Referee: Gareth Hewer (Whitehaven)
Oxford games (all as referee):
07/04/2013 - Halifax 32 Oxford 12 (Challenge Cup). Penalties 10-2 against!
18/05/2014 - Oxford 18 South Wales 12. Penalties 5-5
21/02/2016 - Oxford 34 Hemel 12 (League 1 Cup, at Maidenhead). Penalties 8-7 in favour
He's been mentioned in the rugby league news this week for being a part-time referee who gets to do the Cup final. However, his real claim to fame has to be that he was the referee for the first ever game of professional club rugby league played in Berkshire. And it was also Oxford's first win in the League 1 Cup, so everyone was happy. Here’s a picture where he is just about to award a try:
Touch Judge: Mark Craven (Leeds)
No known Oxford games
Touch Judge: Mike Woodhead (St Helens)
Oxford games (all as referee and all League games):
09/03/2014 - Gateshead Thunder 47 Oxford 28 (penalties 12-9 against)
18/04/2014 - Oxford 38 Gloucestershire All Golds 24 (penalties 5-4 against)
04/05/2014 - Oldham 48 Oxford 28 (penalties 9-9)
01/06/2014 - Hunslet 32 Oxford 12 (penalties 11-7 against)
03/08/2014 - Hunslet 48 Oxford 6 (penalties 8-6 against)
06/09/2014 - Oxford 22 Hemel 22 (penalties 4-4)
06/03/2016 - Oxford 22 Newcastle Thunder 30 (penalties 8-icon_cool.gif
Excluding warm-up matches, no-one has refereed more Oxford games. In 2015 was referee for the Oldham-Keighley play-off game, and also touch judge at England v France.
Reserve Referee: Chris Campbell (Widnes)
Oxford games (all as referee):
22/3/2015 - Leigh Miners Rangers 32 Oxford 6 (Challenge Cup) - penalties 5-4 against
07/06/2015 - Oxford 38 South Wales Scorpions 30 (penalties 6-4 in favour)
18/07/2015 - Gloucestershire All Golds 38 Oxford 24 (penalties 10-8 in favour)
Reserve Touch Judge: Jack Smith (Wigan)
Known Oxford games (first two as touch judge, third as referee)
22/04/2014 - Leigh Centurions reserves 44 Oxford 20
18/04/2014 - Oxford 38 Gloucestershire All Golds 24
30/04/2016 - Toulouse 54 Oxford 8 (penalties 7-7)
A bit of a missed opportunity here. His name is obviously quite common and I didn’t make the right connections at the time of the Toulouse game. Shortly after that match it’s been widely reported that he was in the Royal Marines and shot by a sniper. He has also effectively become the poster boy for referee recruitment. Here’s a typical article:
[urlhttp://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/10311647/jack-smith-royal-marine-turned-super-league-referee[/url
2014 National Conference League referee of the year, following in the footsteps of the likes of Phil Bentham and James Child. In 2015 was the Wigan Referees' Society Referee of the year.
Video Referee: Ben Thaler (Wakefield)
No Oxford games
Match Commissioner: David Asquith (York)
No Oxford games
Time Keeper: Laura Fairbank (Southern)
No Oxford games
Now this should be part 1 of 2, with part 2 on Thursday night, but at the moment I'm struggling to get the information I need for part 2. So don't hold your breath.
