With the British American Football season reaching its conclusion across multiple formats, BAFRA are proud to announce the crews that have been selected to work the 2025 Bowl games.

The finals will take place over the weekend of September 6th and 7th at Butts Park Arena, Coventry. The teams are still fighting for their places, but BAFRA’s selection committee met earlier this month to discuss which of our outstanding officials would take the field alongside some of the country's finest athletes.

Kicking off the Championship weekend on Saturday, 6th September, the Under 19s Division 1 Final starts at 12pm, and we have selected the following officials –

Referee: K. Wickham
Umpire: D. Urben
Head Linesman: B. Gadsby
Line Judge: D. Moore
Back Judge: P. Todd
Field Judge: I. Rogers
Side Judge: A. Murrell

Following the Under 19s is the National Women’s Football League, Premiership 9s Final, which kicks off at 5pm. The officials covering that game are –

Referee: B. Yates
Umpire: K. Glover
Head Linesman: R. Brown
Line Judge: E. Harris
Back Judge: A. Brooks
Field Judge: H. Richardson
Side Judge: A. May

For the showpiece event on Sunday, the Adult Contact Premiership Final kicks off at 1pm, the following officials have been selected –

Referee: O. Maskell
Centre Judge: J. Brookes-Lewis
Umpire: D. Parsons
Head Linesman: B. Griffiths
Line Judge: P. Thom
Back Judge: E. Paterson
Field Judge: T. Ockendon
Side Judge: S. Tabberer

Congratulations to all those selected, and we wish you all the best for your games! Our on-field officials will be supported by other BAFRA officials who will be selected as sideline assistants to allow for the smooth running of each gameday.