Introduction

Simon Goatcher - South East Region Manager

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Welcome to the South East Region of the London Society. We provide officials for clubs, schools and universities in SE London, parts of NW Kent and parts of NE Surrey.  

Please do not hesitate to Contact Me, or any of the Regional Committee members below, for any further information or assistance. We’re always happy to welcome new members.

You can see the dates and location of our Regional Meetings below, which are always the second Wednesday of the month. I look forward to seeing you there.  

Simon

Simon.goatcher@londonrugby.com
07764 588991

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SE Appointments HOTLINE: 07796 211 889

Regional Meetings

 

2026/2027 South East meetings

All meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month:

Wednesday September 9th

Wednesday October 14th

Wednesday November 11th

Wednesday December 9th

Wednesday January 13th

Wednesday February 10th

Wednesday March 10th

Location - Beckenham RFC

Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RD. 

All meetings are a 19:00 meet for pizza with a 19:30 start. We aim to be finished by 21:00.

SE Region Annual Dinner

Date TBC - Usually mid-April (Last year: 22nd April 2026) but dependent on Easter.

Location TBC - Likely format: Pre-dinner drinks at O’Neils Pub (opposite Beckenham Junction station) from 18:30. Dinner at Curry Cottage at 19:30.

South East Region Committee & Officers

Regional Committee

  • Regional Appointments Manager

    • Jeff Farmer - email or HOTLINE: 07796 211 889

  • Match Observers Co-ordinators

  • Regional Recruitment Co-ordinator

    • Mark Regan

  • Training & Development

    • VACANT - Contact Regional Manager

  • Active Referees on Committee

    • Emma Abbate

    • David Hamill

The Committee meet each month from August to May, usually the week before our monthly meetings, to review training, appointments and grading alongside any other issues that arise that impact the running of the Region.

Regional Officers

  • Regional Disciplinary Secretary

  • Regional Disciplinary Assistants

    • Alex Smith

    • David Hamill

    • Simon Goatcher

  • Regional Appointments Assistants

    • Dan Maynard

    • Phil Willis

  • Regional Kit Representative

  • Society Assistant Safeguarding Officers

    • Simon Goatcher

    • Les Todd

    • Phil Stevens

  • Regional Young Match Official (YMO) Lead

    • Matthew Flint

  • YMO Assistants

    • Anthony Proctor

    • Emma Abbate

The Officers are other members of the Region who support the Committee in particular ways. There is no set list of roles, each created as the need arises. There is always more we could do to better support referees, advisors and clubs. If you would like to get involved then please get in touch.

Fixtures

Below are fixtures in the region for the next month. The list shows fixtures where appointments have been made and confirmed by the official and those games that are currently not appointed.  For Clubs, there are a number of reasons why your fixture is not shown here:

  • Fixture is not on WhosTheRef

  • Fixture is not in the next month

  • An appointment has been made, but the referee has not yet confirmed acceptance

  • The fixture is being appointed to by another region - e.g. SE Group (for Level 5), Development (for Level 6), Midweek (for games on Monday to Friday)

Please refer to the Referee Notification email for contact details for the referee. For further details, see the Fixtures & Appointments and WhosTheRef pages.