Fee Schedule

The Society will notify teams by e-mail that an invoice for services is available on this website. (Printable invoices can be found by clicking on "Contacts" and then on "Union" and then on "Teams" and then on the invoice link under the respective team's name.) All fees are due and payable once an invoice is posted to this website.

Although the Society collects a fee for its service, there may be times that a referee does not actually show up at an event (i.e., the Society does not have an available referee to assign or the assigned referee has a personal complication that precludes her/his showing up). Should this happen the host team may be entitled to a refund of the paid fee and should contact the Society Treasurer. All refunds must be requested no later than the last day of the second month following the event. Exceptions to this refund policy are:

Checks should be made payable to "SCRRS" and mailed, along with a copy of the respective invoice, to the Society Treasurer using the following address:

The respective fee is paid to the Society not to the individual referee. The Society has an internal policy for reimbursing referees for expenses. The individual referee or touch-judge will not be “paid” for their services.

All members of the Union are required to participate in the program. Certified Society referees will not cover any match, practice, etc. without the expectation of a fee for services. If they do otherwise, they may be sanctioned by the Society. Any team scheduling a match or hosting a tournament not in compliance with this policy risks sanction by the Society. There is; however, no reason why each team cannot use their own team referee to officiate non-sanctioned matches, as long as that individual is certified and registered with USA Rugby R&L -- the Society encourages this. However, use of current or former team members, who are active Society referees, in order to escape paying the respective fee to the Society is not acceptable.

Although not in the Union, probationary clubs or social clubs such as Lunchtime Legends and Unicorns Old Boys will be required to pay for services, at the non-league match rate, whenever a referee is requested for matches they will be hosting.

League matches are defined as all Union scheduled matches established by the competitions committee that lead to a national championship or promotion/relegation.

DIVISION	FEE
DIVISION	Paid no later than December 31st	Paid no later than January 31st	Paid no later than February 28th	Paid on or after March 1st **
Club Men Division I	$1000	$1100	$1250	$1500
Club Men Division II	$700	$770	$875	$1050
Club Men Division III	$400	$440	$500	$600
Club Women	$400	$440	$500	$600
Collegiate Men I	$400	$440	$500	$600
Collegiate Men II	$400	$440	$500	$600
Collegiate Women	$400	$440	$500	$600
Youth Boys HS	$400	$440	$500	$600
Youth Girls U-19	$400	$440	$500	$600
Youth (All Others)	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Free (If referees are available) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

In most instances, invoices will be posted on this website a minimum of one month prior to the beginning of the respective season.

The annual fee is based on the calendar year (i.e., January 1st thru December 31st) and applies regardless of the actual league season of the respective division.

** Fee is considered "past due" and the Society may sanction team by not assigning a referee to any further of team’s home or away matches (i.e., League, Non-League, or Tournament) until the fee is paid in full.

The Society will provide service whenever and wherever possible for non-league matches for a nominal fee to partially cover the cost of travel and meals for the referee. (All league matches will continue to be serviced as part of the fees paid by the respective team to the Society.)

All non-league matches are defined as any match not on the Union schedule such as preseason matches, “friendlies” matches, visiting/touring side matches, MLR matches, round-robins, scrummages, etc.

These fees are for all non-league matches scheduled two weeks in advance. Any matches scheduled without a two weeks advance notice may be billed at double the standard rate. Host teams are reminded that failure to secure approval from the Union for visiting sides will result in no referee being assigned. The time of scheduling will be taken as the time that the game was approved by the Union.

Center Referee Only (1^st Side)	$60 per match
Center Referee Only (2^nd Side, etc.)	$30 per match
Team of Three	$100 per match

A 10% reduction of the total fee may be taken if the fee is paid prior to the date of the match/event.

In most instances, invoices will be posted on this website shortly after the host team notifies the Society of the match/event date.

The fee becomes "past due" if not paid by the last day of the second month following the match/event date (i.e., for a match/event held on July 15th the "past due" date would be September 30th). Once the fee is "past due" the Society may sanction team by not assigning a referee to any further of team’s home or away matches (i.e., League, Non-League, or Tournament) until the fee is paid in full.

Under this policy, tournament host teams are not required to provide lodging and transportation for referees. Payments for services will be used by the Society to cover these expenses. As is customary; however, lunch, water, and tournament shirts should continue to be offered by the tournament host team.

Half is equal to or more than 25 minutes	$35 per match
Half greater than 10 minutes but less than 25 minutes.	$25 per match
Half is equal to or less than 10 minutes	$15 per match

A 10% reduction of the total fee may be taken if the fee is paid prior to the date of the tournament.

In most instances, invoices will be posted on this website shortly after the Union grants approval of the tournament and the host team notifies the Society of the projected number of tournament matches. The minimum tournament fee will be based on the projected number of tournament matches. "No Show" matches and forfeits will be counted as matches played. An adjusted invoice, if needed, will be posted shortly after the tournament if either or both of the following occurs:

The fee becomes "past due" if not paid by the last day of the second month following the tournament date (i.e., for a tournament held on July 15th the "past due" date would be September 30th). Once the fee is "past due" the Society may sanction team by not assigning a referee to any further of team’s home or away matches (i.e., League, Non-League, or Tournament) until the fee is paid in full.

1.	Events scheduled on Saturday during the January thru April timeframe.
2.	Events where one of the participating teams has been sanctioned by the Society.

1.	Matches added within seven days of the tournament. (May be invoiced at the $35 per match rate.)
2.	If a greater number of matches are played than was provided prior to the tournament. (If number played exceeds the originally projected number by five or more ALL matches may be changed to the $35 per match rate.)