MANAGEMENT GROUP

RMG

The Referee Management Group (RMG) is a seven person skill based panel charged with driving the strategic direction of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Referees. The 2025 RMG is:

Chairman

David Hodgson

BOPRU Referee Manager 

Jackson Reuben-Swinton

BOPRU Board Representative

Phil Barnett

Governance Manager

Estelle Whaiapu

Resources Manager

Gary Dender

(Co-opted Feb-Sept 2023)

Development Management

Tony Dunlop 

(Co-opted Feb-Sept 2023)

Operations Manager

​​​​​​​Ian Wedderburn

Appointments Panel

At the conclusion of each RMG term, an Appointments Panel made up of a representative from each sub-union area meet to select the Referee Management Group for the next term.

The Appointments Panel which set the current RMG is:

Central Bay
​​​​​​​Neco Blank

Eastern Bay
Tony Dunlop

Western Bay
Bryce Lawrence

RMG MEETING MINUTES

Click here to view the minutes of recent monthly Referee Management Group meetings.

PORTFOLIO ROLES

All the work that is required to keep our club operating successfully is split into areas of responsibility, called portfolios. Each portfolio holder reports back monthly to an RMG member. The portfolios, their position descriptions, and the current holders can be found below (within the document, click on each role title to display the position description).