Oxford v York City Knights
Referee: Tom Crashley (Wakefield)
Previous Oxford games:
02/06/2013 - Oxford 27 Gateshead 22 (penalties 10-4 against)
09/06/2013 - Oxford 28 Rochdale 42 (penalties 9-7 against)
07/07/2013 - Oxford 4 Oldham 22 (penalties 13-8 against, also sinbinned Andrew Bentley after a team warning)
08/05/2016 - North Wales 40 Oxford 18 (penalties 19-14 in favour)
26/03/2016 - Whitehaven 46 Oxford 14 (penalties 10-7 against, also sinbinned Marcus Brooker for fighting).
With the postponed game against Whitehaven as well, that’s three weeks out of four that he’s been named our referee. Also is reserve referee for Wakefield v Widnes this Friday.
Touch Judge: Brad Darlison (Castleford and Featherstone)
Third Oxford game this season. Also does some in-goal work for Super League - this is from Leigh v Widnes last week:
Touch Judge: Andy Haigh (Leeds)
Becoming a regular visitor, and was last here for the game against Workington. Also is refereeing Leeds v Newcastle Under-19s on Saturday lunchtime. This is him at a Championship game last season:
Reserve Referee: Luke Bland (Leeds)
First Oxford game. This is him refereeing a youth match last season:
Match Commissioner: Mick Heptinstall (Castleford)
Works for the RFL promoting touch rugby league. Was previously assistant coach at Doncaster (see photo). Has spent time as a development officer in the Wakefield council area. That covers Castleford and Featherstone as well as Wakefield, so frankly that does feel a bit like kicking at an open door. Or perhaps I should say that he was obviously brilliant at the job.
