Issue 6/26 27th February 2026
BAFRA Newsflash | |||
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BAFRA LTD
The Annual General Meeting of BAFRA Limited will be held during the Convention weekend at 5pm on Saturday 11th April 2026. It is open to all members. A full agenda will be circulated to members nearer the time.
The election of directors for the Company will take place at the AGM. Four posts are due for election this year:
All four current incumbent has indicated that they will be seeking re-election.
As of Wednesday 18th February the following nominations for these posts have been received:
President
Davie Parsons #425 – Proposed by James Ford Bannister #479. Seconded by Henry Richardson #25
Lee Wood #517 – Proposed by Graham Smith #149 . Seconded by Ian Smith #624.
General Secretary
Richard Moger #472 – Proposed by Paul Sutton #312. Seconded by Scott Castle #626
Director of Training
James Ford-Bannister #479 – Proposed by Amir Brooks #593. Seconded by Jed Brookes-Lewis #395
Director without Portfolio #1
Pete Parsons #321 – Proposed by Seb Pettican #519. Seconded by James Ford-Bannister #479
I will provide a further list next week.
These positions are open to all qualified members and nomination forms have been circulated to all qualified members. If you have not received this please contact me.
The Directors encourage all qualified members to consider applying for one of the above four positions. If you are considering standing and would like more information about what is involved, please contact me or, if you prefer, another director for more details.
Richard Moger – General Secretary
DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED |
Previous weeks | ||||
Karim Eladawy | 55 | Manchester Tyrants | Flagrant Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 1st March 2026 v Sheffield Hallam Warriors |
Kellydjoss Balela | 1 | Sheffield Hallam Warriors | Flagrant Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 1st March 2026 v Manchester Tyrants |
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
ARU Siege | Large changing room - not lockable and no private toilet. Long walk to the field. A lone piper playing bagpipes constantly throughout. A well-marked 100-yard field. Graham Smith #149 | Unknown |
Coventry University Jets | 100-yard field with seven-yard end zones marked clearly in blue. Other sports markings in yellow and white. Short yard-line extensions are now marked at the correct distance from sidelines, previous markings are present but faded. Team areas marked to 25-yard lines. Jed Brookes-Lewis #395 | 8th March 2026 v Hull Shawks |
Durham Saints | No marks or nine-yard marks. No team or coaching boxes marked. No limit lines. Henry Richardson #25 | 15th March 2026 v Loughbrough Students |
Gloucestershire Gladiators | Fading black lines for most of the field, white lines were used as end lines to ensure goals are not inbounds. The game was stopped three times to repair the chain. Due to an injury, both head coaches agreed to shorten the fourth quarter to 0:00 with 1:22 remaining. Robert Cornwell #105 | Unknown |
Leeds Beckett | 80-yard field. No nine-yard marks or numbers. Team areas were marked out using cones. Several other sports markings were in close proximity to the end zones. All three game balls required inflation prior to use. David Hewitt #607 | Unknown |
QMBL Vipers | Played at Imperial’s home ground. 90-yard field marked in white with rugby markings in dark blue. No numbers or nine-yard marks. No marked coaching boxes or team areas. No limit lines. One corner end zone pylon was missing. Changing room was lockable but shared with officials for other sports. Peter Parsons #321 | 8th March 2026 v Gloucestershire Gladiators |
Solent Redhawks | 100-yard field with very faint markings and other lines present. The field will need re-painting before any further fixtures are played here. The chain had to be repaired before kick off. One change of ball person during the first quarter. Venue staff had a poor attitude towards helping one of the crew find a parking spot at the crowded venue. Jon Ireland #508 | Unknown |
Sussex Saxons | Teams organised well in time before the kickoff of each half. Minimal team area markings, but this was not an issue. The chain set is very worn and missing/dilapidated covering on one of the line-to-gain indicators. The male officials' changing room did not have a private shower or toilet. Daniel Clarke #311 | Unknown |
UWE Bullets 2 | After the third quarter, the Head Coach from Bath Spa advised that they were picking up too many injuries, and the fourth quarter was reduced to 0:00. Julian Mallia #336 | Unknown |
Worcester Royals | 80-yard grass field, marked in yellow. Very faded in areas, and, due to the turf being soft, some of the inbounds markings became unusable as the game went on. No changing room provided for officials, instead the crew were directed to the public bar area to change in. Due to venue confusion, one official was delayed in arrival. The crew operated in crew of three mechanics for the first quarter. Emma Harris #236 | Unknown |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: 1st and 10 at the A-30 yard line. Quarterback A9 hands the ball to running back A33 who runs for 5 yards to the A-35 yard line where he is tackled. During the play Tackle A77 commits a live ball Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul at the A-20 yard line.
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Last week | Play: The game is being played on a 90 yard field. After a safety, Team A punts the ball at Team A’s 20-yard line. The ball goes out of bounds untouched by Team B at the Team B-31 yard line.
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MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: Which official is responsible for giving a list of officials to each Head Coach (the “Coaches Card”)?
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Last week | Game Situation: If there is no visible game clock, when is it mandatory for the on-field timekeeper to relay the game clock via the crew radios? Answer: Every time the game clock stops in the last two minutes of each half it is mandatory for the on field timekeeper to relay the time remaining if there is no visible game clock. This information should be relayed to the Head Coach of each team and the on-field captain of each team (M25.3.1.d.ii) (3-3-8-c). |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
BAFRA Directors | |||||
President | David Parsons | General Secretary | Richard Moger | ||
Finance | Mark Schofield | Operations | Oliver Maskell | ||
Recruitment | Emma Harris | Training | James Ford-Bannister | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Peter Parsons | Director without Portfolio #2 | Steve Tonkinson | ||
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