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The Chicago Area Rugby Football Union (CARFU) Referee Society is the local referee organization (LRO) serving the greater Chicagoland area (including northwest Indiana) and other parts of Illinois.

12/23/2025

❌ Outs for 2025 – Showing up late to the match, forgetting your kit, and not knowing the laws of rugby
✅ Ins for 2026 – Getting in shape, airing out your stinky boots, and 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗘!

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧:
💻 Rugby Xplorer
➡️ Learning Center
➡️ Level 1 Referee Course ($85) or Level 2 Referee Course ($150)

11/28/2025

As we wrap up this Thanksgiving week, CARFU Referee Society would like to thank all the referees who put in the time and energy to make fall season a success! And cheers to all the players, coaches, and fans who do their part in helping maintain the spirit of the game 🍻

✨ 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ✨
🔹Center Referees: 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘍𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘵, 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘑𝘢𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘭, 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤, 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖'𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘚𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮, & 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘡𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢
🔹Assistant Referees: 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘯, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰, 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯, 𝘕𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘖'𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳, 𝘌𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯, 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘩, & 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘰𝘯
🔹Fourth Officials: 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, & 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥

📸: Martin J Dunne &

11/08/2025

It was an epic Noble Network girls championship match last Wednesday that took OT and six rounds of kicks to determine the winner! Congrats to Speer on securing the win, and to Pritzker for fighting through to the end!

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀✨
🔹𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖'𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 with ARs 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯 & 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘰𝘯 – ITW Speer Academy vs Pritzker College Prep (HS Girls)

10/29/2025

Calling all refs in town for the New Zealand vs Ireland match on Saturday! Join CARFU RS as we host a panel discussion with the match officials Thursday night at Kaiser Tiger!

10/21/2025

Ever wonder what happens in an emergency where there’s no ref available for your match? You don’t have to worry if you’ve got a L1-certified ref on your team!

𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝟭 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚
🗓️ October 26, 2025
🕣 8:30pm-5:00pm
📍 Lions for Hope Sports Complex
💻 Register in Rugby Xplorer ➡️ Learning Center ➡️ Level 1 Referee ($85)
Life is less stressful when you have a backup plan!

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲✨
🔹𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦 with ARs 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘩 & 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯 – Lincoln Park vs Lake County Coyotes (D4 Men)

10/19/2025

Tired of arguing with the ref? Become one! Learn how the best make the calls, and maybe even make a few yourself.

𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝟭 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚
🗓️ October 26, 2025
🕣 8:30pm-5:00pm
📍 Lions for Hope Sports Complex
💻 Register in Rugby Xplorer ➡️ Learning Center ➡️ Level 1 Referee ($85)
Your local referee society will thank you!

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲✨
▪ 𝘋𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘻𝘪𝘦 – South Side Irish vs Lake County Coyotes (D2 Men)

10/16/2025

Everyone’s a ref from the sideline… Now make it official. Earn your whistle!

𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝟭 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚
🗓️ October 26, 2025
🕣 8:30pm-5:00pm
📍 Lions for Hope Sports Complex
💻 Register in Rugby Xplorer ➡️ Learning Center ➡️ Level 1 Referee ($85)
See the game differently and help it grow!

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲✨
▪ 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭 – Northwestern University vs Loyola University (College Men)

10/13/2025

Ever yelled "That's forward!" from 40 meters away? Think you can do better than us? Prove it!

𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝟭 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚
🗓️ October 26, 2025
🕣 8:30pm-5:00pm
📍 Lions for Hope Sports Complex
💻 Register in Rugby Xplorer ➡️ Learning Center ➡️ Level 1 Referee ($85)
Bonus: It’s part of the World Rugby Educators Weekend, so you’ll be learning from the best!

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲✨
▪ 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘖'𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 - Northwest Indiana Banshees Festival (D3 Women)@

09/23/2025

CARFU refs have been busy the past few weekends! Swipe to see what we've gotta do sometimes to stay on our feet in a match ➡

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀✨
▫️𝘖𝘭𝘨𝘢 𝘕𝘪𝘺𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘻𝘪 - UIC vs Loyola (College Women)
▫️𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 - Rockford Ravens vs Northwest Woodsmen (D3 Men)
▫️𝘛𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘦𝘢𝘯 - Chicago Blaze vs Peoria Pigs (D3 Men)

09/15/2025

Yesterday was a full day of rugby in Chicagoland, including three matches hosted by Chicago Lions Rugby.

✨𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀✨
▫️𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖'𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 - Chicago Lions vs Southside Irish (D2 Men)
▫️𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘥 with ARs 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖'𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 & 𝘞𝘢𝘺𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘻𝘭𝘦𝘺 - Chicago Lions vs St. Louis Bombers (D1 Men)
▫️𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯 with ARs 𝘞𝘢𝘺𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘻𝘭𝘦𝘺 & 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘝𝘰𝘫𝘵 - Chicago Lions vs Metropolis Valkyries (D1 Women)

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