Somerset Rugby Referees' Society

The World's First Rugby Referees' Society : Established 1889

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The Royal Clarence Hotel, Bridgwater, Somerset.

Birthplace of the world's first rugby referees' society

1st September 1889

Reproduced below is a copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Somerset County Football Club held at the Clarence Hotel, Bridgwater on the 18th September 1889.

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