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On Saturday, October 15, 2022, we lost David Robinson, an outstanding member of the rugby\u00a0community. David was an active referee for 30 years in Alberta and British Columbia but was often found refereeing around the world. David never missed an opportunity to take his boots and whistle\u00a0with him on his travels, creating a legacy of having refereed in over 20 countries. David was often seen talking to new match officials about his global referring experience.<\/p>\n
On the field, David was willing to help whenever and wherever he was needed, from his annual run at\u00a0the Stampede Rugby 7s, shadowing new match officials, refereeing age-grade matches, or the highest level of Provincial tournaments and Provincial finals.\u00a0David’s community involvement was not limited to the field. David never missed an opportunity to host\u00a0a visiting match official. He opened his home, shared his family and community, and ensured everyone\u00a0got the most out of their visit and the game of Rugby, which he loved. David was a founding member of the Rugby Alberta Match Officials’ Association (RAMOA) and sat on\u00a0its first board, serving as both treasurer and president during his time. David’s connections during his\u00a0travels played a key role in helping RAMOA set up ongoing Match Official exchanges in Northern\u00a0California.\u00a0ln recent years, David became World Rugby Educator, influencing hundreds of new match officials with\u00a0his personality and style. ln addition he became a Citing Commissioner for World Rugby and Major\u00a0League Rugby and has been involved in several tournaments throughout Canada, the USA, and the\u00a0Caribbean.\u00a0Our thoughts and condolences go out to David’s family, friends and the community he tirelessly served.\u00a0A life well lived in service of others is a life we should all celebrate. – Rugby Alberta<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n David was a founding member of the Rugby Alberta Match Officials’ Association GAMOA) and sat on\u00a0its first board, serving as both treasurer and president during his time. David’s connections during his travels played a key role in helping RAMOA set up ongoing Match Official exchanges in Northern\u00a0California. David was often seen talking to new match officials about his global refereeing experience. David never missed an opportunity to take his boots with him on his travels, creating a legacy of having\u00a0refereed in over 20 countries. On the field, David was willing to help whenever and wherever he was needed, from his annual run at the Stampede Rugby 7s, shadowing new match officials, refereeing age\u00a0grade matches, or the highest level of Provincial tournaments and Provincial finals. David’s community involvement was not limited to the field. David never missed an opportunity to host a visiting match\u00a0official. He opened his home, shared his family and community, and ensured everyone got the most Award Criteria:<\/strong> To continue David’s legacy and honour his contributions to rugby, USE THE FORM BELOW TO DONATE TO THE DAVID ROBINSON MEMORIAL AWARD FUND:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nout of their visit and the game of Rugby, which he loved. – Rugby Canda<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1. High school graduate from Alberta
\n2. Enrolled and entering a Canadian university or college
\n3. Academic achievements
\n4. Rugby achievements and involvement
\n5. lnterest in officiating<\/p>\n