RUGELEY RUGBY CLUB 7S
SATURDAY 27TH MAY 2017
Please complete this form using block capitals and return it with a cheque in the sum of £40 made payable to Rugeley Rugby Ltd to the following address
Martin de Ridder
Rugeley Rugby Club Ltd
Ansons LLP
Commerce House
Cannock
WS11 7FJ
There is no official closing date for entries and it may be possible to simply pay and register on the day we only have capacity for a 12 team tournament and we will be running it on first-come-first served basis.
Rules Overleaf.
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On behalf of my team I agree that we shall abide by the tournament rules, that we have appropriate insurance and all are players are eligible to play.
Signed……………………………….. Dated………………………
EVENT LOCATION IS RUGELEY RUGBY CLUB, ST AUGUSTINES FIELD, ST AUGUSTINE’S FIELD, BEHIN ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH, STATION ROAD, RUGELEY WS15 2HG
TOURNAMENT RULES
General Rule
1. The Tournament will be conducted entirely under the control of the Rugeley Rugby Club Organising Committee (hereafter referred to as the Committee) whose decision, in all matters, is final. In the event of any complaint arising from a game, the Tournament Organiser’s decision (which may be made with input from the Head Referee) will be final.
Entry Rules
2. Players are eligible to play in the Tournament only if they:
- Are 18 years old (or 17 years old with the appropriate playing out of age grade dispensation). No players younger than 17 are permitted;
- They are a member of a rugby club or their 7s team has given appropriate notification to the RFU for insurance purposes;
- The tournament is aimed at amateur players whose regular level of rugby is at level 7 or below. Each team shall be permitted to have two player’s only whose regular level of rugby is above that level.
Disciplinary
3. The tournament falls under the jurisdiction of the Staffordshire Disciplinary Committee.
Competition Rules
4. Each team must register with the Tournament Organiser the names and dates of birth of all players in the squad. A maximum of 5 interchanges is permitted per match.
5. The maximum squad size is 12.
6. A player can only transfer between participating entrants with the permission of the Tournament Organiser.
7. If, to make up the numbers of a group there is a Barbarians team the Barbarians team shall not progress to the knockout competition.
8. The Group Winners of the pool rounds will be determined by Match Points. 3 points for a win, 2 for a Draw and 1 for a Loss. In the event of a tie for the Group, the side with the most losses will be eliminated. If still a tie, the result will be decided by:
- Check 1. Greatest Points Difference
- Check 2. Greatest Points For
- If all equal then toss of coin.
9.For the purpose of selecting the best runners-up from any pool rounds the point’s difference and points scored will be divided by the actual number of games played and, if wins and losses are tied, the resulting average points difference and points scored will be used to rank the teams.
Playing Rules
10.Games will be played under the IRB Laws, Standard set of variations for Sevens and any RFU Law Interpretations/Variations for the Season 2014/2015. Each item of protective clothing, padding or otherwise, must conform to IRB Laws.
11. Each game shall be played for 5 minutes each way, save the final which shall be 10 minutes each way. No extra time will be played in the pool rounds of any Tournament and matches will be left drawn.
12In the knock-out rounds if, at the end of normal time, neither side has won, captains will toss for the right to kick off or choice of ends and play will continue in periods of five minutes, changing ends after each period without further interval with the first side to score being declared the winner.
13.In the event of a sending-off (Red Card), the player is not allowed to play again in the current Tournament and the team plays with less than 7 players for the rest of that game. The team is, however, allowed to start with 7 players for the next game(s). The use of Temporary Suspension (Sin Bin) (Yellow Card) for 2 minutes will be in force.
SQUAD LIST TO BE COMPLETED ON DAY OF TOURNAMENT
No / Player Name / DOBI certify to the best of my knowledge that the information above is accurate
Signed…………………………….. Dated…………………………….
Position within Club/Team…………………………………….