| GET READY FOR ADULT PLAYER REGISTRATION From the 2024/25 season, all players at all levels and formats of the game (including non-contact from April 2025), will be required to register themselves annually to play rugby. Help your players with accounts on the Game Management System (GMS) to verify their email address to make it easier for them to register next season. Support can be found via Community Rugby Help. Read an update containing information regarding start of season processes in GMS and an update to the timing of the rollout of Adult Player Registration. LEARN MORE > |
 |
Training Courses 24/25 Season
What Training Course is Right for Me
Please click on the attached link where you will be directed to the England Rugby
Course Booklet. Here you will find all the information required to ensure the course you
choose is correct for your needs. The CRFU will, on receipt of a successful completion
shown on your GMS profile, refund the full amount of any course up to the value of
£30.00, and 50% above that amount.
Community Game Update June
| View in browser News | Tickets | Store |
 |
 |
| 1. ACTION REQUIRED RFU Annual General Meeting 2024 The RFU’s AGM takes place online at 6pm on Monday 17 June. Find out details and how to vote in this piece. Game Management System (GMS) season switchover We know that GMS is busy at the start of each season as users engage with a range of processes to get ready for the new season. Find out more in this section. 2024/25 League Season Update & Travel Funding Find out when the 2024/25 RFU league season fixtures will be live and learn more about the RFU’s travel funding policy. National Boys U18 and Girls U18 & U16 Cup Competition Entry Now Open The National Boys Under 18s Cup competition and National Girls Under 16s and Under 18s Cup competitions have been announced. Find out how to apply to enter. Get your club ready for Adult Player Registration From next season, all players, in all formats of the game (including non-contact from April 2025), will be required to register themselves annually to play rugby. Find support and information here. Legal & Regulatory Responsibilities for Clubs All incorporated clubs have legal and regulatory responsibilities. Find relevant support and information for your club here. Payment of Players Declaration 2023/24 – Deadline 30th June Time is running out to make Payment of Players declarations for this season. Check out what you need to do and guides to help in this section. READ ONLINE > |
 |
| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Regulation 9 and CRISP Recruitment Find a reminder of the Regulation 9 requirements in this section and find out how you can become part of the Community Rugby Injury Surveillance and Prevention Project (CRISP). Become part of the IPF Squad 🏉 Flats and Topsy are on a mission to mobilise the IPF Squad and recruit more teammates. Find out who’s on their target list and what roles they’ve been assigned – and how you can get involved too! Upcoming webinars & support available for your club Get access to the ‘off field club support’ services provided by the RFU – many of which are free – and register for important upcoming webinars. |
|
| 3. FOR AWARENESS Check out the Red Roses ticket offers for clubs Make sure your club gets access to ticket offers for Red Roses rugby matches. The deadline for this offer is 11 July. Introducing the Inclusive Leadership Delivery Group The Inclusive Leadership Delivery Group have recently been recruited and we are delighted to share their profiles with the Community Game. Routes Into Rugby – Our New Series In the latest episode of our new series, Ugo Monye heads back to the home of England Rugby for the Twickenham Takeover, which brings teams from across the grassroots game together to showcase their skills on the biggest stage of all. Clubs win training sessions with an ex-Red Roses captain! Read about why ex-Red Roses captain, Tamara Taylor, delivered training sessions to groups of age grade girls at Ashfield Rugby Club, Bolton RUFC, and Eastleigh RFC. Community News – monthly round up Read this month’s roundup of the best community rugby stories – and find out how to submit your own story. READ ONLINE > |
|
Honda Volunteer of Year Awards
We were delighted to hold this event at Truro RFC on the occasion of Cornwall Women’s Gill Burns Cup match against Hampshire Women.
As ever it was inspiring to hear the stories behind our valued volunteers and all the hard work they put in at their clubs.
Pictured just a few of our worthy award winners.
Congratulations to everyone who picked up an award.
RFU Community Game Update May
| View in browser News | Tickets | Store |
 |
 |
| 1. ACTION REQUIRED Get ready for Adult Player Registration To help get ready for Adult Player Registration next season and to support the health of the game, we are asking clubs to make sure that players’ email addresses are verified on GMS. Don’t miss out on International Tickets – upload your fixture data now International ticket allocation is fixed for two seasons, and these allocations are determined by the number of 15-a-side rugby matches played. The deadline for entering all 2023/24 matches is Friday 24 May 2024. Update on National and Regional Leagues Following approval at governance, we can now announce the Men’s and Women’s Structured Seasons and National 1 – Regional 2 League Structure for next season. Age Grade Regulations for next season – 2024/25 The updated version of Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby for 2024/25 is now available. Find out about the changes in this section. READ ONLINE > |
 |
| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Developing England Players – U14-U18 Skill Development Programme – book now! Book your place on the FREE Developing England Players (U14-U18 Skill Development Programme) coaching courses 7s Guidance With the 15-a-side season drawing to a close, you can find guidance and regulations in place 7s camps, festivals and tournaments in this section. National Volunteers’ Week: 3-9 June Volunteers’ Week provides a great opportunity to recognise the amazing contribution that volunteers at your club, CB or referee society have made, as well as inspiring more people to make a difference. HMRC letter on Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status Many affiliated clubs registered with HMRC for special tax status under the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) scheme will receive a letter from HMRC by the end of May. View guidance on what steps to take next here. IPF Survey It is unlikely you will ever need to contact the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) as, thankfully, life-changing injuries remain extremely rare in rugby union. However, it is important you know what to do if someone from your rugby family does need support quickly. Support available for your club! The RFU provides various ‘off field club support’ services, as well as regular webinars on a range of topics – find them all here. |
|
| 3. FOR AWARENESS Papa Johns Community Cup Finals Last weekend saw some incredible rugby being played in 28 Papa Johns Community Cup Finals across four venues. See the full winners and a report here. Routes Into Rugby – Our New Series In the first episode of our new series, Routes into Rugby, Ugo Monye joins Clifton College student and Bristol Bears academy player James to discuss his unconventional route into rugby and look at how the sport has helped his development. Community News – monthly round up In case you missed them, check out some of the top community rugby stories over the last month from the England Rugby website. READ ONLINE > |
|
Developing England Players (U14-U18 Skill Development Programme)
This course is for Coaches of U14-U18 Players and focuses on the development of high quality coaching of catch and pass skills. The course explores how we use the game zone/skill zone model to introduce, develop, and stretch players ability to catch and pass under pressure.
These courses are FREE, book via GMS.
Time 18:30 – 20:30
Pre-requisite – Coaches must be at least 16 years old on event start date
3rd June at Saltash RFC https://tinyurl.com/5t33a33m
5th June at Launceston RC https://tinyurl.com/3vy7meve
17th June at St. Austell RFC https://tinyurl.com/4j9kxpvv
10th July at Redruth RFC https://tinyurl.com/3xu94nxd
Congratulations Josie Plant
Congratulations to Josie Plant who is named on the bench for England Women Under 20 against France Women Under 20 to be played in Rouen this Saturday.
Josie came through the age grades at Perranporth RFC.
The match is available via RFU Youtube channel, which you can find in the link.
Wooden Spoon Cornwall Golf Day
Please refer to the poster above regarding details.
Regulation 19 – Consultation
Feedback on the re-write for Regulation 19 is open until 24th April
Regulation 19 draft re-write can be found in this link
There is a link in the letter through which we are asking everyone to submit their feedback so that we can capture it in a structured way. This is the link for all feedback from the Game –
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a44c1eada0654cb8824bcf17aeb79eef
As mentioned, there is a large section (marked in green) which is mandated content from World Rugby and which we cannot edit. In addition, whilst we will make any small changes to the appendices, the intention is to review these over the course of the next season as phase two of the rewrite. If you could therefore focus the feedback on the definitions list and the 5 additional sections in the draft of Regulation 19, we would be grateful.
The deadline for providing any feedback is Wednesday 24 April after which time we will collate all feedback and update the draft before the next RFU Governance meeting in early May.
To help answer any questions, discuss any concerns or any other matters relating to Reg19, there will be a drop-in call on Wednesday 17th April at 6pm. The zoom details are as follows,
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85893654832?pwd=ZWgi07Y8G8msN6P9z3uDFuH1Z2Yc7v.1&from=addon
Meeting ID: 858 9365 4832
Passcode: 683084
RFU Community Game Update April 2024
| View in browser News | Tickets | Store |
 |
 |
| 1. ACTION REQUIRED Get your club ready for Adult Player Registration We are asking clubs to help your players with accounts on the Game Management System (GMS) to verify their email address. This will help you to help get your players ready for next season and support the health of the game. Don’t miss out on International Tickets – upload your fixture data now International ticket allocation is fixed for two seasons, and these allocations are determined by the number of 15-a-side rugby matches played. The deadline for entering all 2023/24 matches is Friday 24 May 2024. Age Grade Summer Activity Framework 2024 The Age Grade Summer Activity Framework for 2024 applies to any age grade rugby activity in the off-season. View it now. READ ONLINE > |
 |
| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Have your say through our next Player Engagement Panel The 4th Community Player Engagement Panel is taking place on the 24 April and we want you to be involved! Impact ’25 Connecting Communities Programme The Connecting Communities programme provides clubs with the opportunity to work with new partners, apply for funding and access a range of resources to encourage more women who have never been involved in rugby to use the club facilities. Papa Johns Community Cup Travel Funding Travel funding support will be available to Men’s and Women’s clubs competing in the Papa Johns Community Cups that travel over 98 miles (round trip) to play a group or knockout fixture. Food For Rugby A suite of Food for Rugby nutrition advice toolkits are now available for the community game. Trips, Tours, and Overnight Stays Guidance We are pleased to provide the RFU’s Trips, Tours, and Overnight Stays Guidance, updated to assist you with any planning for upcoming tours or overnight stays. Support available for your club! The RFU provides various ‘off field club support’ services, as well as regular webinars on a range of topics – find them all here. |
|
| 3. FOR AWARENESS Impact ’25 legacy programme The RFU celebrated Impact ’25, a transformational legacy programme at North Bristol RFC today (Tuesday). Upcoming GMS Updates Some improvements to the Game Management System (GMS) will be made over the coming months. These updates have been made following feedback from volunteers, clubs and CBs. Continental Tyres Schools Cup Finals The Continental Tyres Schools Cup Finals took place over three days at StoneX and Twickenham stadium this month, with nine teams taking home silverware at U15 and U18 levels. RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) announces new patron Former British & Irish Lions and England captain and current World Rugby Chair, Sir Bill Beaumont, will start his tenure as IPF Patron this month. Community News – monthly round up In case you missed them, check out some of the top community rugby stories over the last month from the England Rugby website. READ ONLINE > |
|
