| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update This week’s headlines include: 1. Lockdown rugby activity – digital engagement & England player Q&A 2. #ShowYourShirt – last call 3. GMS help portal 4. Webinars and on-demand videos 5. Birkenhead Park RC raises £75,000 via crowdfunding appeal 6. Share your ideas To read the complete update, click on the link |
CRFU Representative Rugby Managers’ File
As part of the RugbySafe remit of protecting both players and administrators, the CRFU Representative Rugby Managers’ file has been created that captures a considerable amount of experience, whilst collating information pertinent to Mangers of CRFU representative teams of all ages and genders. Covid means that when rugby resumes, even the most experienced manager will have experienced some ‘skill fade’ and clubs are welcome to use the document as a guide for their own use. For more detail or information please contact rugbysafe@crfu.com
RFU Community Game Update, January 2021
| Distribution list: Friday 22 January Constituent Bodies Chairs, Constituent Bodies Honorary Secretaries, Constituent Bodies Treasurers, Club Chairs, Honorary Secretaries, Treasurers |
| Community Game Update – January 2021 Content: 1. Council Election 2021 guidance 2. 150th Anniversary 3. Mitsubishi Motors Rugby Leadership Network 4. GameChangers online courses for coaches 5. #ShowYourShirt part two 6. Defibrillator funding for clubs 7. Webinars and on-demand videos 8. Kings Cross Steelers documentary This communication is only sent to the roles highlighted in the distribution list above. Please share it with others in your club who need to see it. To read the full update please click on the link. |
Game Changers Webinars
Dear Coach
Over the next couple of months, we are running a series of online Game Changers webinars for Age Grade (U7’s-U13’s) and 15-a-side (U14’s-Seniors) coaches/teachers. These webinars are free of charge but coaches will need to register beforehand via GMS. Coaches only need to register for one course that is applicable to the age group that they coach at as these are not a series of events!
Please find below the links to the online Game Changers webinar for;
Age Grade (U7’s-U13’s)
Cornwall Age Grade Game Changers – 26/01/21 = http://bit.ly/3qkQ3xx
15-a-side (U14’s-Seniors)
Cornwall 15-a-side Game Changers – 27/01/21 = http://bit.ly/3qhHQu9
| Wayne Reed England Rugby – Coach Developer Mobile: 07711385927 Email: waynereed@rfu.com |
RFU Coronavirus Update 19th Jan.
This week’s headlines include:
1. Lockdown rugby activity
2. Government financial support update
3. #ShowYourShirt
4. Guinness supporting club re-openings
5. Webinars and on-demand videos
6. Rosslyn Park Slingbacks support NHS workers
7. Share your ideas
| Lockdown rugby activity During the lockdown period we have a range of activities to keep people engaged, some of which can be accessed below. Coming up over the next few weeks there will be player and club challenges, activity for age grade players and virtual Inner Warrior sessions, support for teachers and parents, webinars for volunteer engagement and club development and regular content for schools, colleges and universities. We will continue to post these across our social media channels so please keep an eye out. In our on-demand videos, we also have a link to the Youth Sport Trust after school activities with Nolli Waterman. For now, we have our #GetYourShirtOn videos and the School of Ruck from the World Rugby Museum to help support parents’ home-schooling by providing physical activities and also interesting trivia, reading, and spelling challenges. Online Training Sessions School of Ruck Government financial support update  We are continuing dialogue with Government and Sport England around the eligibility criteria and application process for impacted clubs to access funding support from the Winter Sports Survival package that was announced by DCMS in November, 2020. No funds have been issued yet, either to clubs or the RFU, and hence please don’t think you have missed out on anything yet. The fund was established to help ease the impact of the loss of revenue due to no spectators in the period October 1st to March 31st and we will update as soon as an agreement on eligibility and distribution is reached. This is likely to be an application process and will be needs based, it is not an automatic grant. Sport England has also updated the Return to Play funding that was confirmed by Government last year. They have increased the available budget, as well as extending the deadline until Wednesday 30 June 2021. In September, we also mentioned Covid-19 Business Interruption Insurance. There has recently been an update from the FCA, and policyholders should expect to hear from their broker, insurance advisor or insurer in the coming days if this applies to them. Further info can be found on our funding page below. Funding Information To read the rest of the update click on the link. |
Mitsubishi Motors Rugby Leadership Network
The Mitsubishi Motors Rugby Leadership Network is an exciting and unique opportunity to acquire valuable skills and network with other rugby leaders. Closing date for applications 8th February 2021.
RFU Coronavirus Update 12th Jan.
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update This week’s headlines include: 1. Resources to support clubs and CBs through lockdown 2. Government financial support 3. Pause on DBS checks 4. Mitsubishi Motors Rugby Leadership Network 5. Webinars and on-demand videos 6. Digital Remembrance Wall 7. Leighton Buzzard RFC becomes a vaccination hub RFU Headlines  Resources to support clubs and CBs during lockdown As promised, we have created a one-stop support centre to help clubs through lockdown. We have compiled information for you to use as and when it suits your club as we understand that clubs may need this information at different times, depending on individual circumstances. We will continue to update our resources in this area as we have more information. While it sounds contradictory to suggest conducting a good governance health check during a pandemic, the national lockdown does provide a pause in the day-to-day running of clubs. This could serve as a time to assess good governance practices, so that clubs can be in as strong a position as is possible during these times, to be able to bounce back when rugby can return. Alongside this, we have included a reminder below of funding options available to address more immediate concerns during lockdown. If you can’t find the information you need on the pages below, please get in touch with us via ClubSupport@RFU.com and we will respond as quickly as we can. Lockdown Support Funding Support To read the rest of the update please click on the link |
Safeguarding Bulletin January 2021
Please find the enclosed Safeguarding Bulletin in the link here. Well done to all clubs who got their Safeguarding Audit completed.
Community Rugby Activity in England reverts to Stage A
| Following Government’s national lockdown announcement to counter the steep rise in Covid-19 infections, all community rugby activity in England is suspended until further notice. In line with current Government policy, all adult and age grade rugby training and fixtures must stop. This means we return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap for all players. Outdoor organised sport for disabled people is allowed to continue. Community rugby includes all levels below the Greene King IPA Championship (scheduled to restart in March) and the Allianz Premier 15s and Gallagher Premiership, which follow elite sport return protocols. Click here for a summary of what is and isn’t allowed during the national lockdown. The new restrictions become law on Wednesday 6 January, but people should follow them as of now. There is an exemption in place that allows elite sportspeople (and their coaches if necessary, or parents/guardians if they are under 18) – or those on an official elite sports pathway – to compete and train. Indoor gyms and sports facilities will remain closed. Outdoor sports venues, including rugby clubs, outdoor gyms, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, archery/driving/shooting arenas and riding arenas must close. What exercise can I do? People can only leave their home to exercise, and not for the purpose of recreation or leisure. You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person from outside your household, or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area. You should maintain social distancing while exercising. Organised outdoor sport for disabled people is allowed to continue. You can exercise in a public outdoor place including: ● parks, beaches, countryside accessible to the public, forests ● public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them) ● the grounds of a heritage site ● playgrounds While this is not the way we hoped to start 2021, we all need to play our part and strictly adhere to Government guidance over the next few weeks. This will help to protect our communities and to enable the vaccine to be as effective as possible, so we can all begin to return to a more normal way of life, including rugby, in the coming months. We would like to thank you all once again for your commitment and resilience in the face of adversity. We appreciate the support you have provided for your rugby communities and thank you for your understanding during the toughest of times, for the sport and society as a whole. We will continue to monitor guidance and to progress negotiations with Government to finalise plans for release of financial support from the Winter Sport Survival Package. If you have any queries, please visit our Coronavirus advice & support page or contact ClubSupport@RFU.com. Online training sessions for age grade players (and adults if wished!) A reminder of online training sessions run by England Rugby for age grade players during November’s lockdown can be found below. These sessions can also help young players to stay active at home during these latest restrictions. ‘Get Your Shirt On’ is a series of workout sessions led by former England players and aimed at the 6-18 age grades. Ugo Monye, Danielle Waterman and Danny Care have taken it in turn to put viewers through their paces. With community rugby currently at Stage A on the Return to Rugby Roadmap, it’s important for players to continue to stay active, even if it’s from home. Week One Ugo Monye Session 1 – (U10s and below) Session 2 – (U11s to U14s) Session 3 – (U15s and above) Week Two Nolli Waterman Session 1 – (U10s and below) Session 2 – (U11s to U14s) Session 3 – (U15s and above) Week Three Danny Care Session 1 – (U10s and below) Session 2 – (U11s to U14s) Session 3 – (U15s and above) |
CRFU Postpone Competitions Until Further Notice
You will have seen the news that the county has moved into tier 3 with all that that entails. You may also have seen the RFU guidance to tier 3 and the implications of that.
The CRFU have taken a responsible view all through Covid and I hope you’ll agree we have not only kept clubs informed as to RFU developments but also offered assistance to any club who has either asked or needed it. For that reason we wanted to act quickly on the above.
As a constituent body we think it would be fool hardy to endorse any form of competition and to that aim have suspended the start of our clusters until end of January when we will update. I know this will be disappointing to some but please think of the big picture. The County has already had players tested positive, and I’m sure we all want to support our NHS, with cases on the increase.
To that aim the colts, U16s and the County DPP will also be suspended until 31st January when the position will be reviewed.The Govt are reassessing the situation in a fortnight and we of course will be guided by any changes.
The situation now is simple, as a CB we can not stop you playing friendlies but we would urge you to consider the possible consequences. The RFU allow this but with strict restrictions, please see their website
2020 has been an awful year for us all, let’s hope 2021 is better for all sport and especially Cornish rugby.
Saunts
Chairman CRFU
Tony
Chairman Youth & Education CRFU
