Release notes

What's new, improved, and fixed in each RefMatch release.

2026-04-08

Three new features: bulk club assignment, match notes, and red card reporting.

New

Bulk assign referee society to clubs - assign or reassign a referee society to multiple clubs in a single operation from the admin panel. Useful for societies setting up a new season.
Match notes - appointments managers can now add internal notes to a match, visible only to the appointments team and assigned officials.
Red card report - officials can file a formal red card incident report after a match. Reports are stored against the match and accessible to society admins.

Draft matches, cleaner team sorting, and faster official assignment.

New

Draft match status - matches can now be saved as draft before being published to officials. Draft matches are not visible to referees. See match statuses reference.
Official name autocomplete - faster official search when assigning to a role in the appointment queue.

Improved

Team sort - teams are now sorted consistently across all dropdowns and lists.

Fixed

Core platform features built in the initial development phase.

Appointments and scheduling

Full appointments workflow: create matches, assign officials, confirm panel
Availability management - officials set availability by date; appointments team sees all
Draft/confirmed/completed match lifecycle with visibility rules

RMDE reporting

Full MOD and MOC reporting system with draft, review, agree, and finalise stages
Development profiles for training team and MODs - RMDE history and performance trends

Officials and clubs

Captain's card (club feedback) - captains submit post-match feedback without a RefMatch account
Expense claims - officials submit claims; treasurer reviews and marks as paid

Society setup