The Board

Current board (as of 19 August 2026):

• President: Vacant
• Vice Presidents (Council of home nation presidents)
  • Scotland
  • England
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland
• Secretary General: Lance Wicks (info@britishsumo.com)
• Treasurer: Ian Burgess
• Dedicated Safeguarding Officer: Vacant
• General Committee Members:
  • Refereeing: Ross Moran
    

Coaches

2026 Certified:

TBC.

Referees

2026 Certified:

• Thomas FERRARI (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Michelle DAVIS (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Guy SIMPSON (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Ben GRIEF (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Damien GARDACH (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Lorren HOLLINGWORTH (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Frank MACHIN (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Lance WICKS (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Shih-Hsiang LAI (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Mandeep Singh KUNDI (valid to 31/03/2027)
• Mengkin RAGAN (valid to 31/03/2027)

2025 Certified:

• Adam Lloyd (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Christopher Mitchell-Lay (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Henrique Plihal (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Ian Burgess (valid till 31/03/2026)
• John Gardner (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Kevan Mellor (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Natalie Nimmo (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Nicholas Pratt (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Richard Mitchell-Lay (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Ross Moran (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Scott Findlay (valid till 31/03/2026)
• Stuart Leel (valid till 31/03/2026)
• William Bowles (valid till 31/03/2026)

(Certificate of completion of International Sumo Federation Referee)