Match Official

Rugby Ontario provides Match Official and Coach of Match Officials courses from Levels 1 through 3 year-round. To see a full list of upcoming courses being offered across the province click here.

To register for available referee courses, go to http://training.rugbycanada.ca, where you will be required to register for an account (if you have not already done so). The cost of the one-time Rugby Canada membership fee is $28.25. See the Step-by-step Match Official Course Registration Guide  and Course Registration Video for assistance.

Membership will give you access to register for all development sessions, referee and coaching courses. Once registered, you can sign up for the course/session of your choice. Interested officials should register and complete the workbook far in advance of the course date to ensure that the course shows accurate participant numbers.

Courses may be cancelled four days prior to the event date if there are not enough people registered. Should the course be cancelled, the completed workbook will get transferred to an alternate course. We believe in supporting our education workforce and would like to provide sufficient time for them to make other arrangements if a course is cancelled.

Match Official Level 1

Full-day, non-assessed, attendance-based course which helps the novice referee to referee the basic components of the game in a practical-based environment.

Match Official Level 2

2-day, competency-based accreditation course which builds on the Level 1 course to help further develop the referee in a practical-based environment.

Match Official Level 3

4-day, competency-based accreditation course.