Law Change announced for Age Grade Rugby
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will introduce a law change to the tackle height in age grade rugby in England for the 2021/22 season.
The existing rules for those playing full contact rugby at Under 9 to Under 14 levels has an imagined line between the armpits as the maximum height of a legal tackle.
Under the law change, approved by the RFU Council, this rule now extends to Under 15 to Under 18 levels bringing the tackle height down from shoulder level to the armpit for those age groups.
This means all players who are permitted to tackle in full contact age grade rugby (those participating at Under 7 and Under 8 level play non-contact rugby) will do so at the same height.
Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club – Youth Section Grants
I am writing to you just as a reminder that we are open for business in relation to our Small Grants Scheme whereby any of your Youth Sections can apply for a grant of up to £500.00p to purchase or replace any training equipment etc they may need, be it as a one-off purchase or to be combined with any fundraising any of the teams may be doing.
As previously mentioned we are surprised that since we started this Grant Scheme only one has been received from the Cornwall area being a £500.00p grant back in April 2018.
Would it be possible for you to put this out to all of your clubs again so we can help them in some way. The monies are in the bank waiting to be used. As suggested before all they need to do is apply via our website www.chiefssupportersclub.co.uk or direct to me at my email address, email: pcurgenven.pc@gmail.com.
All applications will be considered by the committee. To date we have given away £8,900.00p in grants to assist in youth development.
In this time of cutbacks etc, we are sure there are clubs in Cornwall, whose youth sections would find a grant from this source beneficial. Over to you.
Age Grade Rugby – End of Season
The Age Grade Rugby season ends on 31st May. The only permitted activity for June is:
• Tag Rugby – U7 to U18 boys and girls
• Ready4Rugby – U9 to U18 boys and girls
All players will move up to their new age grade on 1st August. Boys age grade players will remain with the same rules of play as for the 20-21 season until 1st Jan – as an example, U9s in 2020-21 still become U10s in 2021-22 but will play U9s rules from September to December and U10 rules from January. Girls age grade players will move as usual up to the new rules of play from 1st August 2021.
More details of what is permitted is at the Summer Activity Guidance https://www.englandrugby.com/…/Return2Rugby…
Improving Age Grade to Senior Transition at your Club
Dear M&J Chair | Chair Officer | Coach | Player,
Your club is invited to nominate a representative to register to attend the RFU South West Workshop aimed at providing advice and guidance on supporting clubs on how we transition our age grade players into senior rugby. The invite is open to any and all volunteers at your club that are linked to U16’s into Senior Rugby, specifically those that focus on how we keep these players in the game. There is a maximum of 300 delegates across the South West for this workshop.
Title: Improving Age Grade to Senior Transition at your Club
Date: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Time: 7pm to 8.30pm
Presenters: Dave Livesey (Player Retention Manager) and RFU South West Club Developers
Workshop Aims:
- Feedback from recent player survey and how we can relate to the findings.
- Discussions around what good player retention looks like.
- Opportunity to share ideas and best practice, what has worked, what hasn’t and what would you like to try next?
Workshop Format:
- Interactive presentation delivery
- Breakout Rooms of three topics with three rounds of rooms
- Breakout Room One: 15/20mins | Breakout Room Two: 15/20mins | Breakout Room Three: 15/20mins
- Club Developers to lead each Breakout Room, make notes and feedback two main points before the next room
- Q & A
Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAld-qqpjgoHdfkR5PBx3xeYhzPUorNfdP1
CRFU President back on the club trail
With Covid restrictions slowly being eased, CRFU President John Sumnall is back on the club trail meeting and greeting people up and down and across the breadth of the Duchy.
Saturday was a case in point at Penryn’s Memorial Ground prior to the Borough Colts fixture against Truro Colts.
John was on-hand to say a very special thank you to Charlene Price and present her with a CRFU Ladies scarf in recognition of the work that she had carried out at training and other events in signing for Powel Sobulski, a Penryn RFC Colts player, who has a profound hearing deficit. Charlene, a professional interpreter for the deaf, had freely given her time to ensure that Powel would benefit from the coaching sessions and hopefully be considered for higher honours.
ROADMAP -AGE GRADE CHANGES(v.3dated 25thMarch 2021)
The Return to Rugby Roadmap released in March 2021 includes specific changes that support the return of Age Grade Rugby to the end of the current 2020-21 season, out of season 2021 and next season 2021-22. The next 12 to 18 months is about enabling as many options as we can for players to return to rugby, while ensuring their safety remains top priority.For these and the unchanged regulations, it is critical for everyone involved in the age grade game to apply a player welfare and safety lens at all times.
Colts & U.16 Cluster Fixtures for 2021
FIXTURES ARE CURRENTLY POSTPONED DUE TO LOCKDOWN
Please find in the links below the pool fixtures for both Trelawny’s Army CRFU Colts and CRFU Under 16s for 2021.
Trelawny’s Army Colts Fixtures Cluster 1 – PDF
Trelawny’s Army Colts Fixtures Cluster 2 – PDF
Tony Knightsbridge
Chairman Youth & Education
Cornwall Rugby Skills Program 2021 – Postponed Until Further Notice
After much careful consideration and the announcement by the government to return to grass roots sports, we are delighted to enclose the application and medical forms for the re-starting of the Cornwall Rugby Skills Programme in February 2021.
This programme is open to players of all abilities who want to train to improve their core skills and game understanding.
There will be several programs running across the boys U13’s to U16’s and girls U15’s & U18’s. Please download the correct application form (see below) for your age group & gender and return to me directly via the address enclosed within the form.
This is really important in the current climate of track & trace, so please do not turn up to a session with your forms or expect to train without prior registration. All paperwork must be posted to me and then you will receive a confirmation email to attend.
For those U13 players who were registered last year, and the programme was curtailed due to the initial lockdown. I will email you directly to confirm your place has rolled over into the U14 group this year.
We look forward to seeing you all again soon and in the meantime if you have any questions please feel free to email me on richsiveter@hotmail.com
Many Thanks,
Rich
Application Forms to be completed
Under 13 Boys CRSP Application Form -PDF
Under 14 Boys CRSP Application Form -PDF
Under 15 Boys CRSP Application Form -PDF
Important Announcement Regarding Age Grade Rugby
AGE GRADE RUGBY
Prior to any out of season activity being arranged by your club, can I ask that you to refer to the following, all of which can be located on the CRFU web site:
Return to Rugby Road Map: Community Game 9/06/2020
Regulation 15, out of season activity:15.8 to 15.8.9 inc
Age Grade Rugby Codes of Practice.
Whilst it is vitally important that we keep our age grade players active and continually involved in Rugby, it is essential that we adhere to Reg 15 and the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Community Game Updates from the RFU.
Regards,
Tony Knightsbridge
Chair of Youth and Education
13/06/2020
