IRB Training: June and July courses

 

An image taken during an IRB Level 1 coaching course in Japan in June

Find out the major IRB training events and conferences happening around the world in June, July and August 2013. 

Africa – CAR (English speaking)   

• 31 May-2 June: IRB Educator course and IRB Level 2 Sevens coaching course - Kenya
• 12-16 June: Training meeting in Dakar, Senegal
• 26-28 July: IRB Level 3 Match Officiating course - Cape Town, South Africa
• 9-11 August: IRB Educator and Medical course - Namibia

Africa - CAR (French speaking)

• 8-9 June: IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Kaolack, Senegal
• 9 June: IRB Level 2 Coaching course (Part 8) - Dakar, Senegal
• 22-23 June: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Simal, Senegal
• 6-7 July: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Diourbel, Senegal
• 26-28 July: IRB Rugby Ready course - Bertoua, Cameroon
• 26-28 July: IRB Level 1 S&C course - Nkolbisson, Cameroon
• 29-30 July: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Kaolack, Senegal
• 1-4 August: IRB Rugby Ready and IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
• 2-4 August: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Tulear, Madagascar
• 3-4 August: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Iles du Saloum, Senegal
• 14-17 August: IRB Level 1 Sevens Coaching course - Yaounde, Cameroon
• 17-18 August: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Thies, Senegal

• 1 June: IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Dubai
• June TBC: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Cebu, Philippines
• June TBC: IIRB Level 1 Coaching course - Cebu, Philippines
• 5-7 June: IRB Sports Federation Management Programme - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 7-9 June: IRB Level 3 Match Officiating course (Part 2) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 10-12 June: IRB Level 3 Coaching course (Part 2) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 15 June: IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Abu Dhabi
• 17 June: IRB Rugby Ready course - Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• 17 June: IRB Level 1 S&C course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 18 June: IRB Level 1 Match Officiating course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 18 June: IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 19 June: IRB Level 1 Sevens Match Officiating course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 19 June: IRB Level 1 Sevens Coaching course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 20-22 June: IRB Level 2 Coaching course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 20-22 June: IRB Level 2 Match Officiating course - Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 21 June: IRB Rugby Ready course - Johor, Malaysia
• 21 June: IRB Level 1 Sevens Match Officiating course - Johor, Malaysia
• 21 June: IRB Level 1 Sevens Coaching course - Johor, Malaysia
• 8-13 July: Superweek involving IRB Rugby Ready, IRB Level 1 Coaching, IRB Level 2 Coaching, IRB Level 1 Match Officiating and IRB Level 2 Match Officiating courses - Chinese Taipei
• 3-4 August: IRB Educator course (Medical) - Singapore
• 5 August: IRB Level 1 Medical course - Singapore
• 6 August: IRB Level 2 Medical course - Singapore
• 30-31 August: IRB Level 2 Coaching course - Dubai
• 31 August: IRB Level 1 Coaching course - Seoul, Korea
• 31 August-2 September: IRB Level 2 Coaching course - Seoul, Korea

Europe – FIRA-AER   

• 15-17 August: IB/FIRA-AER Medical Educator course - Bucharest, Romania
• 15-19 August: IRB/FIRA-AER Level 2 S&C course - Bucharest, Romania
• 16-18 August: IRB RB/FIRA-AER Level 2 Match Officiating accreditation course (Part 1) - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 18 August: IRB First Aid for Rugby course - Bucharest, Romania (delivered by those on above Educator course) - Bucharest, Romania

IRB/FIRA-AER "TES" adoption scheme projects supported by Six Nations Unions           

• 1-2 June: IRB/FIRA-AER Level 2 Coaching Accreditation course (Part 1) and coaching workshop on scrummaging and lineout - Athens, Greece
• 14-16 June: Workshops on retention/transfer of players from school to clubs, coaching youth players and winning psychology - Helsinki, Finland
• 21-24 June: IRB/FIRA-AER Level 2 Coaching Accreditation course (Part 2) - Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina
• 15-21 July: Coaching workshop on kicking and principles of play in attack and defence - Portugal
• 19-21 July: Coaching clinic on player development and Sevens - Vaduz, Liechtenstein
• 23-25 August: Coaching workshops on mini and youth coaching programmes and position specific coaching - Zagreb, Croatia
• September: IRB/FIRA-AER Level 2 Coaching accreditation course (Part 2) - Sofia, Bulgaria
• September: Technical workshop for coaches - Cyprus

• 3-4 June: Match Officiating Educator re-accreditation meetings - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 6-9 June - IRB Level 2 S&C acquaint and course - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• 12-14 June: Match Officiating Educator re-accreditation meetings - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 5-7 July: IRB Level 1 S&C acquaint and course - Milwaukee, USA
• 15-18 August: CPD for USA Rugby Trainers - Charleston, North Carolina, USA
• 20-22 August: Trainer course - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 23-25 August: Educator course - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• 17-22 June: IRB Level 2 Sevens Match Officiating ad IRB Level 2 Sevens Coach courses - SRU HPU Complex, Samoa

South America - CONSUR          

• 5-9 August: CONSUR superweek - including Trainer & Educator course, Medical Educator course, CPD for Trainers and Educators, delivery of IRB Level 1 Coaching, Level 1 Match Officiating, Level 1 S&C and Level 1 First Aid courses - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Find out more

If you want to find out more about the training courses, including how to register, please contact your union. Click here and select your union from the resulting page. Then select their web site or see contact details to get in touch with them

Alternatively, contact your local IRB Regional Training Consultants. These are as follows: 

A great starting point for learning more about the game is through the digital tools offered by the IRB. These include:

• IRB Passport web site– a one-stop shop for online training resources, including the new-look IRB Coaching web site launched this week, the Rugby Ready web site, the IRB Laws web site, a new strength and conditioning site, as well as information on player welfare and anti-doping.
• Laws of the Game mobile app (for iPhone and iPad) – check the Laws on the move