Welcome to the Army Rugby Union Referees' Society (ARURS). We aim to promote and develop rugby refereeing in the Army, to provide referees for the three Services and to provide referees for civilian societies and other bodies affiliated to the RFU where appropriate.
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ARU/RFU Affiliation
ARU Affiliation
- To be eligible to play rugby in the Army, all Corps, units and clubs must be affiliated to the ARU; the affiliation fee per club/unit is £50, this affiliation fee includes all administration and cup entry fees, if applicable. A proportion of the fee will also go towards the administration of the RFU insurance scheme.
- For the season (2011-12), clubs who affiliate to the ARU/RFU will automatically receive insurance cover for death and permanent total disability (playing insurance) through the RFU insurance scheme. See Insurance
- For more information please down load the club letter proforma.
- To apply for ARU Affiliation you are to complete and return ARU AFFILIATION PROFORMAS 2011-12, PROFORMA 1A 2010-11 and PROFORMA 1B 2011-2012 (below) with your £50 fee to the ARU Secretary.
Download the ARU Affiliation Proforma 2011-12
RFU Affiliation
- Membership of the RFU (Voting Club) provides clubs with certain privileges such as the ability to apply for international match tickets, attend & vote at the RFU AGM and receive the RFU handbook and other publications free of charge.
- To become a member of the RFU Voting Club you must play a minimum of twelve fixtures (a full fixture list for this and last season must be submitted to the ARU) and four of the twelve fixtures must be against ‘voting clubs’ as highlighted on the RFU ‘rugby first’ website.
- All clubs that are affiliated to the ARU now have their own page on the RFUs ‘rugby first’ website; http://www.rfu.com/ManagingRugby/RugbyFirst.aspx, unit rugby offices are to contact the RFU ‘rugby first’ support desk on 020 8831 6651 or via RugbyfirstInfo@RFU.com to obtain their login and password. Rugby First allows the RFU to interrogate all clubs affiliated to a Constituent Body (the ARU) to check fixture lists, insurance status and contacts etc. The RFU will provide monthly updates to the ARU on teams that have successfully logged into rugby first, teams that do not obtain their log in to rugby first and populate as required will lose accreditation to the ARU.
• Fixture Download template including midweek dates for season 2010-11 and 2011-2012:
Download Proforma 1A 2010-11 - If your club is able to meet the above criteria the RFU affiliation fee (£20) will be met by the ARU.
- Download ARU Club Letter 2011-12 (pdf 48kb) and Proforma 1C 2011-12. This contains full details about ARU/RFU affiliation and all the required forms.
- If you have any doubts regarding affiliation, insurance or other health and safety issues, contact the ARU Secretary at cfowke@ascb.uk.com, or on 01252 348573 or 94222 3573.
