NORTH WALES RUGBY RYGBI GOGLEDD CYMRU ELEN EVANS: 73 AND OUT AN OVAL ZONE PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2017 LEVEL 1 REFEREES Make the step from Level 1 to 2 We all know that hundreds of people take the Level 1 Referees Course annually but only a small amount move on to Level 2. Here, the North Wales Referees Society, appeal for Level 1 refs to move to the next level. Conwy Land Rover North Wales Senior and Level 1 referees Dyfarnydd Safon Un Intermediate Cup draws announced Most level 1 referees, do the course so they can ensure Mae rhan fwyaf ô ddyfarnwyr safon un yn cymeryd y cwrs The draws have been made for the Conwy Land Rover North Wales Cup their juniors a game and not have to worry about arranging er mwyn cadarnhau gêm yw graddau oedran, heb orfod Competitions and holders, Pwllheli, have a bye in Pool 1. a referee – they can do it themselves – benefits the junior cysidro trefnu dyfarnydd – fe allant wneud ei hunain – er AN OVAL ZONE players, benefits the coaches, benefits the clubs (adminis- lles y chwaraewyr, er lles i’r hyfforddwyr, er lles y clybiau North Wales Senior Cup tration, members and parents). (gweinyddwyr, aleodau ar rhieni). Pool 1 - Bro Ffestiniog v Dolgellau PUBLICATION When the players grow older and progress to youth and Wrth ir chwaraewyr dyfu’n hên a symyd yn ei bleunnau i’r Pwllheli Bye Edited and designed by Pool 2 - Caernarfon v Bethesda senior games – the assumption is that better suited referees ieuenctid â’r oedolion – y rhagdybiaeth yw fôd yna ddy- Gary Williams, will do those games. farnydd mwy addas ar gyfer y gêmau hynnu. Llangefni bye Pool 3 - Nant v Colwyn Bay Wylfa, Westwood Park, But how did those referees get there? Ond sut y mae cael y dyfarnwyr hynnu? Llandudno bye Welshpool, Powys SY21 7QP Pool 4 - Bala & Ruthin have byes Email: [email protected] The WRU is actively recruiting and retaining referees (Match Mae URC yn frwd ricriwtio â chadw dyfarwyr (swyddogion Tel: 07713 514 375 Officials) across the board. They make decision centrally gêmau) ar ledled. Ei prif amcan yw gofal gannolog am Gym- North Wales Intermediate Cup and for the whole of Wales as their primary objective, ru oll gyda phwislais ar y gêmau rhyngwladol, rhanbarthol with emphasis on the international, regional, and national a’r cyngrheiriau cenedlaethol. Mae pwyslais syfaenol hefyd Pool 1 - Bangor v Pwllheli 2nds This magazine has been leagues and games. The community game is also an inte- ar y gêmau cymmunedol, ond mae cyfrwng ar ei hadnoddau Teirw Nant v Harlech produced with the generous gral part of their objective, but their resources are limited, yn golygu for y cyfrifolded wedi wi ddatganoli tua rheolwyr Pool 2 - Rhyl v Flint assistance of Denbigh v Abergele and so it is devolved out to the regional community manage- rhanbarthol y gymuned a hefyd y cymdeithasau dyfarwyr Conwy Land Rover ment and the local referee societies to attract referees, spot lleol, i sicyrhau adabyddiaeth potential â hybu safonnau. Pool 3 - Welshpool v Llanidloes potential and work on improving the standards. Pob rhiw ychydig fisoedd y mae cyrisaiu safon un yn cael Newtown v COBRA and the North Wales Rugby ei rhedeg gan URC – mae’r dyfarwyr yma yn sylfaenol i’r Pool 4 - Shotton v Rhos Union Council Level 1 courses are run by the WRU every few months gêmau graddau oedran – hebddo nhw ni fyddau’r gêmau yn Wrexham v Llangollen – these referees are the backbone of the age grade game mynd yn ei blaen. Next issue will be out during – without them the games would not go ahead. Mae cael dyfarnwyr safon un yn y clwb, yn cyfri tua pwintiau the first week of December Level 1 referees count towards club audit points, but did you yr archwiliad, ond wyddoch chi fod dyfarnwyr safon dau a know that Level 2 referees contribute a lot more points and safon tri yn cyfri fyw fyw? www.ovalzone.co.uk Level 3 even higher points allocation? Twitter: @OvalZoneRugby Gallai dyfarydd safon un ddyrchafu at ddyfarnu safon dau Level 1 referees can become Level 2 referees after the ar ôl cyn lleied a mis wrth gwbwlhau amser o ymsefydliad. Faebook: Oval Zone Rugby completion of an induction period, where advisors will watch Bydd asesydd yn gwylioi gêmau gan rhoi adborth â chyfrad- games and provide feedback and rating – the period of diad – mae’r amser y gymerith i ddyrchafu yn ddibynol ar induction is dependent on previous experience and game brofiad a chysondeb by dyfarnydd. availability, this can be as soon as 1 month. Fydd rhaid traddodi ddyfarnu o leia 6 gêm ieienctid neu To qualify for Level 2 grading referees must commit to oedolion pob tymor er fod yn gymwys i ddyfarnydd raddio at refereeing youth or senior community games for a minimum safon dau. Yn amlwg mwya y gêmau, y mwyaf galluog fydd of 6 games per season. Obviously the more games refereed y dyfarnu. the more proficient the referees become. Swyddogaeth asesydd yw sicyrhau cysondeb y dyfarnu The roll of the advisors is to ensure consistency across the ar ledled ac hefyd i hybu dyfarwyr i ddyrchafu a gwella ei referees and also provide feedback on things to improve safonau ynhob agwedd o’r gêm. and standards to maintain. Mae dyfaru yn rhoi’r posibilid o gadw yn y gêm, i sefydlu a Refereeing is an opportunity to keep actively involved in meithin pherthnasau gyda’r gymund rygbi. rugby, establishing and maintaining bonds with the rugby community. Am mwy o fanylion ac i gymeryd rhan ech at wefan URC http://www.wru.co.uk/cym/dyfarnwyr/index.php For more information and to get involved please reach out to Neu estynwch at eich rheolwr cymmunedol lleol your local hub officer, or check the WRU website http://www. wru.wales/eng/referees/courses/index.php activities for coaches of Under 8,9,10 and 11 in preparation for their move up new age groups in September and with FROM COMMUNITY TO NORTH WALES consequent progressions in the WRU Pathway. CLUB AND BEYOND 37 coaches spread evenly across the age groups came Community Rugby 2017 together for a day of learning headed up by WRU Staff and The story of North Wales Rugby is one RGC has been on a journey to “Ultimately the North Wales Coach Educators. that dates back to 1881 when Bangor success over the last few years, in were one of the founding members of September 2016, RGC entered the growth of North Wales The remit for the day was threefold. Firstly to up skill the the Welsh Rugby Union. Today, North Principality Premiership and in doing coaches on the technical areas, Under 8s moving to Under Wales has 33 clubs spread across the became the first ever North Wales rugby has to be based 9s on tackle, Under 9 and Under 10 on Contact area and backdrop of the North Wales region, representative team to play in the Under 11 on areas of the XV a side game they were going all of whom share the ambition to grow Premiership. on a sustainable into with Under 12. the game of rugby in North Wales and pathway that allows in doing so provide a platform for all Most of Wales thought RGC would be Secondly, there was a run through and discussion on the ages, gender and ability to be involved in to just make up the numbers, but all aspects of our laws they would be dealing with and any queries or issues in the game of rugby. this couldn’t have been further from with this. To assist with this there was a ‘‘what you know and the truth. RGC not only finished 4th in game to flourish’. what you need to know” session with a follow up at the end and an opportunity for each of the older groups to workshop The North Wales Development Region their first season in the Premiership, Mark Roberts, WRU is now looking to the future and at they did it in style scoring the most with those the year below on their experiences over the ways it can inspire our community tries in the league and in front of the of a sell-out 6,750 crowd drawn from previous season and answer any queries. through rugby success both on and off biggest and nest crowds recorded in all quarters of North Wales, the match Spotlight on North Wales Community Rugby 2017 the field. The next chapter in the North the 2016/17 season. was shown live on S4C attracting over Lastly, it was a great opportunity for coaches from different Wales rugby story will be about how 120,000 viewers making it one of the When you think of North Wales Rugby, I’m sure your mind clubs to come and work together and get to know each we can make our rugby landscape a RGC is the regional side for North most attractive fixtures in the 2017 quickly jumps to the RGC senior men’s team that has made other to help when playing games against each others club positive and vibrant one. Wales, it takes pride in the devel- rugby calendar. fantastic strides forward over the past few seasons. the following season. opment of North Wales talent and Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) was the team is committed to having a So, North Wales is very much on the However so much more work is happening behind the formed to provide a platform for our minimum of 85% of its starting line-up rugby radar and there is already so scenes to enhance grass roots rugby.