The Ref Tent

Chris O'Malley

The Ref Tent, hosted by Chris O'Malley, seeks to bring you into the rugby refereeing community to take a closer look at some of the amazing people involved in the sport. The Ref Tent dives into successes and failures, pursuing a passion, and the camaraderie that exists within this community.

Episodes

  1. 02/22/2020

    Aimee Barrett - Theron

    In this episode Aimee and Chris discuss women's rugby in South Africa, Aimees impressive rugby résumé (as both a player and a referee), sportsmanship and humanity in rugby, and Aimee's career as a Biokineticist.

  2. 10/05/2019

    Shanda Mosher-Gallant

    Shanda discusses what it is like dating another rugby referee, how height impacts refereeing, and some of her recent assignments in this episode of The Ref Tent.

  3. 06/01/2019

    Cisco Lopez

    Cisco and Chris chat about Cisco's background in radio, Cisco's studies and his love of philosophy. Cisco and Chris also discuss the unique challenges of refereeing and some of the district differences between 7s and 15s.

  4. 05/27/2019

    Joey Swatzel

    Joey and Chris discuss refereeing in Texas, their time in South Africa, following a passion, and how refereeing can effect other aspects of your life.

  5. 04/06/2019

    Jenny Lui

    Jenny and Chris discuss Jenny's rise to the USA Eagles in both 7s and 15s. We talk about how Jenny balanced being a national level player and referee at the same time. Jenny also talks about the origins of Project Rugby Love.

  6. 03/23/2019

    Rob Halcomb

    Rob and Chris talk about Rob's days as a player, how age relates to rugby refereeing, and how Rob balances having a family, a career, and refereeing most weekends.

  7. 03/09/2019

    Leah Berard

    In this episode Chris and Leah discuss Leah's impressive refereeing resumé, recovering from mistakes in big games, and what's next for Leah Berard.

  8. 02/24/2019

    Introduction

    The Ref Tent, hosted by Chris O'Malley, seeks to bring you into the rugby refereeing community to take a closer look at some of the amazing people involved in the sport. The Ref Tent dives into successes and failures, pursuing a passion, and the camaraderie that exists within this community.   Please subscribe for further episodes.  Feel free to send any ideas or feedback to thereftent@gmail.com!

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About

The Ref Tent, hosted by Chris O'Malley, seeks to bring you into the rugby refereeing community to take a closer look at some of the amazing people involved in the sport. The Ref Tent dives into successes and failures, pursuing a passion, and the camaraderie that exists within this community.

Information

  • Creator
    Chris O'Malley
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Christopher O'Malley 2019
  • Show Website
    The Ref Tent