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RFL will be looking for new match officials at Magic Weekend with special experience

State of Mind Sport are teaming up with the RFL Match Officials department at Magic Weekend in Newcastle June 3rd and 4th

Anyone can come and try out the ‘Be The Ref’ experience as we team up with the RFL Match Official department to encourage new match officials to take up the whistle and have the best seat in the house to view a game of rugby league.

State of Mind Sport will be represented by Joanne Phillips former player and coach and will be joined by State of Mind Sport Trustee Ste Cash

The RFL Match Officials will be joining us throughout the weekend so anyone can come and give it a try.

If you want to attend the Magic Weekend click on the film link here https://www.superleague.co.uk/tickets/magic-weekend

As for the officials themselves, Aaron and Liam Moore will make history as the first brothers to take charge of Betfred Super League fixtures on the same Magic Weekend, with Liam appointed for the mouthwatering Saturday afternoon clash between Wigan Warriors and Catalans Dragons before Aaron makes his Magic debut in the Wakefield Trinity versus Leigh Leopards clash which kicks off Sunday’s action.

Ben Thaler has been appointed as video referee for that Wakefield-Leigh game, which will follow his role as match referee for the Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers derby that rounds off Saturday’s action.

That will maintain a remarkable record for the most experienced member of the RFL’s full-time panel, of having been a referee and a video referee at each of the 16 Magic Weekends since the concept was launched in Cardiff in 2007.

“I refereed Salford v Warrington, the second game on the Sunday, in that first Millennium Magic,” he recalled. “And I was video ref for St Helens v Wigan on the Saturday night. It’s always a great weekend to be part of.”

At the other end of the experience scale, an all-female officiating team has been appointed to take charge of the inspiresport Champion Schools Final that kicks off the action on Saturday morning.

Niamh Bragg, Rebecca Floyd, Rhiannon Horsman, Olivia Lloyd, Megan Mills and Esmai Wright will share the officiating duties for the Year 10 Girls’ Final, between Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf of Cardiff and The Brooksbank School of Halifax.

Magic Weekend appointments

Saturday June 3

1:30pm – Salford Red Devils v Hull KR – referee Chris Kendall, touch judges Liam Rush and Warren Turley, video referee Jack Smith

3:45pm – Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons – referee Liam Moore, touch judges Cam Worsley and Johnny Roberts, video referee Tom Grant

6pm – Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers – referee Ben Thaler, touch judges Andy Smith and Richard Thompson, video referee Marcus Griffiths

Sunday June 4

Midday – Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Leopards – referee Aaron Moore, touch judges Liam Rush and Neil Horton, video referee Ben Thaler

2:15pm – St Helens v Huddersfield Giants – referee Marcus Griffiths, touch judges Cam Worsley and Dean Bowmer, video referee Liam Moore

4:30pm – Hull FC v Warrington Wolves – referee Jack Smith, touch judges Tom Grant and Warren Turley, video referee Chris Kendall

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