Awards, Appointments and a Busy Spring Ahead (Ep 23)

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 TournamentRugby by the BeachBay of Plenty representative fixturesAIMS GamesThe start of another busy tournament seasonPlus, 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.#BayOfPlentyRugby #Referees #RugbyReferee #NPC #FPC #HeartlandChampionship #AIMSGames #RugbyCommunity #BayOfPlentyReferees #RugbyPodcast