The following statement was released by the Referees and Law Committee Chair, “It is the USAR position that LROs should not appoint to any unsanctioned rugby but people can, of course, make their own choices.
1) First check is to confirm both teams are indeed registered and active with USAR here: https://www.usa.rugby/membership-resources/public-rosters/
2) If unsure, you can contact per the process outlined in the FAQ Ross Young distributed to referees through the RLC committee being sanctions@usarugby.org. The document is attached to this email for reference - there are no changes.
3) In the event that is still not clear, the LRO/referee can email the match secretaries to have each side confirm they are a sanctioned team by USAR with a cc to Jonathan Atkeison (jatkeison@usa.rugby)
LROs should advise a referee that a match is unsanctioned so they can make up their mind if they want to referee it.” . We are happy to share any information we have regarding this topic, please reach out with any questions, thank you.