Who provides the touch judges at a club or school match?

Every match has two assistant referees or two touch judges (Law 6.19).

• If the match organiser (for example the provincial union or the competition) appoints officials, they are assistant referees.
• If not, each team provides one touch judge.
• The match organiser may also name a reserve touch judge or reserve assistant referee, who waits in the perimeter area to take over if needed (Law 6.20).

Whoever provides them, the touch judges work under the referee's control (Law 6.21).