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The Bermuda Rugby Football Union (BRFU) recently handed out level 1 referee's certificates to 12 participants who completed the International Rugby Board (IRB) led course. Pictured are: Tom Healy, David Porter, Devrae Noel-Simmons, Anna Knapman-Scott and Liz Copeland. Missing from the picture who also completed the course are: Peter Millard, Kerry Heigham, Kim Spencer, Alvin Harvey, Allan Hicks, Eimear Holohan, John Weale. Scott Harland, an IRB Certified Referee Instructor, came to the island to conduct the course. Scott is also the IRB's Caribbean Development Officer, and he spent time with the mini rugby section and a few of the coaches going over techniques and training options. "I was very impressed with the local support I received, and in particular I'm very interested in passing on your Sunday morning mini-rugby programme structure and organizational setup to other Caribbean countries that could benefit from this model." Scott is interested in returning to the Island in late September to run further workshops/courses for officials and coaches, as well as up to date scrimmaging techniques and training tools.

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