New South Wales Rugby

What Accreditation Do I Need…?

• To coach Pathway rugby? (U6 to U12)
• To coach junior rugby? (U12 to U19)
• To coach senior rugby? (Suburban, Colts, Grade, Country Zones)
   
• To referee Pathway rugby? (U6 to U12)
• To referee junior rugby? (U12 to U19)
• To referee senior rugby? (Suburban, Colts, Grade, Country Zones)
  
  
• To touch judge rugby? (all levels)
• To satisfy competition rules that require a club-based referee?

To coach Pathway rugby? (U6 to U12 – Walla, Mini, Midi)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone coaching Mini and Midi.
• Attendance at a Junior Player Pathway course is recommended for anyone coaching Walla, Mini or Midi (this course incorporates SmartRugby).

To coach junior rugby? (U12 to U19)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone coaching junior rugby.
• It is recommended that anyone coaching junior rugby should obtain Level 1 Coach Accreditation. The first step to obtain this is to attend a Foundation course (this course incorporates SmartRugby).

To coach senior rugby? (Suburban, Colts, Grade, Country Zones)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone coaching senior rugby.
• It is recommended that anyone coaching senior rugby should obtain Level 2 Coach Accreditation.

To referee Pathway rugby? (U6 to U12 – Walla, Mini, Midi)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone refereeing Mini and Midi.
• Attendance at a Junior Player Pathway course is recommended for anyone refereeing Walla, Mini or Midi (this course incorporates SmartRugby).

To referee junior rugby? (U12 to U19)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone refereeing junior rugby.
• You MUST go on to obtain Level 1 Referee Accreditation
  if:
• you wish to join a referee association and referee regularly,
  or
• for some reason your club or school want you to be accredited.

TO referee Senior rugby (Suburban, Colts, Grade, Country Zones)

• Attendance at a SmartRugby course is the minimum compulsory requirement for anyone refereeing senior rugby.
• You MUST go on to obtain Level 1 Referee Accreditation
  if:
• you wish to join a referee association and referee regularly,
  or
• for some reason your club or school want you to be accredited.
• Most referee associations will expect that you will go on to gain Level 2 Referee Accreditation as soon as practicable

To touch judge rugby? (all levels)

• While you can touch judge rugby without accreditation, you must have Level 1 Touch Judge Accreditation
  if:
• you wish to report on foul play during a game,
  or
• your club wishes to satisfy competition rules that require accredited touch judges.

To satisfy competition rules that require a club-based referee?

• The minimum requirement needed is attendance at a Foundation course. SmartRugby is incorporated into this course.