| Return to Rugby Please share with coaches, players and RugbySafe leads. This edition includes: 1. RugbySafe, Activate & HEADCASE concussion awareness refresher 2. Age grade law adaptations and annual affiliation 3. Training course booking administration update 4. Diversity and Inclusion hub now live 5. Pitch Up for Rugby including Warrior Camps 6. News round-up including Global Law Trial clarifications and O2 Touch legacy RugbySafe, Activate & HEADCASE Concussion awareness refresher 2021/22  Ahead of the new season, we are sharing a reminder of player welfare resources and training and education programmes. Player welfare is at the heart of all training delivered to coaches, match officials and medics at all levels of the game in England. On the below buttons, you will find RugbySafe summaries for the age grade and adult game. Please share this information as widely as possible before pre-season friendlies start. Age Grade RugbySafe Adult RugbySafe Age grade law adaptations and annual affiliation The Summer Activity Guide includes the introduction of adapted contact laws for up to three fixtures in August. The Age Grade Adapted Contact 15s Law Variations are available on the Summer Activity page. These include the re-introduction of scrums and mauls in a gradual and managed way from Saturday 7 August, following the 3-week training period from Monday 19 July. These adapted laws are the format to be played, (along with non-contact and XRugby formats if preferred), before the age grade game moves back to full contact from Saturday 4 September, when the new season starts. Age grade affiliation and auto-de-affiliation – Wednesday 4 August The annual registration for our age grade players is on the horizon. As recently referenced in Community Game Updates, registration will now be referred to as Affiliation which will be ready from 4 August. We will centrally de-affiliate all age grade players in the Game Management System which many clubs chose to do last year. As before, this will simply turn their status from an active to inactive player. It will not delete any of their data or club and profile links. It enables the parent/player to renew their affiliation simply through logging in, checking their existing details and saving to re-affiliate to their club for the season. There are helpful step-by-step guides for the renewal process and for brand new affiliations on the GMS Help Portal. While most clubs will promote this from September, increasing numbers have said they want to get ahead of the curve. Club Registrars will be able to see this activity through their dashboard and the system-generated reports. Affiliation Renewal GMS Help Portal To read the rest of the update click on the link |
Cornwall Club Event
FAO of all Cornish Clubs Club Chairs, Hon. Secretaries.
I would like to invite you one of two RFU and Cornwall RFC Club Event. On Sunday 15th August we will be hosting two events;
10:00 – 12:00 @ Camborne RFC or 14:00 – 16:00 @ Bodmin RFC
Agenda
- Message from CRFU
- Update from RFU, ways of working and rugby landscape.
- RFU led, Whole Club Development Workshop – Part 1
- Analysis of your Rugby Club.
- Creating a ‘Vision’ for your Rugby Club.
- Plans for 21/22 and beyond
With the whole club development workshop being an integral part of this forum could we ask where appropriate to bring 6 members of your club to the event. A guide to the 6 members of your club we would like to see at the event are as follows; Club Chair, M&J Chair, Treasurer, Rugby Safe Lead, Parent & Age Grade Player (If Applicable). This will ensure we have a balanced view as we go into discussions within the later part of the event, if you as a club feel others would be of more benefit please ensure the details are sent their way.
Below we have a message from CRFU Chairman Dave Saunter about the importance of gathering club members to attend this event.
‘‘Hi All,
This initiative from our RFU staff is a great opportunity to start off on the right path for 21/22. Clubs who have bought into the Whole Club Development Workshop already have seen great results. As a County we are continually trying to get our clubs to support these activities, and in this case it is part of the process for any future funding from both CRFU and the RFU you will need to attend either of the two proposed meetings as a club. I look forward to seeing you all at these events.
Many thanks,
Saunts’’
We look forward to seeing you on the 15th of August and get the 21/22 season truly underway.
Many thanks,
Jonny Stephenson
RFU Club Developer South West Team
Deborah Fleming GB 7s Tokyo
We wish Deborah all the best along with the rest of the GB Ladies 7’s squad for their Olympic competition in Toyko.
Deborah hails from Penzance and was part of the England Ladies 7’s that took the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Penryn R.F.C. celebrate 150 years
The upcoming season marks an important milestone in Cornwall’s oldest, continuous club the mighty Penryn RFC, fondly known as the “Borough”.
Cornwall RFU are proud and delighted to help publicise the launch of this historic season for Penryn and look forward to playing a part in the celebrations during the season.
Below the the victorious Penryn side, captained by Roger Harris, with Cornwall RFU Knock Out Cup in 1972.
Below is the press release issued by the club to kick of their season of celebration.
Penryn RFC celebrates 150 years
Cornwall’s oldest Rugby Club, Penryn, are proud to announce the start of their 150th celebrations.
The forthcoming 2021/22 season will see many exciting events kicking off from August up at their
‘Borough’ home ground, to commemorate and celebrate the lives, families and individuals who have
shaped the diverse history of this small Club with a huge heart.
Since its inception back in 1872 by watch maker John Marshall Thomas, who had returned from a
spell playing for Blackheath bringing with him the now famous black and red hoops to the Borough,
the Club can boast a rich history punching well above what could be expected for a small Cornish
town.
By the time the Borough had reached its centenary in 1972 it was already playing and hosting the
likes of London Welsh, Sale, Neath, Harlequins, Coventry and Cardiff. This ‘Trelawny’s rugby-army’
can even boast that it is the only club side to have played the British and Irish Lions on home soil on
a unique occasion in 1973 at their Memorial Ground in Penryn.
“We are immensely proud of all that Penryn has achieved in the last 150 years and after a difficult
2020 season with Covid, we are now looking ahead to the future and the legacy we leave behind for
the next 150 years and all those future generations of rugby players in the Borough. It will be an
exciting year and with all our 150th celebrations woven in and around the sporting fixtures and off-
pitch festivities, we are delighted to announce the start of the season with the launch of our new
match kit and Club rebranding from August, ” said Tim Nicholls, Club President.
Just the Trick Design was tasked with creating an updated identity with a nod to the past and eye to
the next 150 years as this small yet strong club continues to grow at pace.
“Having received a warm welcome at the height of my playing career at the Borough, it was an
honour to give something back that will hopefully out live me off the field,” said Danny Trick founder
of Just the Trick Design, who played for Penryn RFC for a few seasons in the early 2000’s. “Our goal
has been to produce an identity that evokes a sense of belonging and that both players and fans will be proud to be part of,” he said.
Their new identity incorporates the Club’s new gold crest sitting centre stage of a laurel wreath, with a map of Cornwall making up the neck of the Saracen’s Head featuring a marker for the position of Penryn within the county.
For the 150th celebrations, the traditional red and black hoops return to the home kit. “We are excited to launch the new kit towards the end of August and I know all our players, young and old will be incredibly proud to step out in the famous Penryn red and black hoops this season with the shout of ‘Up the Borough’ resounding around the grounds,” declared Marek Churcher, Director of Rugby who has ambitious plans for the ‘Borough’ in the coming years.
Penryn Rugby supports over 15 teams, sportsmen and women at all levels, with in excess of 250 registered players in their youth section, championed by the backbone of a robust infrastructure of volunteers and highly engaged supporters.
“Added to this is the British and Irish Lions tour this summer which has added to the buzz at the Club as Penryn is the only club to have played them on home turf,” said Tim. “It would be easy to talk longer about the club’s past glories, but any rugby club is really about the here and the now and it’s about building for the future and that looks pretty good too. 2020 was an awful period in history causing loss and suffering to many, so as we head further into 2021 we will hopefully leave that behind. For Penryn Rugby Club as for everyone else, it was a difficult time, and yet we seem set to emerge in robust shape and excited for the future.
“We have excellent numbers of men and women attending training, enough for two men’s teams and a very successful women’s team and alongside our youth and minis teams, boys and girls, so we are all set to start the 2021/22 season as we celebrate our 150th anniversary. We are the oldest club in Cornwall and one of the oldest in the country. We are rightly proud of that distinction,” he added.
And with the 150th season fast approaching, the Club are looking for a collection of pictures, memories and artifacts that can contribute towards building up a commemorative story, so if you have something to contribute, the Club would love to hear from you.
Head to their website at www.penrynrugby.com where you can read more about this exciting phase in the history and evolution of the oldest club in Cornwall and if you have something to offer in the way of memorabilia, or have a personal connection to the Club, please get in touch via the website – they would love to hear from you!
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Also attach some images you might like to use, but please note, we (Penryn RFC) retain the full copyright for all images and we are only giving you (CRFU) express permission to use them in conjunction with the attached press release either in print or electronically with the CRFU/RFU. Any additional use without prior permission will be considered an infringement of those rights.
Sam Matavesi
Massive congratulations to Sam Matavesi on his performances for Fiji in the two match test series against New Zealand this month.
Sam had a great touchline run early in the second half to set up the first Fijian try, which you can see in this highlights video.
Camborne and Cornwall have much to be proud of.
Luke Cowan Dickie
Cornwall RFU send our best wishes and best of luck to Luke starting at hooker on Saturday against South Africa in the 1st British and Irish Lions Test.
Luke will write another page in Cornish rugby’s long association with rugby in South Africa and of course the British & Irish Lions.
Chons da Luke.
Having scored the only try for the Lions last Saturday in the 1st test win 22-17, unsurprisingly Luke has once again been selected as hooker for the 2nd test this Saturday against the Springboks.
RFU Community Game Update
| Return to Rugby |
| This edition includes: 1. Reminder of gradual return to full contact and updated off-field guidance 2. Return to scrummaging guidance 3. Travel Funding – 23 July deadline 4. Game Leadership Diversity and Inclusion update 5. Community Game Insurance 6. Data tidy-up extension and player affiliation 7. News round-up with County Championship review Return to Rugby – on-field and off-field reminder  We hope that clubs and players are enjoying the return to full contact training. While we’re all excited about being able to reintroduce scrums and mauls in training, we want to make sure that all players return safely. We remind coaches and players to follow an incremental approach in training and ahead of full contact matches, which are permitted in the adult game from Saturday 7 August for clubs that wish. Coaches are responsible for working with all players to assess and develop their physical and technical readiness before progressing to matches against other teams. This is especially true for front 5 players given the period of time the game has been operating without scrum and maul. Players should also be encouraged to follow the Activate Injury prevention exercise programme. You can find our updated Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. Key return to full contact dates are summarised here. Age Grade rugby still follows the Summer Activity Guide. This Summer Activity Framework includes provision for friendly matches to be played under adapted contact laws during August. These can start from Saturday 7 August, following a period of development in training sessions from Monday 19 July. Activate – All Age Grade players are encouraged to follow the Activate Injury prevention exercise programme with coaching sessions planned and delivered around the FITT principles (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type). Global Law Trials As communicated last week, World Rugby has released the Global Law trials that will apply to competitions beginning on or after Sunday 1 August 2021. These are available here. We are eager to provide more detailed communication around these law trials, but are awaiting clarification from World Rugby on a couple of areas. As you will be aware, the timeline for the release of the Global Law Trials is set by World Rugby and these are effective from 1 August. We will provide further detail in next Tuesday’s Community Game Update when clarification has been received. Off-Field Guidance We continue to update our Club Support Helpdesk FAQs as we receive more information, for example around Test and Trace, self-screening and how to deal with a positive case. On Monday 16 August, the rules on self-isolating as a contact will change for people who are fully vaccinated and for under 18s. Those not fully vaccinated will still need to isolate if they are contacts, and everyone will still have to isolate if they test positive, to protect themselves and others. The current NHS Test & Trace remains in place until Monday 16 August. There will inevitably be a rise in cases of Covid-19 as measures relax. We must, therefore, manage any risks as best we can by remaining vigilant, supporting the vaccination effort and reminding members to self-isolate if they have a positive Covid test. With millions of us now protected by the vaccine, you are less likely to become seriously ill or go to hospital. Getting your Covid-19 vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others from the virus. To get maximum protection, you must get a second dose after 8 weeks. If you’re over 18, Go to nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/ to book, or visit your local walk-in centre. Club Support Helpdesk To read the rest of the update click on the link |
Robin Stephenson – RIP
Cornwall RFU were sorry to learn that former Liskeard-Looe RFC Chairman, committee member and past player Robin Stephenson has passed away aged 79 following a short illness. Robin was brother-in-law to Chris Jewels, current Chairman of the CRFU Competitions Committee.
The funeral will take place on Friday 23rd July at Bodmin Crematorium 2:30 pm
Cornwall RFU wish to express their sincerest condolences to family and friends.
Community Game Update 13th July
| Breaking News – Return dates for full contact rugby Clubs can re-instate scrums and mauls in training from Monday 19 July and in matches from, and not before, Saturday 7 August. The new season is set to start as normal for the whole community game. We are thrilled that clubs and players will be able to return to full contact rugby. As always, player welfare is our main priority and we need to manage the return to scrums and mauls as safely as possible. Read on for the step-by-step plan. |
| Return to Rugby This edition includes: 1. Adult Rugby Roadmap – return to full contact friendly matches from Saturday 7 August for clubs that wish 2. Age Grade Rugby – Summer Activity Guide continuation – adapted contact laws in friendlies from Saturday 7 August 3. Key priorities for clubs and coaches including scrummaging guides 4. Off-field guidance from 19 July 5. Pitch Up For Rugby – 50 days to go promotion 6. Warrior Camps – bring new players to your club 7. News round-up 8. Webinars and on-demand Adult Rugby Roadmap – return to full contact dates  When can clubs return to full contact rugby? (10s and 15-a-side) We have carefully considered the preparation period required after a long lay-off. We have taken advice from medics, coaches, directors of rugby and players within the community game to create the below pathway: Adult Rugby The updated rugby roadmap for adult rugby is here. Monday 19 July Scrums and mauls can be re-instated in training only. A minimum 3-week preparation period of training sessions follows ahead of match play. Coaches are reminded that they are responsible for working with all players to assess their physical readiness and technical competence before returning to scrummaging. Players may be at different levels of fitness and conditioning. See below guidance for returning to scrummaging safely. Coaches must be satisfied that players have undertaken sufficient technical preparation, skill refinement and reconditioning work before returning to full contact match play. Internal training games are allowed between Monday 19 July and Saturday 7 August. Training games should include an incremental approach to scrummaging and coaches should rotate players every 20 minutes. Clubs should not return to match intensity full contact 15 a-side training games immediately. Saturday 7 August Full contact 15-a-side and 10-a-side rugby matches, with scrums and mauls, may resume against other clubs from, and not before, Saturday 7 August. It is the choice of clubs and players whether they wish to compete in full contact matches from Saturday 7 August. There is no pressure to do so. Teams that do not yet feel ready for full contact 15s have the option of playing 7s, 10s, XRugby or 15-a-side rugby with uncontested scrums. Saturday 4 September Full contact 15-a-side league rugby commences for Men’s Levels 3 and 4, and for 14-team men’s leagues in Levels 5 and below. Saturday 18 September Full contact 15-a-side league rugby commences for 12 and 10 league men’s teams in London & SE. Saturday 25 September Full contact 15-a-side league rugby commences for 12 and 10 league men’s teams in North, Midlands & SW. 25/26 September Full contact 15-a-side- rugby commences for majority of women’s competitions. Global Law Trials The Global Law trial laws for next season have been released by World Rugby and are on their website. Detailed work is underway to ensure they can be properly communicated to the Game in due course. Sevens For the avoidance of doubt, Sevens fixtures can return with full laws from Monday 19 July. To read the rest of the update click on the link |
Diversity & Inclusion – Update
| We’re keen to update you on the progress being made as part of the RFU’s commitment to improving diversity and inclusion in rugby union. Please feel free to share this information more widely if you wish. We will also send an update to clubs after CBs have had time to familiarise themselves with the plans. The RFU has been focussing on four key areas of the game: 1. Game Leadership – volunteer leaders within clubs, Constituent Bodies (CBs) and Council. 2. Game Play – players, coaches, match officials and club volunteers 3. Fans, Followers and Partners 4. Employees and Board Further background on each area can be found here. Over the next year, we will provide regular updates in each of the four work streams. In this communication, we begin by focussing on an area in which you play such an integral role and look at how we can support you in this capacity. Game Leadership – supporting volunteer leaders at clubs, CBs and Council. Below you can find: • An overview of plans that will be delivered by the RFU Council D&I Implementation Working Group. The attachment includes a progress report on each of the 10 recommendations approved by RFU Council that this group will focus on implementing. • The information is available in both a PDF and more interactive format via the buttons below. • A shareable jpeg visual that summarises the four key D&I workstreams is here. Key areas include: • A training programme to be initiated for Council and all Constituent Bodies to support with diversity awareness. • Guidance to be provided by the RFU to Constituent Bodies and clubs to support inclusive practices and showcase best practice. A best practice recruitment tool kit to be shared to attract a diverse range of candidates for each appointment; supporting Constituent Bodies to attract and retain a more diverse pool of people. Have you confirmed your CB D&I Lead yet? Our D&I lead in Cornwall is Steve Murley We’re organising plans and communications for the 2021/22 season to support D&I Leads, kicking off with a workshop on Monday 23 August. We know some CBs are midway through their recruitment process. However, if you need further assistance, or if you are ready to nominate your D&I lead, please contact your Council Member or MarissaLowe@RFU.com Read Update Interactive Format |
