans Wellington Representative

28 Sep Hawkes Bay v Poverty Bay Levin Representative U16

29 Sep Wanganui v Hawkes Bay Dev. Levin Representative U16

1 Oct Hawkes Bay v Manawatu Levin Representative U16

10 Oct Wellington v Tasman Wellington Representative U18

Scott Kennedy

6/7 Feb HSBC Wellington Sevens Wellington Substitution Control

29 Aug Wellington v Manawatu Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

29 Aug Wellington v Northland Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

26 Sep Wellington v Canterbury Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

10 Oct Wellington v Counties Manukau Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

10 Oct Wellington v Manawatu Wellington ITM Cup – assistant referee

David Walsh

17 Sep Wellington v Otago Wellington ITM Cup – TMO

30 Sep Wellington v Hawkes Bay Wellington ITM Cup – TMO

Jared Clarke

29 Aug Wellington v Northland Wellington ITM Cup – TMO

10 Oct Wellington v Manawatu Wellington ITM Cup – TMO

Gordon Noble-Campbell

11 Sep Wellington v Tasman Wellington ITM Cup - TMO

Marius du Toit



10 Oct Wellington v Counties Manukau Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

Colin Te Pohe

29 Aug Wellington v Manawatu Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

Danial Bremner

26 Sep Wellington Maori Women v Tasman Women Petone Representative Women’s

Jordan Price

19 Sep Wellington Dev. v Horowhenua-Kapiti Wellington Representative U16

Mike Pinfold


19 Sep Wellington v Counties Manukau Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

Scott MacLean

19 Sep Wellington v Counties Manukau Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

Greg Binning

26 Sep Wellington v Canterbury Petone Women’s Provincial – assistant referee

Ian Dallas, Ray McMillan


Eno Liua’ana, Brent Ringrose

6/7 Feb HSBC Wellington Sevens Wellington Substitution Communication

Tomas Roche

6/7 Feb HSBC Wellington Sevens Wellington Referee Water Runner



Honours Board President

1915 SIEVERS L. 1971-72 DEVLIN U.M. 1920-23 NEILSON A.E. 1973-74 MARSHALL R.F. 1924-25 McKENZIE D. 1975-76 YOUNG A.W. 1926-27 FLETCHER T.A. 1977-78 HUNT L.S. 1928 HYLTON E.S. 1979-80 AUSTIN C.R. 1929-30 MOFFIT J. 1981-82 McDAVITT P.A. 1931-35 CALCINAI D. 1983-84 BRINGANS W.J. 1936-39 KING J.S. 1985-86 MOSELEN D.O. 1940-41 DE CLIFTON A. 1987-88 COOMBER B.S. 1942-44 MATTHEWS B. 1989-90 BUCKLAND D.R. 1945-46 GILCHRIST J. 1991-92 BRANT D. 1947-48 WILSON J.A. 1993-94 SMITH K.G. 1949-50 HOOPER A.H. 1995-96 QUINN H. 1951-52 PALMER S.H. 1997-98 WRIGHT S. 1953-54 PARKINSON B.G. 1999-00 DILNOTT M. 1955-56 PERRY K.E. 2001-02 STOTT R.W.R. 1957-58 WILLIAMS C.H. 2003-04 DALLAS C.J. 1959-60 SIMMONS H.B. 2005-06 DALLAS I.G. 1961-62 CURSONS C.J. 2007-08 MCCAFFREY J.P. 1963-64 WEATHERBURN T.J. 2009-10 SARGENTINA S.J. 1965-66 FIRMIN W.J. (BEM) 2011 LAMBERT P.W. 1967-68 FALVEY W.F. (MBE) 2012-13 NOBLE-CAMPBELL G.P 1969-70 FEARON F.P 2014-15 JACKSON G.S.P.

2014-2015 President Gary Jackson (right) presenting certificate

to Colin Te Pohe at Annual Awards



Secretary Treasurer 1923-31 LEITH H.S. 1923-31 LEITH H.S. 1932-33 O’SULLIVAN J.S. 1932-33 O’SULLIVAN J.F. 1934-57 CHANT A.D. 1934-57 CHANT A.D. 1958-65 FEARON F.P. 1958-65 FEARON F.P. 1966-71 OSBORNE G.L. (JP) 1966-69 OSBORNE G.L. (JP) 1972-79 CUMMINS W.R. 1970 KILPATRICK G.F. 1980 HISLOP R. 1971-75 HUNT L.S. 1981-84 PATTEN D.J. 1976-78 DUGGAN K. 1985-88 BARLING W.M. 1979 BRUNEL J.A. 1989-91 BILLING R.J. 1980-83 GOLLEDGE S.D. 1992-10 STEVENSON J.M. 1984 GEERTSON K. 2011 MARTIN A.M. 1985 WEBBY R.W. 2012-14 LANGLEY M.J. 1986-88 WARD M. 2015 KANDULA R.K. 1989-94 DILNOTT MRS P.R. 1995-97 JENKINS I.S. 1998-01 WOODHOUSE M.A. 2001 LYNCH B.D. 2002-15 DILNOTT MRS P.R.

Long serving Treasurer ‘Aunty’ Pam Dilnott who retires this year



Life Members

1924 *BRADLEY G.E. 1971 *OSULLIVAN G.A. 1928 *FLETCHER T.A. 1971 *OSBORNE G.L. MBE 1929 *SMART A. 1974 *BURNS F.R. 1930 *AINSLOW H.H. 1975 *MARSHALL R.F. 1931 *HYLTON E.S. 1977 *GIBSON W.J. 1932 *FRANCIS J. 1980 *CUMMINS W.R. 1934 *MOFFIT J. 1980 *HURRELL I.E. 1936 *CALCINAI D. 1980 *TUOHY J. 1940 *KING J.S. 1981 *YOUNG A.W. 1943 *DE CLIFTON A. 1982 *AUSTIN C.R. 1946 *MATHEWS E.J.B. 1982 *COFFEY L. 1950 *WILSON J.A. 1983 McDAVITT P.A. 1953 *HEPBURN J. 1987 *BEAGLE E.J. 1953 *HOOPER A. 1988 MOSELEN D.O. 1954 *RAMSEY I.M. 1989 *GREEN R.N. 1954 *WILSON A.J. 1991 COOMBER B.S. 1955 *RAMSEY A.A. 1991 *JENKINS I.S. 1956 *PALMER S.H. 1992 BUCKLAND D.R. 1957 *CHANT A.D. 1992 *FORSYTH J.M. 1957 *GREEN N.P. 1992 *SMITH R.G. 1959 *FLINDERS H.M. 1993 LOCKYER J. QSM 1961 *BELL A.T. 1993 *McPHEE A. 1961 *WILLIAMS C.H. 1994 BRANT D. 1962 *SIMMONS H.B. 1995 *SMITH K.G. 1962 *SWAN A.C. 1996 *COOK E.E. 1963 *McAULEY L. 1996 DILNOTT M.J. 1964 *THOMPSON R.H. 2001 STEVENSON Jane 1965 CURSONS C.J. 2001 WRIGHT S.J. 1965 *FEARON F.P. 2002 DILNOTT P.R. (MRS) 1966 *OBRIEN J. 2004 QUINN H. 1966 *WEATHERBURN T.J. 2009 JACKSON G.S.P. 1967 *FIRMIN W.J. B.E.M 2009 STOTT R.W.R. 1968 *DEVLIN U.M. 2012 DALLAS I.G 1969 *FALVEY W.F. MBE/QSM 2013 MEYERS A.C. 1970 *COOPER M.G.A. 2015 EWART I.R. 1970 *HARGREAVES A.E. 1970 *JACOBS H.B. (Deceased Marked With *)



Honorary Vice Presidents ADLAM N. (Neil) 1994 *COOK E.E. (Eddie) *ALDERSLEY J. (Jim) 1997 DILNOTT MRS P.R. (Pam) *BAILEY A. (Allan) 2001 SMITH R. (Robert) *FORSYTH R. (Bob) 2002 *BROWNE S. (Sid) *HARRISON G. L. (Graham) 2003 HANLEN P. (Phil) NICHOLSON R. (Bob) 2013 EWART I.R. (Ross) (Deceased Marked With *)

Level 3 referee Vinnie Wylie



WELLINGTON TEST REFEREES 1894 FACHE G.C N.Z v NEW SOUTH WALES 1896 FIRTH J.P. N.Z. v QUEENSLAND 1913 SIMPSON J.L. N.Z. v AUSTRALIA (1st TEST) 1921 SIMPSON J.L. N.Z. v NEW SOUTH WALES 1921 NEILSON A.E. N.Z. v SOUTH AFRICA (2nd & 3rd TESTS) 1923 SIMPSON J.L. N.Z. v NEW SOUTH WALES 1936 MOFFIT J. N.Z. v AUSTRALIA (1st TEST) 1937 KING J.S. N.Z. v SOUTH AFRICA (2nd & 3rd TESTS) 1950 TINDILL E.W.T. N.Z. v BRITISH ISLES (1st & 2nd TESTS) 1955 TINDILL E.W.T. N.Z. v AUSTRALIA (2nd TEST) 1972 McDAVITT P.A. N.Z. v AUSTRALIA (1st TEST) 1975 McDAVITT P.A. N.Z. v SCOTLAND 1977 McDAVITT P.A. N.Z. v BRITISH ISLES (1st TEST) 1979 HARRISON G.L. N.Z. v ARGENTINA 1980 HARRISON G.L. FIJI v AUSTRALIA 1981 HARRISON G.L. CANADA v U.S.A. 1981 HARRISON G.L. AUSTRALIA v FRANCE 1982 DAINTY C.J. U.S.A. v CANADA 1983 HARRISON G.L. AUSTRALIA v U.S.A. 1983 HARRISON G.L. FRANCE v AUSTRALIA (1st & 2nd TESTS) 1984 HARRISON G.L. AUSTRALIA v FIJI 1994 WALSH S. FIJI v W/SAMOA 1995 WALSH S. TONGA v W/SAMOA 1996 WALSH S. TONGA v W/SAMOA 1997 WALSH S. COOK ISL. v FIJI 2001 BRAY L.E. VANUATU v PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2001 BRAY L.E. VANUATU v SOLOMON ISLANDS 2004 BRAY L.E. TONGA v FIJI 2004 BRAY L.E. ITALY v CANADA 2005 BRAY L.E. AUSTRALIA v SAMOA 2006 POLLOCK C.J. JAPAN v HONG KONG 2006 POLLOCK C.J. KOREA v JAPAN 2007 BRAY L.E. ARGENTINA v IRELAND 2007 BRAY L.E. ARGENTINA v ITALY 2007 POLLOCK C.J. FIJI v TONGA 2007 POLLOCK C.J. USA v CANADA 2008 BRAY L.E. SOUTH AFRICA v WALES 2008 BRAY L.E. SOUTH AFRICA v AUSTRALIA 2010 WILLIAMSON G.L. JAPAN v SAMOA 2013 WILLIAMSON G.L. FIJI v JAPAN 2013 FRASER M.I. GEORGIA v USA 2013 FRASER M.I. WALES v TONGA 2014 FRASER M.I. CANADA v SCOTLAND 2014 FRASER M.I. TONGA v USA



HUGH JACOBS TROPHY - Most Promising Level One Referee. 1957 P.T. O’Neill 1958 C. Robson 1959 R. Mailman 1960 R. Austin 1961 R. Green 1962 M. Pollard 1963 R. Vaughan 1964 P. Gaines 1965 H. Rainey 1966 G. Harrison 1967 A. Bailey 1968 G. Brockelbank 1969 G. Elliott 1970 W. Shakespeare 1971 W. Bringans 1972 C. Guppy 1973 D. Buckland 1974 B. Courtenay 1975 P. Lenihan 1976 N. Goff 1977 M. Haley 1978 C. Dainty 1979 B. Marshall 1980 P. Tindill 1981 J. Lockyer 1982 L. Nolan 1983 N. Adlam 1984 R. Wilson 1985 C. Reilly 1986 D. Patton 1987 S. Wright 1988 G. Jackson 1989 S. Walsh 1990 M. Richardson 1991 K. McCormack 1992 P. Kelly 1993 R. Lozell 1994 R. Stott 1995 M. Tait 1996 D. Walsh 1997 S. Herbert 1998 T. Fox 1999 B. Murray 2000 G. Milne 2001 A. Small 2002 G. Williamson 2003 J. Sprott 2004 W. Dickson 2005 H. Mexted 2006 M. Fraser 2007 H. Wakefield 2008 P. Smith 2009 D. Kershaw 2010 M. Goodger 2011 R. Gordon 2012 B. O’Keeffe 2013 C. Graham 2014 V. Ringrose 2015 D. Mangin

JOE BEAGLE MEMORIAL CUP - Most Promising Level Two Referee. (Previously named the Benson & Hedges Trophy).

1984 D. Biggs 1985 S. Wright 1986 J. Tuhakaraina 1987 G. Jackson 1988 W. McFarland 1989 M. Richardson 1990 G. Gates 1991 A. Mettrick 1992 P. Barnett 1993 D. Walsh 1994 I. Dallas 1995 G. Templeton 1996 T. Fox 1997 B. Murray 1998 J. White 1999 G. Milne 2000 M. Woodhouse 2001 W. Dickson 2002 J. Sprott 2003 G. Noble-Campbell 2004 H. Mexted 2005 J. Ballingall 2006 A. Martin 2007 C. Revell 2008 W. Bowden 2009 G. Willmott 2010 L. Hayward 2011 C. Graham 2012 S. Kennedy 2013 V.Ringrose 2014 D. Mangin 2015 J. Fairmaid



LOUGHER CUP - Most Improved Level Three Referee. 1937 T. Weatherburn 1938 K. McIntyre 1939 A. Ramsay 1940 A. McDonald 1941 F. O’Halloran 1942 A. Lazarus 1943 N. Neilson 1944 W. Fright 1945 L. Wood 1946 S. Thorburn 1947 R. Parker 1948 J. Clure 1949 J. O’Brien 1950 L. Elton 1951 F. Burns 1952 E. Piercy 1953 A. Bell 1954 J. Moncrieff 1955 L. Hunt 1956 C. Robson 1957 P. McDavitt 1958 L. Jarden 1959 W. Shakespeare 1960 P. Lemmon 1961 G. Harrison 1962 G. O’Neill 1963 G. Elliott 1964 P. Owles 1965 T. Bringans 1966 G. Mansill 1967 C. Guppy 1968 F. Harris 1969 D. Oliver 1970 N. Busing 1971 J. Muir 1972 R. Mathews 1973 L. Nolan 1974 P. Tindill 1975 D. Brant 1976 R. Kerr 1977 J. Sullivan 1978 R. Cameron 1979 C. Serni 1980 S. Lawson 1981 P. Bradshaw 1982 S. Ready 1983 R. Stott 1984 G. Jackson 1985 B. Kupe 1986 W. Press 1987 P. Ashton 1988 H. Quinn 1989 R. O’Neill 1990 M. Fairey 1991 B. McLaughlin 1992 G. Howse 1993 S. Fa’alogo 1994 A. Sparrow 1995 L. Grainger 1996 A. Rodgers 1997 B. Campbell 1998 G. Williamson 1999 M. Best 2000 M. Fairmaid 2001 J. Stark 2002 J. Donaldson 2003 D. Raven 2004 L. Jenkins 2005 M. Cheriton 2006 D. McDougall 2007 M. Balchin 2008 D. Mangin 2009 B. Ringrose 2010 C. Heka 2011 N. Hogan 2012 V. Ringrose 2013 C. Te Pohe 2014 A. Conlon 2015 C. Barry



CUMMINS CUP - Most Promising Second Year Referee. 1975 G. Hamill 1976 C. Cowie 1977 L. Bullen 1978 E. Nichols 1979 L. Downes 1980 E. Cairncross 1981 M. Phillips 1982 S. Albrey 1983 N. Simpson 1984 C. Walters 1985 S. Porter 1986 W. McFarland 1987 B. Haig 1988 J. Richards 1989 R. Lozell 1990 K. Fink-Jensen 1991 B. Teale 1992 B. Marshall 1993 R. Fergusson 1994 S. Taylforth 1995 A. Lane 1996 V. Hagai 1997 S. Macaulay 1998 M. Woodhouse 1999 A. Ivan 2000 M. Mackey 2001 J. Sprott 2002 E. Liua’ana 2003 S. Ford 2004 J. Craig 2005 C. Graham 2006 D. Chin 2007 G. Willmott 2008 R. Gordon 2009 V. Ringrose 2010 S. Kennedy 2011 M. Stephen 2012 J. Price 2013 S. Newson 2014 E. Loveridge 2015 J. Sargentina

JOE O’BRIEN MEMORIAL AWARD - Outstanding Service to WRRA. (Previously named the AMI Trophy).

2000 M. Fairmaid 2001 B. Lynch 2002 H. Smith 2003 G. Jackson 2004 H. Quinn 2005 A. Rogers 2006 I. Dallas 2007 R. Stott 2008 P. Dilnott 2009 R. Ewart 2010 J. Clarke 2011 P. Hanlen 2012 R. Ward 2013 M.Langley 2014 W. Bowden 2015 M. Dilnott



President’s Report My role as President of our Association will reach its conclusion at the 2016 AGM when our current Vice President, Jared Clarke, takes over for the next two years. I am sure we all wish him well for his time in office. Officially I still have two more years to go on the Executive as the Immediate Past President.

I certainly now realise the hard work done by your Executive in the running of our Association and the time and effort given to keep things happening for the benefit of all members. Before I came into office I did not realise the nuts and bolts of what goes on within our executive and now being part of the decision making process I certainly have a better appreciation of the hard work being done on your behalf.

We are lucky to have people on the Executive who have various commercial and entrepreneurial expertise who bring sound advice on matters relating to the running of our association.

The new President and Executive for 2016 face some stern challenges, particularly in and around sponsorship, to enable the WRRA to function at previous levels for the benefit of all members.

Hei kona mai

Gary Jackson



Chairman’s Report It is my pleasure to present this Annual Report to the membership on behalf of the Executive.

To start a report with bad news is very disappointing but our year turned out to be a tough one on a financial basis as mid-year we effectively lost our major sponsor, with our expected second payment never eventuating – this was a shock as we had been lead to believe the sponsor, Advantage4me, wanted a long term relationship – it also proved that contracts “do not hold a lot of water” as we effectively became an unsecured creditor and therefore have no realistic options but to move forward and look for new sponsors and financial supporters.

With our financial reserves, Trust funding, and our alliance partners we were able to survive the year as we had sufficient gear stocks and specific Pelorus Trust funding for the National Interchange programme.

The previous year we had indicated that our financial committee of Pam Dilnott & Greg Binning would operate on a prudent and conservative basis to ensure we survived financially through tough years and into the future – they completed that and will continue thus until a new major sponsor and revenue streams are locked in.

A number of members have been seconded into a subcommittee looking at our options around sourcing a number of financial supporters. The WRRA will also secure us as a “Donee Organisation” such that any future donations to our society can be tax deductible.

Pam indicated last year that this would be her last year as an active committee member fulfilling the Treasurer role – it is fitting that I use this written forum to thank her for the 20+ years in the position and all the time and work, and “baking” she has offered this organisation. Her expertise is not entirely lost as she will still be available to assist if required. We have managed to source a replacement within the membership which is good news.

We managed to get Trust funding through the year to cover the National Interchange program, some reffing strip and four sets of communication equipment. This avenue of funding is an increasingly difficult source for sports clubs but we will continue to apply as is appropriate, and we are obviously very thankful for everything we receive.

We are also looking to continue to have strong alliance partners and supporters: WRFU; PWMC who offer their premises free to us as a “community group”; PRFC who offer their rooms for ancillary meetings as we require; and this year, Paremata Plimmerton RFC who offered their premises free of charge for our Awards Dinner



The dinner itself was again a highlight and fitting means of celebrating our year and particularly those members who participated in finals and were selected as winners of our trophies. Steve Newson and his social committee also put on a bus through the Hutt Valley & Wellington which was a good addition to allow our members to get to the venue and be socially responsible around drinking & driving.

Steve also organised our main interchange dinner and subsidiary ones as needed, as we now have smaller groups of interchanges/visitors coming in and spread over the season.

Our Executive, which has been fairly stable over the last few years, will need some new input next year as our Immediate Past President, Gordon Noble- Campbell leaves the committee after his 6 year cycle (once again I know his wise, broad knowledgeable input is available to us as required).

Along with Pam Dilnott, we also have another member who has indicated they will finish their tenure this year – my thanks go to them for their commitment and work. All other members of the Executive committee, plus the sub-committees, particularly Standards & Promotions, and the Appointments Committee, work very hard on your behalf – we are indebted to them.

The electronic world continues to change us all and there is now a requirement that our Constitution be altered to keep us up to date and allow us to operate practically and effectively – proposed changes will be notified as appropriate and within the rules of the Constitution.

7’s rugby continues to increase its presence with new tournaments appearing and filling up our “summer period” – this is a big commitment from our members who referee, appoint, and coach/mentor – for the future we will need to consider very carefully how this is managed and how it fits into our organisation, both financially and practically – in the meantime a big thank you to all that support that portion of our rugby year.

The coaching group, headed up by Tony Myers and ably assisted by Warren Quennell and Garratt Williamson, continued to look at ways of improving the work the group does with members – a new programme of qualification offered by NZRU continues to be developed but the first stage was completed by most group members this year.

Lastly I congratulate our “elite” group of referees – those that we all aspire to – those that get selected for the higher honours of being appointed to representative, Heartland Championship, ITM Cup and Super 15. In the High Performance squad we had Mike Fraser, and joining him full time this season was Ben O’Keeffe who had a number of Super 15 appointments and ITM Cup games.



Richard Gordon and Vincent Ringrose were selected for the NZR Development Squad with Richard ending up with a Heartland Championship semi-final appointment in his first year which was a just reward for good performance.

Nick Hogan was selected in the NZRU Wider Training Group and had appointments at the NZ U19 tournament in Taupo. We also had Daniel Mangin and Aaron Conlon being appointed to games under the auspices of the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council. Our congratulations go to them all and we hope their careers continue to grow.

I trust everyone had a good “off season” including Xmas & New Year and are looking forward to the 2016 season Your Chairman, Ian Dallas

Mark Fairmaid (left) and Jared Clarke (right) who head the appointments panel



Interchange Report The 2015 domestic interchange program was streamlined following a review during the preceding off-season. The international interchange program was also reduced slightly in scope, but there are moves afoot to expand again in 2016 pending further communications with organisations willing and able to host our referees and provide them with adequate development opportunities. The dual aims of the interchange program continue to be thus: provide development opportunities for referees and coaches; recognise some of our long serving members for their ongoing commitment to the WRRA. The camaraderie that is felt by Referees, both outgoing and incoming, is the key factor that keeps the interchange program an integral part of our calendar year after year, so get amongst it if given the chance. The WRRA is in the minority of host associations for the fact that we billet incoming referees rather than using hotel or motel accommodation. We feel this is a unique point of difference as it involves the incoming referees to a greater degree and also hopefully makes them feel more welcomed. However, this effort requires that our members play a role in creating a great interchange experience. So, should you be asked this year if you’d be willing to host a referee for a few days, please consider it! In 2015, the outgoing Wellington referees were: Northland: Steve Newson and Sam Withers North Harbour: Colin Te Pohe and Ravi Kandula Auckland: Nick Hogan and Simon Flockton Waikato: Changed to Biennial – next 2016 Nelson Bays: Jamie Fairmaid Canterbury: Vincent Ringrose and Richard Denholm Southland: Biennial – next 2016 Taranaki: Warrick Bowden and Vinnie Wylie Horowhenua-Kapiti: No interchange (reinstated 2016) Manawatu: Mike Pinfold Wanganui: Removed from program Wairarapa-Bush: Richard Gordon and Aidan Cameron Poverty Bay: Amani Tuia and Campbell Barry (injury sub for Eno Liua’ana) Hawkes Bay: David Walsh and Tony Upton The 2015 domestic program was spread out over three weekends in May due to scheduling pressure as a result of the Super Rugby competition, which will again be a challenge next season. The national interchange was held on May 2nd & 9th, while



the Hurricanes interchange happened next on May 23rd with a much smaller group involved. Post-match get-togethers were held at The Backbencher, which proved to be an excellent venue, as well as the fact it is situated very close to Westpac Stadium. Outgoing International Interchanges in 2015: Queensland: Sam Withers (reduced from two outgoing referees in 2014) Japan: Daniel Mangin Incoming International Interchanges in 2015: Queensland: Ben Dorrington Plumb Japan: Manabu Takeda & Tomu Tasaki Outgoing to Dubai 7’s: Aaron Conlon, Jamie Fairmaid and Bernie McLaughlin (Coach) Thanks to Mark Fairmaid and Jared Clarke for their scheduling assistance as well as hosting incoming referees. Also, to Mike and Pam Dilnott for taking Ben Dorrington Plumb under their wing. I know our Japanese guests enjoyed their stays with Mike Pinfold and Warrick Bowden immensely. There were many more kind and gracious hosts during the domestic interchange – too numerous to mention here by name – but my sincere thanks to all of you. This programme is only successful with your help so I encourage you to get involved! Ravi Kandula Convenor



Social Report The 2015 social calendar was reasonably subdued, however events that generated success in the past were still held. A quiz night was held at the Petone Working Men’s club with a healthy number of members present. As a novelty, an auction of clothing was held afterwards, with money raised going to towards covering costs of the event. September saw the annual Awards Night, this time at Paremata Plimmerton Rugby Club. The venue looked great all dressed up and participation was similar to last year, with close to ninety members in total. Keith Quinn was an excellent guest speaker and Gordon Noble-Campbell was the MC for the evening, once again setting a jovial mood with his comedy repertoire. A bus service was provided to transport those who didn’t wish to drive to and from the venue – this was well received. Given the success with holding the event at a Rugby club, the early plan for next year is to take it to another local club in the wellington area. The social committee would really like to see more involvement from a greater cross-section of the membership next year and again work on getting more partners to events. Any members with ideas for events or interested in providing assistance with the social side of the interchange programme are encouraged to get in touch with anyone from the Executive Committee – your involvement will be most welcome. All in all, another great season all round. Steve Newson Convenor

Steve Newson refereeing at the Ambassador Club 7s



Gear Report Equipment The increase to 14 Premier sides definitely put significant pressure on our existing communications gear, but with Scott Kennedy co-ordinating, fixing, and sorting the gear we got through without too much embarrassment. We have sourced Trust funding for 4 new sets so that will put us in good stead for next season. We have also sourced some basic recording gear so a number of other coaches can video games at various levels as a coaching tool - "a picture paints a thousand words" Playing Strip We had similar issues to previous years around the supply of some items early in the season but that mostly settled by mid-year. We basically lost our sponsorship around mid-season but continued with the strip displaying the logo (and likely will have to for at least the early part of next season). We do have a reasonable amount of gear so every member, including new refs, will have strip to wear for next season. Dress Gear This includes our white shirts, blue shirts, jackets & polos. We still only carry small amounts of this type of stock and will continue to order only as a member requires. Polo shirts in the future will not carry a sponsor logo such that they can continue for the "life" of the material - the aim for the future is to fund a total new supply for everyone. Ancillary Gear Badges continue to be available to everyone at $5, with all new referees receiving one after they have completed their "probationary" 3 games. In regards to our whistles the NZRU supply us with plenty of the "black" hard plastic type each year and are readily available to all who want one. The Acme Thunderer, which is our main whistle, is also available to everyone, however for the future we may make them a part of the presentation to new refs at the end of their “probationary period”. Ian Dallas



WRFU Delegate Report I have filled the role as our Association’s representative (Delegate) to the Wellington Rugby Football Union for the past twelve months.

This role entails being a member of the Club Rugby Board and serving on the Club Rugby Sub-Committee, dealing with Community Rugby Club Competitions through all the grades from Premier to Presidents.

As a member of the Club Rugby Board, I was required to be a member of the Judiciary panel dealing with “Red” card incidents and appeals. There were occasions that I attended these hearings as a WRRA Representative and Referee Support. Judiciary hearings over the 2015 season dealt with 22 Red Cards compared to 35 in the previous season. There were 5 Referee abuse incidents dealt with and sanctions ranged from 3 games to 130 games. Red Cards sanctions ranged from 1 game to 6 games suspension.

As a member of the Club Rugby Board I had the pleasure of carrying out Liaison duties with visiting Super 15 and ITM Cup teams, and this has some advantages with being able to talk with Team Coaches and Captains to broaden my understanding when coaching our members.

I thank the Executive for supporting me in this role. Wishing all members a prosperous 2016

Mike Dilnott

Mike DIlnott (right) with Warren Quennell out coaching referees.



Standards and Promotions Report Looking back on 2015, I recall a season at club Premier level where the standard of rugby was high and culminated in exciting matches. The final game of the Swindale Shield round and the semi and final stages of the Jubilee Cup stand out as of course do the outstanding contributions made by our level 1 and 2 groups of referees.

Promotions to level 1 and 2 were numerous (see promotions list) and while our level 1 numbers were light and made appointments to cover club Premier matches difficult at times through unavailability’s or injury, it also gave opportunities for level 2 referees to step forward and show their skills.

The NZRFU focus on 1st XV rugby and games being shown live on television is an exciting development. Already we have had several of our referees seen in action on these televised games.

The Hurricanes Youth Council was responsible for the re-formation of the Hurricanes Referee Development group this year. In my opinion this was a sound move and enabled the promising referees from within the Hurricanes region (Daniel Mangin and Aaron Conlon) to referee some more challenging games of rugby, highlighted by the U16 tournament at Levin.

The highlight of the Standards and Promotions Committee was Bernie McLaughlin’s selection to attend the Dubai 7’s as a referee coach, with Aaron Conlon and Jamie Fairmaid. Bernie has been a bit quiet about reporting back to Ray and I on what went on while they were away (particularly the wind-up party in room 52 and other goings on) but I suppose the old clause ‘what happens on tour, stays on tour’ will be used.

It goes without saying to thank Bernie and Ray Stott for another sterling year with appointments and promotions and, for this year, another round of special Sunday meetings to look forward to at 14 Haig Street.

The 2016 club season will be up and running before we know it and I look forward to meeting up with all referees soon.

Hei kona mai

Gary Jackson Convenor



Coaching Co-Ordinator The 2015 coaching philosophy was centred on the two objectives of “Referees’ needs within Levels” and “Coach Development”.

1. Referees’ needs within Levels Changed Coaching Structure Coaches were assigned to the four referee levels to provide consistency of help through reports and meetings. Level 1 & 2 referees were combined as one, which allowed the coaching of Level I referees while introducing the Level II referees to our expectations of what it takes to referee premier rugby and beyond. The Development Squad did not run this year. Referee Group Development Planning The Monday instruction format was changed. To provide consistent input at each level the meetings alternated between all the membership (except New) and Level instruction. The coaches assigned to each level, under the guidance of their Level Manager, were encouraged to develop a method of instruction best geared to their referees. This was to better cater for the needs of each level group. Also the instruction topic during the week was to form the framework for coaches that weekend. The overall result was better interaction between coaches and referees of most groups, as well as giving more visibility to the level managers.

2. Coach Development Our coaching numbers for the year dropped by two with both Andrew Rodgers and Bradley Hudson being unable to commit for this season. Tony Meyers took over management of the New Referees group. Also our coach to referee ratio increased further to 1:12.

Garratt Williamson stepped in to positively boost coaching development. To upgrade our coaching knowledge and skills, Garratt successfully trialled the proposed NZR Coaching Foundation Module with the Wellington coaches in March. The monthly coaching meetings were changed to focus first on development planning for level groups. When this was organised and implemented, discussion revolved around ways to help improve our coaching capabilities. To give as much time as possible to these tasks, administration matters were dealt with by email outside meeting times.



During the year coaching appointments were made through Who’s the Ref? As well, A4M was trialled as a means for analysing and reporting on referee performance, but teething troubles made it difficult for most coaches to use successfully.

As a result of the hard work of 2015, it is important to build on our successes. This involves identifying our present coaching skills and utilising them at the appropriate referee levels. To implement this, a small coaching group formed to maintain momentum between coaches meetings, so that coaching is organised and our purpose is met of “making better WRRA referees through better coaching”. I wish to thank all coaches for their dedication during 2015 and look forward to even better things in 2016. Tony Meyers Coaching Co-ordinator



Membership Statistics

Membership Category ‘15 ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07 ‘06

Life Members 17 18 20 20 20 20 21 19 20 21

Hon. Vice Presidents 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

Honorary Members - - - - - - - 3 3

Committee Members 11 11 11 10 12 10 10 9 8 9

Other - - - - - - - - -

Coaches 26 30 31 31 21 22 33 20 26 23

Active Referees 141 155 158 160 152 142 151 141 146 143

Active Members by Grade

Level-1 11 13 14 18 16 15 14 17 16 14

Level-2 13 16 16 18 16 18 19 16 21 18

Level-3 24 23 28 22 25 37 38 37 41 40

Level-4 23 29 30 37 35 38 44 35 41 33

Level-5 17 13 16 11 20

New 16 12 13 30 23 13 16 20 21 26

Chairman’s 21 23 23 16 17 19 17 6 6 12

Ungraded 14 12 14 8 - 2 3 10 - -

YMTC Student 2 14 4 - - - - - - -

Total 141 155 158 160 152 142 151 141 146 143

Year ‘15 ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07

New refs 16 12 13 30 23 9 16 20 21

Total refs 141 155 158 164 152 142 151 141 146

Total refs increase/ decrease

- 9 % - 1.9 % -3.7% +7.9% +7.0% -6.0% +7.1% -3.4% +2.1%

Retention rate from prev. year

91 % 98 % 88% 88% 91% 88% 96% 83% 87%



Sponsorship Report 2015 was meant to be our second year with our principal sponsor, Advantage4me. Unfortunately by the time of the due date for our first payment of the year we had determined we were possibly going to have a major issue, and by the time that our final year payment date had passed we realised we would probably not get any more, and that proved to be the case – obviously a hugely disappointing situation, particularly as we had a lot of brand new gear out in the field or in our stock.

We need to now find a new major sponsor, or a group of sponsors with some at differing levels of support – work has already started with the WRFU and a WRRA sub-committee, and there are some promising leads but if anyone knows of a business or organisation that may wish to support the WRRA, please let us know.

For the future we will look very carefully at what logos go on our refereeing strip and other gear as some items, such as bags, tracksuits and polos can have a “long life” so therefore it will be unlikely that anything bar the WRRA logo would go on them.

This does mean that it could be a 6-18 month exercise whereby we will attempt to get gear back from members and re-badge it as is practical and appropriate.

Under this report I will also mention our “alliance partners” as these relationships are good and we continue to get good support from BLK, PWMC and Gripfast. The PRFC also continue to offer us free use of their rooms for meetings as we require, and the Paremata Plimmerton RFC offered their premises for our Awards Dinner, both of which we are greatly appreciative.

Hell Pizza also gave us a number of vouchers which we were able to give to Award

winners and hopefully there may be a future association for us.

Ian Dallas



eReport

The past year has seen the association consolidate ourselves in the online world of rugby refereeing. Like anything, the world seems smaller than what it was and it is now so easy to communicate instantly with those in the refereeing community around the world. We can now have our referees participating in the sport that they love and we as an association can get just about instant feedback on how they are performing and what they are doing socially. With referees performing in places like Dubai, Japan, and Hong Kong we get virtually instant feedback on their games and performances,

Our online appointments system Whos The Ref has continued to develop into a crucial tool. With more and more variety of rugby in terms of games happening multiple days at multiple times, it has made the appointments panel’s job a lot easier to make these appointments. We now have more referees travelling the world doing their OE or following various travelling rugby teams. With the continued growth of Whos The Ref worldwide, it helps to appoint those referees with the system giving us the ability to share referees records with other associations using the same system. In New Zealand this now numbers 6 associations.

Fixtures

Referee Appointments

AR Appointments

Coach Appointments Declines 2

2013 2,630 2,954 694 216 483

2014 2,258 1 2,419 672 217 325

2015 1,924 2,290 744 332 401

1 Referee appointments are down for 2014 due to the way that we did appointments for 7s tournaments in 2014. In 2013 we appointed to individual fixtures at 7s tournaments where as

in 2014 we appointed to the tournament.

2 Declines are people that have declined their appointments

Facebook has continued to be a key tool in keeping our members informed. With our ‘likes’ growing from 593 to 791 over the past year, we are continuing to grow our presence in the rugby community. Obviously the majority of the likes are from within New Zealand, we have followers in Australia, Fiji, South Africa, and France to mention a few. 18% of our followers are females which is important. There is not a week where something of interest is posted on our facebook page and the interaction and reach is always high.

We are indebted to the contributors and administrators of the Facebook page. They are Jared Clarke, Scott MacLean, Marius du Toit, and Mark Fairmaid.



Our website (www.wrra.org.nz) is seen as a leader in the world for referee websites and what we have managed to achieve. From the stats below, you can see that we are getting upwards of nearly 8000 hits for a month during the peak of the season and for 2014 we were able to maintain a high level of hits.

As always this is down to some amazing and hard work by those involved and my special thanks to Marius du Toit, Jared Clarke, and Scott MacLean who play a big role in managing and supplying a constant stream of valuable information to these e-resources for the WRRA.

For the record, the following e-resources are used in our organisation;

Website - www.wrra.org.nz Facebook - www.facebook.com/wgtnrra Twitter - @wgtnrra Appointments - www.whostheref.com

Mark Fairmaid

Communications

http://www.wrra.org.nz/

http://www.facebook.com/wgtnrra

http://www.whostheref.com/



2015 Committees The Chairman and Executive extend a sincere vote of thanks to the following members who served on committees during the 2015 season: Finance Committee Greg Binning (Convenor) Pam Dilnott

Gear Ian Dallas

Social Committee Steve Newson (Convenor)

Interchange Committee Ravi Kandula (Convenor) Mike Dilnott

Awards Committee Brian Coomber (Convenor) Jane Stevenson Peter McDavitt

Delegate to WRFU Mike Dilnott

Coaching Committee Tony Meyers (Manager) Warren Quennell

Promotions and Standards Gary Jackson (Convenor) Bernie McLaughlin Ray Stott

Recruitment None

Sponsorship Ian Dallas

Welfare Committee Andrew Rodgers

Appointments Jared Clarke (Convenor) Mark Fairmaid Richard Gordon Scott Maclean


Financial Statements

WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 OCTOBER 2015

Confidential: for the information of WRRA members only

WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015

Financial Statement Page FS2 - Annual Report 2015

CONTENTS:

PAGE

2 Directory

3 Statement of Financial Position

4 Statement of Income and Expenditure

5 Statement of Cash Flow

6 Statement of Movement in Members Equity

7 – 9 Notes to the Financial Statements

10 Auditors Report



Directory: Committee: Convenor Greg Binning Treasurer Pam Dilnott Clubrooms: Petone Working Men’s Club Udy St Petone Bankers: Bank of New Zealand Petone Branch 268 Jackson St Petone Registered Office: 1st Floor 113 Adelaide Road

Newtown Wellington

Auditor: Lindsay S Lewer ACA



WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INC STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015 Note 2015 2014 MEMBERS' EQUITY 148477 148028 REPRESENTED BY: ASSETS Current Assets Bank - Current Account 30519 23168 Term Deposits 2 102170 116551 Sundry Debtors 0 0 GST 0 9286 Inventory 16068 12635

Total Current Assets 148757 161640 Fixed Assets 3 23683 11232

TOTAL ASSETS 172440 172872 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities GST 1746 0 Grants Infinity – Comms Gear 11 22017 18216 Sundry Creditors 0 6454 Total Current Liabilities 23963 24844

TOTAL LIABILITIES 23963 24844 NET ASSETS 148477 148028



WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INC STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015 Note 2015 2014 INCOME Donations 4 6751 7590 Sponsorship – Search4me 9 8696 22000 Sponsorship – Infinity 0 15000 Sponsorship – NZ Racing Board 9 18216 0 Sponsorship – Pelorus Trust 9 7000 20000 Sponsorship – Petone Working Mens Club 0 2500 Subscriptions 6435 5925 Wellington Rugby Football Union 5 20000 20000

TOTAL INCOME 67098 93015 EXPENSES Administration 6 2654 1567 Appointments 2175 0 Gear Trading Account 8 7437 24599 House/Clubrooms 7 6923 3807 Interchange 10 21813 20108 Recruitment & Retention 0 195 Social 721 827 Telephone 154 312 Training/Education & Development 3479 5871 Travel Reimbursements 26220 30915 Welfare 0

TOTAL EXPENSES 71576 88201 TRADING (LOSS)/PROFIT (4478) 4814 Loss Disposal Fixed Assets 0 72

(LOSS)/PROFIT (4478) 4742 OTHER INCOME Interest 4927 4471 TOTAL OTHER INCOME 4927 4471 NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 449 9213



WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INC STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015 Note 2015 2014 Profit for year 449 9213 Add Back Depreciation (non cash) 5926 2810 6375 12023 Changes in Current Assets Stock (Increase) Decrease (3433) 5692 Debtors (Increase) Decrease 0 0 GST (Increase) Decrease 9286 (9286) Net Changes 5853 (3594) Changes in Fixed Assets Fixed Assets ((Increase) (18377) 72 Net Changes (6149) 8501 Changes in Current Liabilities Creditors Increase (Decrease) (2653) 11350 Subs in Advance Increase (Decrease) 26 130 GST Increase (Decrease) 1746 (3951) Net Changes (881) 7529 Total Movement (7030) 16030 Bank Opening Balance as at 1 November 2014 139719 123689 Bank Closing Balance as at 31 October 2015 132689 139719 Net Movement Cash Equivalents (7030) 16030



WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INC STATEMENT OF MOVEMENT IN MEMBERS EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015 Note 2015 2014 Members Equity at start of period 148028 138815 Net Profit for the year 449 9213 Equity – Members Equity at end of period 148477 148028 STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY The Committee acknowledges responsibility for the preparation of these financial statements and for the judgements used therein. In the opinion of the Committee, these financial statements fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Wellington Rugby Referees Association Incorporated for the year ended 31 October 2015.

Pam Dilnott Greg Binning Treasurer Finance Convenor



WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2015 1. Statement of Accounting Policies

The Wellington Rugby Referees Association Inc follows the general accounting principles appropriate for the measurement and reporting of the results and financial position under the historic cost method. The accounting policies that the Committee considers appropriate for the measurement and reporting of the results and financial position are as follows:

Statement of Compliance The Wellington Rugby Referees Association Inc (“WRRA”) is an incorporated society registered and domiciled in New Zealand. Its principle activity is the provision and development of rugby referees for the Wellington region. The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis with accrual accounting used to match expenses and revenue, with the exception of insurance which are taken into the season they relate to.

Specific Account Policies Functional currency. The financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars which is the functional currency of WRRA, rounded to the nearest dollar.

Basis of Preparation The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of historical cost and on the going concern basis. Accrual accounting has been used to match expenses and revenue with the exception of insurance which is recognized in the year in which it is invoiced. WRRA qualifies for differential reporting as it is not publicly accountable and is not large. WRRA has applied all relevant exemptions. Any additional information disclosed is to meet the requirements of the registered constitution of the WRRA.

Depreciation Depreciation has been applied a the rate of 20% pa using the diminishing value method for all assets held by the Wellington Rugby Referees Association Inc.

Inventory All inventory has been valued using the FIFO basis (first in, first out).

Income Tax As a society mainly to promote amateur sport, we are currently exempt, accordingly no provision is made. The application from the Charities Commission has been approved which exempts us from Income Tax, Registration number is CC43455.

Good & Services Tax (GST) All items in the accounts have been recorded exclusive of GST.

Fixed Assets Fixed Assets are stated at their original cost less accumulated depreciation

Changes in Accounting Policies There were no material changes in accounting policies. Policies have been applied on a basis consistent with those used in previous years.



2. Investments Investment % Rate Maturity Date $ Value 70005928-03030 4.40% 21 March 2016 102170 TOTAL 102170 Investments are term deposits held with the Bank of New Zealand. The WRRA investment policy is based on a conservative approach as endorsed annually at the Annual General meeting. 3. Fixed Assets Asset BV Addition Disposal Depn BV 1.11.14 2015 2015 2015 31.10.15 Computer Equipment 2221 0 0 355 1866 Furniture & Fittings 60 0 0 10 50 Instruction Equipment 8911 18377 0 5552 21736 Office Equipment 40 0 0 9 31 Total 11232 18377 0 5926 23683 4. Income - Donations The key income is from donations from Members electing to donate their travel reimbursement claims back to WRRA and tournament sponsors making a donation for WRRA referee services. 5. Income – Wellington Rugby Football Union This income is a non specific grant provided through the Wellington Rugby Football Union to cover operational expenditure. The WRRA would like to thank the Wellington Rugby Football Union for their ongoing contributions. 6. Expenses - Administration This account is made up of costs associated with the Annual General Meeting, general expenses, external subscriptions, Life members and Coaches annual dinner and the Awards Dinner. 7. Expenses – House/Clubrooms This account is represented as follows: 2014 2015 Depreciation 2810 5926 Insurance 997 997 Total 3807 6923 * Petone Working Mens Club have waived the rental for the year ending 2015



8. Expenses – Gear Trading Account This account shows a trading loss of $7437, the partial sponsorship payment for 2015 season received from Search4me is shown as income. Income – Sales 1483 Cost of Goods Sold Open Stock 1.11.14 12635 Purchases 12353 Less Closing Stock 31.10.15 16068 8920 Net Trading Loss $7437 9. Income – Ongoing Partnership Agreements The Association is extremely grateful to Search4me, Infinity and the NZ Racing Board for their sponsorship/partnership support for the 2015 year. Income received from these sponsors was used for outfitting of our referees and referee coaches, referee training programs and also to support the interchange program. Please note that the payment received from Search4me has only been recorded for the actual amount received into the 2015 accounts. Income - Grants During 2015 the Association received grants from Pelorus Trust. The Association is grateful for these grants that funded specific Association activities. 10. Interchange An extremely fully packed interchange program was in place for 2015 and WRRA are grateful to all members who assisting with hosting Interchange referees for the 2015 season, and the contribution from Pelorus Trust grant for the costs of airfares and accommodation. 11. Grants in Reserve The grant received from the Infinity Foundation of $22017 currently is being held for the purchase of communications equipment for the 2016 season.



AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF

THE WELLINGTON RUGBY REFEREES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED I have audited the attached Financial Statements. The financial Statements provide information about the past years financial performance of the Association and its financial position as at 31 October 2015. Committee’s Responsibilities: The Committee is responsible for the preparation of Financial Statements which gave a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31 October 2015 and of the results of operations for the year ended on that date. Auditor’s Responsibilities: It is my responsibility to express an independent opinion on the Financial Statements and report my opinion to you. Basis of Opinion: An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. It also includes assessing:

The significant estimates and judgements made by the Committee in the preparation of the Financial Statements, and

Whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Association’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

I planned and performed the audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which I considered necessary in order to provide sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the Financial Statements are free from material misstatements, whether caused by fraud or error. Other than in my capacity as auditor I have no relationship with, or interest in The Wellington Rugby Referees Association Incorporated. In forming my opinion, I also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the Financial Statements. Unqualified Opinion: I have obtained all the information and explanations I have required. In my opinion the Association has kept proper accounting records as far as appears from my examination of those records, and the Financial Statements:

Comply with generally accepted accounting practice, and Give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association as at 31

October 2015 and the results of its operations for the year ended on that date. My audit was completed 4th February 2016 and my unqualified opinion is expressed as at that date.



Acknowledgements The Executive and Management Committees would like to place on record their appreciation of the assistance given to the Association during the season by the following organisations: Major Sponsor:

Advantage4Me Supporting Partners:

Wellington Rugby Football Union

Petone Working Men’s Club

The Dominion Post

Racing Board Trust

DB Breweries

Pelorus Trust

BLK Apparel

Gripfast

Refereeworx It is with pleasure that the Management Committee presents the Annual Report for your approval. Ian Dallas Chairman

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