Referee courses not a closed shop

The associate referee courses to be held by the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Referees Association at Greytown on May 27 and Masterton on June 3 are not a closed shop.
Clubs have officially been asked to send at least two representatives to the courses which have been called because of a shortage of registered referees, but WBRRA secretary Peter Debney said yesterday they were open to anyone interested in helping out.
A qualified associate referee is able to referee any game of rugby with the proviso they must apply Domestic Safety Law Variations for all scrummages (maximum 1.5m push, 45 per cent wheeling, halfback offside line is middle of the scrum, etc).
Accreditation for associate referees lasts for four seasons with the stipulation the individual must attend a Rugby Smart course each of those four years.
The Greytown and Masterton workshops will involve a Rugby Smart presentation from 6pm to 6.30pm followed by the associate referee course, which will run from 6.30pm to 8pm.
Meanwhile, club and secondary schools rugby continues in Wairarapa-Bush on Saturday and the draw is:
Premier division: Marist v Gladstone, Memorial Park at 2.30pm (T. Roseingrave; E. Wallace and T. Kiel); Puketoi v Masterton Red Star, Pongaroa at 2.30pm (D. Goodin); Eketahuna v Carterton, Eketahuna at 2.30pm (G. Hall; A. Payne and K. Lochhead); East Coast v Martinborough, Whareama at 2.30pm (G. Reisima; S. O'Gorman and T. Lyford); Greytown v Pioneer, Greytown at 2.30pm (C. Jefferies; V. Peterson and J. Devine).
Senior reserve: Marist v Tuhirangi, Memorial Park at 1pm (E.Wallace); Eketahuna v Carterton, Eketahuna at 1pm (K.Lochhead); East Coast v Martinborough, Whareama at 1pm (T. Lyford); Greytown v Pioneer, Greytown at 1pm (V. Peterson); Featherston v Masterton Red Star, Featherston at 2.30pm (G. Moorcock); Gladstone a bye.
Colts: East Coast v Feilding, Whareama at 1pm (S. O'Gorman).
Women: Eketahuna v OBU, Eketahuna at 11.30am (A. Payne).
Secondary open grade: Kuranui first XV v Wairarapa College Yellow, Kuranui at 11.15am (J. Devine); Wairarapa College Blue v Makoura first XV, Wairarapa College at 11.15am (T. Penny); Chanel first XV v Rathkeale seconds, Chanel at 11.15am (T. Kiel).
Secondary junior grade: Wairarapa College Blue v Wairarapa College Yellow, Wairarapa College 3 at 10am (G. Reisima); Kuranui v Chanel, Kuranui College 1 at 10am (team coach); Rathkeale Red v Makoura, Rathkeale 2 at 10am (B. Whale); Rathkeale Green v Rathkeale White, Rathkeale 2 (played midweek).