NB when I used to ref in the southern comp we had an Aussie who managed the fixtures and also worked for the RFL. I cant think of his name. Is this someone different? would you know?

No mate, Matt has never been committee guy you are thinking of is Steve Davis I think

Steve, thats him. Is he still involved. He had aspirations to progress through the reffing world.

No not seen or heard from him for a few years, he has nothing to do with the SRLRS so not sure what he is doing now. As far as I know he has nothing to do with the RFL anymore either, but then again all the paid development staff down here went a few years back, they rely on daft folk like me who do stuff for free.
Steve actually did my Refs course.

Interestingly on Sunday the Refs one touch judge and 4th official were all SRLRS products, although Harry the TJ did go up to Leeds to uni so got his foot on the pathway up there. The 4th official on Sunday got on the graded officials pathway this year, so we are getting somewhere with match officials down here.