The president of Oadby Wyggestonians, Jenny Robinson, receives the coveted LSRUR Whistler's Trophy from Maggie Alphonsi at the LSRUR Annual Dinner on Friday 12th April 2019
2 members receive their kit at the March meeting
2 of our new referees complete their 10 games and are presented with their Society kit by our president Kerrel Wills
Billy Richards on the right with Ian Wells on the left
Japanese visiting Stamford School 23rd March
Stamford School had a visit from a Japanese School on Saturday 23rd March 2019. The Society provided the referees for the U16 and U17 matches and had the help of a Japanese referee with translation of decisions if required.
With the Japanese referee
Presenting Society ties to the captains
Dennis Belton - Eulogy
Dennis Belton 1933-2019.
Dennis has been one of the longest serving members of our Society, having joined on the 26th August 1965 and so has been a member for well over 50 years!
He started his love of rugby when he and his family were evacuated from London to Wales during the war. Later he was playing for Nuneaton when he was seriously injured. So when he and Mary moved to Glenfield he decided to try refereeing and joined the Leicestershire Society.
Since then Denis has been referee, Touch Judge, referee coach/mentor and has held the roles of Chairman, President and various other Committee roles. Dennis was prominent in the introduction of the first electronic appointments system EasyRef, which paved the way for our current system of appointing to games.
Dennis was a true gentleman and will be fondly remembered in the rugby circles of Leicestershire; a true stalwart of the Leicestershire Society of Rugby Union Referees
