Key points
- Thanks for your efforts
- Safeguarding Team changes
- Rugby Activity
- GMS Safeguarding audit, due by 30th November
- DBS Processing
- Mental Health Advice
To access the Safeguarding bulletin please click on the link
RFU Community Game Update – November 2020
| Content: 1. Check out England Rugby social media channels this weekend 2. RFU Cluster Fixture Proposals 3. Age Grade Playing Calendars 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 4. Age Grade Registration – GMS Data Tidy-Up 5. Postponement of 2020/21 Level 3 Coaching Award 6. University Clusters and Partners Update 7. Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union Courses are back 8. NatWest Rugby Club Finance Guide 9. Warrior Camps return 10. Information – England Men’s and Women’s forthcoming fixtures Welcome to the November 2020 Community Game Update. We hope you find the update useful, and if you have any feedback, queries or content that you would like to feature, please email Chris Dodd, Communications Executive (chrisdodd@rfu.com). Our communications to you are based on the data held in the Game Management System (GMS). Please check the information held on this system is up to date and active. 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 rest of the update click on the link |
RFU Community Game Update, 10th November
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update In this week’s edition, we bring you an exciting opportunity to watch England Rugby for free in the Quilter Internationals 2020, part of the Autumn Nations Cup, on Amazon Prime. We also share a new Sunday morning streamed activity to keep our age grade players active and connected with their clubs during the national lockdown. We will mark Armistice Day in a number of ways this week. A poppy has been painted on the training pitch at the Lensbury, where a one minute silence will be held at 11am tomorrow. In addition, both the England Men and England Women will wear poppies at their matches on Saturday 14 November to pay tribute to the men and women who served and sacrificed to defend our nation and to secure our freedom. RFU Headlines  How your rugby communities can watch England’s fixtures for free this autumn We have been working with Amazon to provide an opportunity for fans to take advantage of a free one-month trial with Amazon Prime so you can watch England Rugby during the Quilter Internationals 2020, part of the Autumn Nations Cup, while also supporting your club. To help grassroots clubs generate revenue, Amazon are opening up registration for clubs to become Amazon Associates. The club will receive £3 for every member of the community who signs up to Amazon through the club’s unique Associates link. This money will be paid directly to the club and, while there may not be a huge cash injection, every little helps during these challenging times. The registration process will take 5-10 minutes. We will share templates to help clubs promote this offer in the coming days. Click below to read the step by step guide. If you want to see how the England squad have been preparing for the upcoming fixtures, watch the below episode of the Next Level, and please share the link on your channels. We will advise clubs of the broadcaster for both fixtures in the Women’s Autumn Internationals in the November edition of Community Game Update on Friday ahead of England playing France in Grenoble on Saturday 14 November (KO 1.15pm), and then at Twickenham on Saturday 21 November (KO 12pm). To read the rest of the update click on the link |
Kids First Tag & Kids First Contact courses available
Kids First Tag course available in Cornwall. Book on using the link (you will need your GMS login details) Launceston RFC https://bit.ly/35l0SXG
Kids First Contact Rugby course available in Cornwall. Book on using the links (you will need your GMS login details) Launceston RFC https://bit.ly/2IO1jCm
We will remember them.
Cornwall RFU Chairman Dave Saunter attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at Bodmin War Memorial and laid a wreath on behalf of the CRFU.
Despite being a scaled back event this year due to the pandemic our Chairman was determined that we should carry on as near normal as allowed. “It was a different affair but I felt we should support those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.”
Community Game Update 5th November
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update RFU Headlines Community rugby – current status England is now in national lockdown until Wednesday 2 December and all team sports have been suspended, including club age grade and adult rugby activities below Championship and Premier 15s. With effect from today, we return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. This means that no competitive or formal rugby activities can be undertaken until at least Wednesday 2 December. While group training sessions are banned, a maximum of two players (or one player and one coach) can participate in socially distanced (two metres plus), individual training sessions in a public outside space, but not a garden, without sharing equipment. FAQ’s from Sport England are available below. Government Guidance FAQs To read the rest of the update, click on the link |
CRFU to canvass clubs re In-County rugby competition
After last night’s Management Board Meeting we are now in a position to send out draft In-County fixtures for all 28 Cornish clubs.
As you can imagine this was not an easy exercise with clubs ranging from National League 2 down to Duchy League 2nd teams.
We have tried to keep playing ability and geography a priority, especially at the highest level.
Thanks to Chris Jewels Chairman of the Competitions Committee for his hard work in compiling these fixtures.
The draft fixtures have been sent to club Chairmen, Hon.Secretaries and CB club reps. Please share these with your coaches and come back to CRFU Hon. Sec Terry Williams with your thoughts. This is a starting point not cast in stone, so your constructive feedback is encouraged.
We will then instruct the RFU of our plan for the eventual return to play when allowed.
Dave Saunter
Chairman Cornwall RFU
RFU Roadmap return to stage A
| Parliament has today voted in favour of the Government’s national lockdown proposals aimed at curbing the increase in Covid-19 cases in England, which take effect from tomorrow (Thursday 5 November) until Wednesday 2 December. In addition, the Government has announced the cessation of all community team sports during this period, which applies to Age Grade and Adult rugby activities below Championship and Premier 15s. With effect from tomorrow, we return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. This means that no competitive or formal rugby activities can be undertaken until at least Wednesday 2 December. While group training sessions are banned, a maximum of two players can participate in socially distanced (two metres plus), individual training sessions outside without sharing equipment. We will now review what the implications of this national lockdown plan mean for clubhouses, schools, colleges, universities, etc., and will provide more detailed information in the Covid-19 Community Game Update tomorrow. In addition, we would like to advise that the RFU Competitions Team is working with the Competitions Organising Committees for Men and Women to finalise alternative competitions models in place of the cancelled 2020/21 league programme. These will be entirely optional for clubs and will have no impact on promotion/relegation. They will focus on local cluster leagues and offer a framework for clubs to Return to Play (in some format once we have government approval to do so). It is intended to circulate these proposals, inviting clubs to participate, on Friday 13 November. |
RFU Update 3rd November
| We recognise that Tuesday is club training night and are therefore issuing our weekly communication earlier than usual today on one topic only. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a national lockdown last Saturday, we continue to speak regularly to the Government to seek clarification on what the national lockdown restrictions, coming into force on Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December, mean for community rugby. We recognise that there is significant speculation circulating regarding potential outcomes. However, we currently do not know what the precise implications of these restrictions are. We expect to issue a further communication as soon as we receive a further update, which is likely to arrive over the next 24-36 hours, once the plans have been considered by Parliament tomorrow. Until the Government issues a further announcement, we continue to be able to operate at Stage D on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap and, therefore, usual Tuesday night training sessions can take place today. Clubs impacted by local tier 2 and tier 3 restrictions should follow any local authority guidance that is in place for their venues. You can find out more on the link below. Given the current situation, today’s edition of the Covid-19 Community Game Update will be issued later this week. |
| Local Guidance |
A message from CRFU Chairman Dave Saunter
Following the RFU announcement yesterday I wanted to re-iterate what the CRFU Management Board have been doing behind the scenes.
We have been led to believe that if the go ahead is given by the Government to play, RFU will sort out fixtures. Our question would be: “Is this in the interest of our Cornish clubs, if not what do we offer as an alternative?”
We have already started to put together return to play merit tables and once we have had a chat with Competitions committee we will come back to you with a structure, which you will either welcome or we can tweak.
Our priority is still to have 28 Cornish clubs playing rugby when we return to normality. In the meantime if you have embraced ready for rugby, keep up the good work.
I’ll be in touch again next week with an update.
Also be assured that I am in contact with Steve Grainger, RFU Rugby Development Director on both the phone and by e mail. I did suggest to him that perhaps we could be used as a pilot using the laws the ladies are using in the Allianz Prem, he was going to carry that forward ……..We are trying to cover all bases. In the meanwhile stay safe and fit.
Saunts
