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Match Commissioner Programme

  • Overview
    • The Match Commissioner
    • Core responsibilities
    • Role definitions
    • About this resource
  • When you are appointed
    • Information you will need
    • Checklist for match organisation
    • Match Day Run Sheet
  • Match day - 2 (Two days before match day)
    • Team announcements
    • Captain’s Run times
    • Media session
    • The playing surface
    • Weather conditions
    • Match documentation
  • Match day -1 (Captain’s Run day)
    • Pre-match meeting arrangements
    • Advance coin toss
    • Equipment check
    • Match footage
    • Site inspection
    • The Captain’s Run
    • Cultural challenges
  • Match Day
    • Upon arrival
    • Get Organised
    • Pre-match meeting and site inspection
    • Ball Boys/Girls
    • Filming of matches
    • Match Officials Meeting
    • Delay, postponement or cancellation
    • Teams arrive
    • Coin toss
    • Ten minutes before kickoff
    • During the match
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Resource downloads

Here, from one single page, you can download all the resources you’ve seen throughout the Match Commissioner online course.

World Rugby Lightning Guideline

World Rugby Heat Guidelines

Ball pressure extract from Laws of the Game

Match Day Run Sheet template

Checklist for Match Organisation

Crisis Meeting Agenda

Match Team Sheet

Sample PA Announcer script

Pitch markings - scale plan

Pre-Match Meeting Agenda

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Match Commissioner Programme

  • Overview
    • The Match Commissioner
    • Core responsibilities
    • Role definitions
    • About this resource
  • When you are appointed
    • Information you will need
    • Checklist for match organisation
    • Match Day Run Sheet
  • Match day - 2 (Two days before match day)
    • Team announcements
    • Captain’s Run times
    • Media session
    • The playing surface
    • Weather conditions
    • Match documentation
  • Match day -1 (Captain’s Run day)
    • Pre-match meeting arrangements
    • Advance coin toss
    • Equipment check
    • Match footage
    • Site inspection
    • The Captain’s Run
    • Cultural challenges
  • Match Day
    • Upon arrival
    • Get Organised
    • Pre-match meeting and site inspection
    • Ball Boys/Girls
    • Filming of matches
    • Match Officials Meeting
    • Delay, postponement or cancellation
    • Teams arrive
    • Coin toss
    • Ten minutes before kickoff
    • During the match
  • Post-match
    • Match balls
    • Match Score Sheet
    • Post-match presentation
    • Match footage
  • Follow up
    • Misconduct
    • Anti-doping
  • Resource downloads
  • Exam - Overview
  • Exam - Match day -2
  • Exam - Match day -1
  • Exam - Match day
  • Exam - Post-match
  • Exam - Follow up
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