This years Town & Gown match will be Referee by one of rugby leauge best Mr Jamie Bloem. Mr Bloem was born in 1971 in Cape Town South Africe. He has played for Cape Town Coasters, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, Halifax rlfc and Doncaster rlfc. Jamie player for South Africe and captaining them in the 2000 World cup, He have also played twice for the Scotland National rugby league team. Jamie also had spells with rugby union sides Thornensians, Halifax and Old Brodleians, whom he took to their first promotion in 75 years. He moved to Old Rishworthians as player/coach for the 2007-08 season. Jamie was top point scorer for Rishworthians in 2007-08, breaking the club record with 375 points in the season, After his retirement Jamie became a rugby league referee and controlled the Nordic cup match between Norway and Sweden. Jamie also a BBC radio rugby league sports summariser. Jamie is now player coach at Stainland Stags ARLFC in Halifax who play in The Pennine League. 2010 - 2011 season.
The Oxford Cavaliers rlfc and Oxford University rlfc are both very happy that Jamie Bloem said he well referee this match. "Mark Shaw" I was very happy to get the phone call today from Mr Bloem to say he would do the match and Jamie is looking forward to it.
This years Town & Gown match will be Referee by one of rugby leauge best Mr Jamie Bloem. Mr Bloem was born in 1971 in Cape Town South Africe. He has played for Cape Town Coasters, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, Halifax rlfc and Doncaster rlfc. Jamie player for South Africe and captaining them in the 2000 World cup, He have also played twice for the Scotland National rugby league team. Jamie also had spells with rugby union sides Thornensians, Halifax and Old Brodleians, whom he took to their first promotion in 75 years. He moved to Old Rishworthians as player/coach for the 2007-08 season. Jamie was top point scorer for Rishworthians in 2007-08, breaking the club record with 375 points in the season, After his retirement Jamie became a rugby league referee and controlled the Nordic cup match between Norway and Sweden. Jamie also a BBC radio rugby league sports summariser. Jamie is now player coach at Stainland Stags ARLFC in Halifax who play in The Pennine League. 2010 - 2011 season.
The Oxford Cavaliers rlfc and Oxford University rlfc are both very happy that Jamie Bloem said he well referee this match. "Mark Shaw" I was very happy to get the phone call today from Mr Bloem to say he would do the match and Jamie is looking forward to it.