CLASSIFICATIONS ADVISORY GROUP
The committee was responsible for creating and implementing the sport’s first ever classifications framework, which is intended to minimise the impact of impairment and enables fair and equitable competition for players in all forms of disability rugby league. In 2021 it produced the Physical Disability Rugby League Playing Conditions and the Classification Manual, as well as introducing training for evaluators in Europe and Oceania ahead of the Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup in November 2022. In addition, IRL appointed Jamie Blair, an experienced professional in disability sports, as its first Head of Classification.
CAG MEMBERS
Chair: Chris Godfrey
Jamie Blair (head of classification)
Penny Broomhead (chief classifier)
Che Fornusek (player representative)
Melissa Stamp (European RL classifier)
Jordan Loveridge (Asia Pacific RL classifier)
Harrison Timbrell (European RL classifier)
Richard Egan (IRL Medical Subcommittee)
Scott Muttdon (Asia Pacific RL classifier)
Colin Moore (IRL Physical Disability Advisory Group)
Secretary: Charlotte Monkman (IRL)