After a short break, Sam Fellows and Jamie Bell are back to catch up on everything happening in the Bay of Plenty refereeing community.

In this episode:

🏆 A full recap of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Referees Awards Night, including all major award winners and service milestones.

🎙️ Recognition of the outstanding contributions of referees, coaches and volunteers across the region.

🌍 International and provincial appointment news, including WXV selections, NPC, FPC and Heartland Championship appointments.

👏 Congratulations to James Dolman and Maggie Cogger-Orr on significant first-class refereeing milestones.

📋 Secondary school finals review and our Whistlers of the Week, recognising the match officials who took charge of key finals across the Bay of Plenty.

🏉 The week ahead, featuring:

• National Under-15 Invitational Tournament
• Rugby by the Beach
• Bay of Plenty representative fixtures
• AIMS Games
• The start of another busy tournament season

Plus, Sam shares stories from recent representative appointments, including FPC pre-season rugby, Under-20 representative matches and a return to the TMO chair at the Steamers.

Whether you're an experienced referee, a new official, a coach, player or supporter, this episode is packed with appointments, achievements, development opportunities and stories from the referee community.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, YouTube and your favourite podcast platform.

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