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.
2026-03
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
- Various bug fixes to match detail and appointment assignment views.
Earlier releases
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
- Organisation setup wizard for new societies
- CSV import for clubs, teams, members, and matches