Committee Members
Somerset Rugby Referee Society is a voluntary not for profit organisation, established in 1889, the society exists to promote the development of referees for rugby at all levels. The society is managed and developed by an executive committee elected from the membership to further the aims and objectives of the society. The current members of the executive committee are set out below. The committee are always interested to hear from anyone in connection with matters relating to the society and rugby in Somerset.
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Lawrence "Larry" Davies
President
Larry honed his second row and number 8 skills at Cotham Grammar School and Old Boys, Bristol Police, Whitehall RFC and Bristol United. A very serious leg injury in 1969 prevented him playing again. Active referee for Somerset from 1981 through to 2011; was Society Chairman in 1990; became Discipline Officer in 2011 and President in 2019.
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Chris Murphy
Chairman
Chris joined the SRRS in 1997 and refereed through to 2012 when injury prevented him from continuing. In 2006 he began to advise referees and has pursued this interest of supporting referee development ever since. In 2018 he was appointed as a match observer to the South West Group and became Society Chairman in the summer of 2020.
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Dave Lyes
Honorary Treasurer
Dave has been a member of SRRS for 10 years and became Treasurer in 2018. Dave played most of his junior rugby in Gloucestershire, firstly as a tighthead prop and then at second row. Have been involved with rugby for more than 40 years as a player, coach, mentor and referee.
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Dave Mealing
Honorary Secretary
Dave was an average tighthead in his youth and became a referee in 2016 after a 20 year break from the game. He is an active referee for Somerset and the Royal Navy and became SRRS Secretary in 2019.
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Reg Lewis
Vice Chairman & Referee Appointments
Reg Lewis is a former Somerset Level 6 Referee. His personal knowledge of every club and school as well as his continued involvement in training and development of referees ensures that he is able to make the link of placing the right referee to every fixture throughout the 1200+ games of the season.
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Rob Owen
Referee Recruitment
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Bruce Marshall
Referee Adviser Development Officer
Bruce joined Somerset Referee Society from Hertfordshire Society where he remains a Life Member, having spent 27 years in the society. Having initially taken on the role of Chair of Development, Bruce was elected Chairman in 2016 until 2020. Bruce is also a coach with the South West Group and in 2017 was asked to join the SWG executive.
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Adam Wookey
Society Training Officer
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Chris Hoadley
Chair of Grading
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Wayne Davis
Members Representative
I’d played at The Rec on numerous occasions, but to ref there, kind of filled the last part in my rugby journey. More recently I have taken an active role within the committee, helping with the appointments.
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Barry Malpass
Procurement Manager
An honorary life member of SRRS, former chairman and referee. Barry currently oversees procurement for the Society.