Our Committee

The team below lead the society's activities and help support the growth of the game, society and individuals. All of them are volunteers and active in the county as either referees or referee advisers.

Executive Team

President

Rob Cross

Rob leads our engagement with external stakeholders as required, including match officials, other societies, clubs, Oxfordshire RFU and the RFRU.

He has been refereeing since the age of 14, joining Oxfordshire in 2016. Rob continues to take the field as a level 6 referee as well as coaching other referees.

Vice-President

Julien Cazenave

Julien deputises for/supplements the President as required at meetings etc.

Julien joined Oxfordshire in 2016 and has risen through the ranks with us. He now splits his time between running on the pitch and supporting other referees with their development as part of our adviser team.

Secretary

Phil Ware

Phil organises the committee, ensuring we track our actions, and manages our communications.

He started refereeing before our digital records began in 2010 and now focuses on coaching and advising our referees as part of our development programme.

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Treasurer

Iain Wakefield

Iain drives our money management which includes seeking grants and sponsorship. Of course he is also responsible for invoicing clubs for games and paying the referee expenses.

Iain has been a referee since 2011 and now supports Oxford Harlequins with their 4th official duties in the National League.