Referee Coordinator
George Mossford
referees@rugby.fi
+358 40 415 9617
Referees in Finland are appointed by the Finland Rugby Referees Association (FRRA).
Whether highly experienced or just picking up the whistle for the first time, match officials play a pivotal role in each and every game of rugby. For both players and spectators, refereeing can be a fantastic way of giving back to the sport and helping to promote its development at grass-roots level. For those with personal ambitions, refereeing in a small country like Finland can also very quickly mean officiating at Championship level, being sent on exchange to foreign countries, and even involvement in FIRA-AER international matches. iRB-recognised referee training courses are organised by a joint SRL-FRRA effort each year, often in tandem with other Scandinavian unions.
The FRRA was founded in 2009 and is exclusively sponsored by PlayMore Sports allowing it to offer a complete set of kit sporting the FRRA logo to each of its members at no charge. The FRRA is funded directly by the country’s rugby clubs and in return works to improve the standard of officiating and encourage more people to take up the whistle throughout the country.
If you would like to get involved in refereeing in Finland or would simply like more information, please get in touch.
The FRRA website can be found here: http://www.frra.fi.
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