T1 Rugby Match Officiating

Whether you are a T1 Rugby game manager/facilitator, helping new players to get to grips with the game, or more traditional Referee, where participants are experienced playing T1 Rugby, this module provides an overview of the Laws of T1 Rugby and useful 'How to' Referee tips.

T1 Rugby, is the world’s first non-contact sport that fully reflects the unique characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and breakdown. With an emphasis on fun, fitness, inclusion and time optimisation, T1 Rugby is a game for everyone, played by anyone. 

It provides a fun, welcoming, time efficient and safe environment for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, reflecting World Rugby’s  mission of a global sport for all. 

Significantly, it is the first non-contact form of the game that reflects the characteristics of rugby, including lineouts, scrums, kicking and a breakdown, while remaining simple to play. It contains many of the attacking and defending aspects of rugby, requiring players to make the same decisions.