Koha Information

A Koha (gift, donation) is offered to all appointed Match Officials for Bay of Plenty Rugby matches games, from Under-11 to Premier Rugby.

Referees receive koha for fulfilling their appointment (Referee, Assistant Referee, Sideline Management, Referee Coach).  On top of this, if you have to travel outside of the city where you reside, you will also receive a set amount on top of your koha.  A Koha Matrix has been created to make claiming your koha simple.  Down the left hand column of the sheet you'll find a list of towns and cities in the Bay of Plenty.  Look down the list for the town you reside in.  Across the top row you'll find the same list of towns and cities.  Move across the sheet to find the town or city where you travelled to fulfil your appointment. Find the cell where these two in tersect, to calculate how much you are entitled to claim. (Koha Matrix form.) 

To lodge koha claims, download a Koha Claim Form.

1. At the end of each calendar month, fill in a Koha Claim Form with your appointed and accepted fixtures as notified to you through Rugby Explorer.
   
2. During the 1st week of the next month, submit your signed and completed claim form by emailing a copy of it to: refereeadmin@boprugby.co.nz.  NOTE: Claim forms suibmitted outside this timeframe WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3. All claim forms are then reconciled by both the referee administrator and the Appointments manager with Official appointments recoreded in Rugby Explorer.
4. All approved claims will then be paid during week 3 of the subsequent month.