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Community Game Update 12th September

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Community Game Update
Tuesday 12 September  
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  1.ACTION REQUIRED
100k and counting! Register your Age Grade players today
 Over 100,000 Age Grade players are now registered for 2023/24. Don’t forget to register the Age Grade players at your club. Find guides and assistance here.

 Age Grade Rugby Regulations 2023/24
 Check out the changes to Age Grade Regulations for 2023/24 and remind yourself of the regulations and guidance around Playing Out of Age Grade in this section.

 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Adult Registration – Next Steps Consultation – October 2023
 Ahead of the start of Adult Registration next season, the RFU is seeking the views of players and those involved in player/team selection on the proposed next steps in the implementation of Adult Registration.

 Men’s Papa Johns Community Cup Webinars
 Based on club feedback last season, a number of changes have been made to the Men’s Papa John’s Community Cup for the 2023/24 season. Sign up to the club webinars here to find out more.

 There’s still time to register to host an Allianz Inner Warrior Camp!
 Allianz Inner Warrior Camps are an easy and fun way to welcome new women or players returning to the game. You pick the date and time between 14 – 29 October and we will provide you with support and resources to help you promote and run your camp.

 Make the most of RWC 2023!
 With 40 more matches being shown on ITV between now and 28 October, the Rugby World Cup is a great opportunity to recruit new players, retain existing members and boost revenue.

 Community Rugby Injury Surveillance & Prevention Programme (CRISP)
 Run in conjunction with the University of Bath, the CRISP Project collects injury data from across the community game. In order for it to be a success, we always need clubs and teams to get involved.

 3. FOR AWARENESS
Honda Volunteer of the Year 2023 Winners Announced
 A remarkable group of rugby volunteers were celebrated and rewarded at the Honda Volunteer of the Year awards at Twickenham Stadium last Friday. Read more in this section.

 Safeguarding update
 As the season begins, we want to ensure that clubs are all set from a safeguarding perspective to create a safe and fun environment for children during the 2023/24 season.

 HEADCASE
 Following the publication of the Government’s UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport, the HEADCASE resources have been updated and given a new look to align with these guidelines. Find them here.

 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

RFU’s zero betting policy.

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With the beginning of 2023/24 professional and international rugby season, we wanted to remind you of the RFU’s zero betting policy.
 All bets are off!
Important Regulation – Anti-Corruption & Betting With the beginning of 2023/24 professional and international rugby season, we wanted to remind you again of the RFU’s zero betting policy on rugby union anywhere in the world. There are important regulations in place protecting the integrity of rugby that affect everybody in the professional and semi-professional game RFU Regulation 17 (Anti-Corruption and Betting), so please remind yourself of the following messages to ensure you and our sport stay protected:
DO NOT bet on any rugby match (or ask anyone to place a bet for you) anywhere in the world.
DO NOT misuse or pass on inside information e.g. details of injuries, selection, etc. if not already public knowledge. Be careful on social media! (What is Inside Information? – see below)
DO NOT accept money or gifts from anyone who is betting on rugby or in return for giving inside information or underperforming in a match.
DO NOT fix or attempt to fix any part of a match.
REPORT any suspicious or unusual approach or activity to the RFU Anti-Corruption Officer (0208 831 7696), to an RFU, PRL or RPA official, or to the Anti-Corruption hotline on 0208 831 6789 or email confidential@rfu.com.  
This applies to everybody involved in the professional and semi-professional game and is regardless of whether you are directly involved in a match or whether you gain from the bet. It also applies to all forms of betting.   
  What are the regulations? To see a full version of the Anti-Corruption Regulations, please see RFU Regulation 17 (Anti-Corruption and Betting). Failure to comply with the regulations will result in sanction.

What is inside information? In short, Inside Information is any non-public information relating to rugby which you are aware of due to your involvement in the sport. Depending on your role, you may have access to different types of Inside Information. Having Inside Information is inevitable in many roles and does not breach the Regulations in itself. It is how you treat that information that is important.

Players, coaches and other people involved with teams If you are a player, coach, team doctor/physiotherapist, analyst or someone else involved with a team, the Inside Information you acquire could include: tactics, strategies, team selections, intended substitutions, team injuries, form, who is kicking off, winner of the toss, pitch/weather conditions (for example, before the public are in the stadium), citings and suspensions, detailed video analysis information and statistics not available to the public, etc. until/unless such information becomes public knowledge.

Match officials and other people involved in officiating If you are a match official or someone involved with the match officials such as a performance reviewer or selector, the Inside Information you acquire could include: referee appointments, who is kicking off, winner of the toss, pitch/weather conditions (for example, before the public are in the stadium), how the match will be refereed, citings and suspensions, detailed video analysis information and statistics not available to the public, etc. until/unless such information becomes public knowledge.

People involved in rugby administration If you are an administrator or volunteer in a Union, Association or Club, for example, the Inside Information you have could include: coaching and captaincy appointments, fixture scheduling information, team selections, referee appointments, tactics, strategies, team selections, intended substitutions, team injuries, form, pitch/weather conditions (for example, before the public are in the stadium), citings and suspensions, etc. until such information becomes public knowledge.

People associated with others involved in Rugby Union If you are a family member, friend or associate of any of the above people you could also become privy to this Inside Information through your connection to that person.

RFU Community Game Update

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Tuesday 15 August

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  1. ACTION REQUIRED
Regulation Changes for the 2023/24 Season
Ahead of the start of the season, view the full rules and regulations or check out the executive summary of the key regulation changes for the 2023/24 season.

Visit the RFU’s Tackle Height Hub ahead of the new season
To support players, coaches, referees, volunteers and CBs with tackle height changes ahead of the start 2023/24 season, a comprehensive range of resources are available on the England Rugby Tackle Height Hub.

45,000 and counting! Register your Age Grade players today
It’s great to see over 45,000 Age-Grade players registered ahead of the new season. Registering players now is a great way to get the admin out of the way before the season. Find out more information and support available in this section.

Age Grade Regulations 23/24 & Summer Framework 2023
View the permitted activity for August 2023, as per the Summer Activity Guide, as well as the new Age Grade Regulation 15.

2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Entry to the Papa Johns Women’s Community Cup Closes on 20 August
As in previous seasons, there will be two Cup competitions (plus two waterfall Plate competitions) in the Papa Johns Women’s Community Cup – enter your team now in this section!

Register to host an Allianz Inner Warrior Camp in October!
This seasons Allianz Inner Warrior windows are 14 – 29 October 2023 and 6 – 21 January 2024. You pick the date and time and we will support you with organising and promoting your camp. Find out more in this piece.

Community Rugby Injury Surveillance & Prevention Programme (CRISP) and New Proactive Reporting
Find out how to get involved with the CRISP Project this season, as well as new proactive reporting functionality coming to the game.

3. FOR AWARENESS
RFU Arranged Insurance cover
As we approach the start of the season it is worthwhile checking your Insurance Protection. Details of the cover provided by the RFU’s insurance for the community game can be found in this piece.

Women’s Competitions Advisory Group
We are pleased to introduce the Women’s Competitions Advisory Group (WCAG) – a new collective comprised of current players, coaches and volunteers from the game. Meet the members in this section.

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.
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Upcoming course uptake too low!

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Below is a list of numbers at the moment for all Cornish courses. These all need a minimum of 10 to go ahead. Can I please ask for your support in promoting these as much as possible with your clubs.

There is a risk of these courses being cancelled if people do not book on.

Clubs can also claim back 50% from CRFU for the cost of the course.

England Rugby Coaching Award

Launceston        3

Callywith            2

Hayle                  14

Kids First Contact

Bodmin               6

Penryn                4

Saltash                5

Kids First Tag

Bodmin               1

Principles of the scrum

Truro                   8

Saltash                9

Redruth              14
Kind Regards,Daubroy Delahunty 

Cornwall Rugby Football Union

Age Grade Registration – act now

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Age Grade Registration 2023-24 is well underway – thank you In a record first week of Age Grade Registrations, over 22,000 age grade players from more than 500 clubs have already registered. What an outstanding effort!

This would not have been possible without our brilliant club volunteers and registrars who have taken such a positive approach, as well as all the parents/guardians who have renewed registrations for their children or dependents. Focusing on getting ahead of administrative tasks before we reach September is great and will allow us to concentrate on what happens on the pitch when the season begins.

As announced in the recent Community Game Update, we want to say thank you for all the hard work. With that in mind we have arranged a great offer for every club to claim 10 free tickets to England v Wales in the Summer Series at Twickenham Stadium on 12 August.

Every club that registers an Age Grade player by 6 August will be able to apply for their 10 tickets via international ticket contact (ITC). The ITC will be sent an online application form on 24 July to complete, tickets will then be sent to them via the Twickenham Stadium App for onward distribution. We will be updating our Ticketing Team with the list of clubs every couple of days so that nobody misses out.

We also have some other important updates for you:

Help the handover

Handing GMS accounts over to U17s and U18s from 2022/23 and U18s from 2020/21 and 2021/22 allows them to take ownership of the way they engage with the game as they move forward into the adult game.

You can help us with the handover by encouraging these players to register. As a reward from us, any players in these groups that take ownership of their GMS player registration before 7 August will be entered into a draw to win tickets to the England v Fiji Summer Series game on 26 August at Twickenham Stadium. Two lucky winners will also win five tickets to the West Car Park Fan Village hospitality area for this fixture.

Players will become eligible to take part in the prize draws once their record has been handed over to them and the player has verified their email address. Find more details about the Help the Handover competition here. Please note that the hospitality ticket winners must be over the age of 18. Full terms and conditions here.

Age Grade Registration options in GMS

Online Age Grade Registration ensures that parents and players are in control of their unique record and their data is secure and up to date. Although this will largely remain an adult-led process for safeguarding and data protection reasons, we have received feedback in the past two years that some groups of players would benefit from being able to manage their own record and registration.

Therefore, in the limited circumstances where regular parental engagement is genuinely not possible for a club or parents become less involved for older teenage players, we will make a new optional feature available. This will empower the player to take on management of their own record, to register as a player and to register for and purchase courses.

We stress that this is an optional feature for clubs. Please see our guide on how club registrars and volunteers can assist with this process. More Registration support is available here and via Community Rugby Help if you need to contact our team.

And in other news…

? Thank you to everyone that joined our most recent Age Grade Registration Webinar. The session took place on 12 July and covered the updates in this email in more detail. If you missed it, the recording is on the Platform 4 Rugby YouTube channel alongside a host of other useful videos for registrars.

? The Age Grade Registration Prize Draw is back! All clubs that register more 2023/24 Age Grade players than they managed in 2022/23 will enter the draw to win prizes including kit packages, vouchers and a visit from an England Rugby Legend.

Could you be like our 2022/23 winners Cockermouth RFC, who received a visit from Lewis Moody? Full details are here.

☀️ Check out the Summer Activity Framework for July. The Framework provides support and guidance on rugby activity during the off-season here.

? New resources have been added to our Tackle Height Hub to help everyone across the game get ready for the new season. Click the button below to see the hub and please share this with your age grade network.

Tackle Height Hub

RFU Community Game Update July

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Tuesday 11 July

Stay up to date with news about the community game by following @RFU on Twitter here.  
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  1. ACTION REQUIRED
Make the most of RWC 2023!
The countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2023 is on and the excitement is building! To help you make the most of this opportunity, check out the RFU RWC Activation guides to help you use the tournament to recruit new players, retain existing squad members, and boost revenue.

Age Grade Registration 2023/24 is now open
Age Grade Registration for 2023/24 opened on 3rd July. Register Age Grade Players at your club and win tickets to England v Wales! Tickets to England v Fiji are also up for grabs for U17s and U18s players from 2022/23 and U18s players from 2020/21 and 2021/22 as they take control of their rugby record. Find out more in this piece.

Have you visited the RFU’s Tackle Height Hub yet?
To support players, coaches, referees, volunteers and CBs with tackle height changes ahead of the 2023/24 season, a comprehensive range of resources are being produced. Find out about the latest updates on the Tackle Height Hub in this section.

Age Grade Summer Framework & Regulations – July 2023
We are pleased to confirm the permitted activity for July 2023, as per the Summer Activity Guide. Check it out in this section.

2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Training Courses 2023/24 Season – Book now
Approximately 20,000 places are available for coaches and referees on Kids First Tag Rugby, Kids First Contact Rugby, England Rugby Coaching and Refereeing Awards and Principles of Scrummaging. Find out how to book in this section.

Women and Girls Toolkits
Over the coming months, we will be providing brand new resources covering different health and welfare issues impacting female rugby athletes. The first of these Women and Girls toolkits; Menstrual Health was launched on 3rd July and can be found in this piece.

U12 Girls Club Start-Up Scheme 2023/23
As part of the RWC 2025 Impact programme, we are about to launch the second year of the U12 Girls Club Start-Up Scheme as we head into the 2023/24 season that gives clubs a kit package and £500 to support or start their team. Applications are now live and close on 31st July 2023.

The Community Rugby Injury Surveillance & Prevention Programme (CRISP) needs you
The CRISP Project is critical to gaining better understanding and providing data in order to compare and assess trends in injury risk across different playing populations and levels of the game. We need clubs and teams from across the game to get involved and help improve the welfare of players.

Be part of the UNIon – opportunity for female University students
In partnership with Neal Training, as part of RWC25 Impact, the RFU are delivering a Female Leadership Academy programme under the name of UNIon. University students between the ages of 18-25 will develop their leadership skills and empower them in the rugby landscape.

Honda Volunteer Hospitality registrations for Summer Series
Club volunteers can register for up to four tickets each for pre-match hospitality in the British Airways Fan Village at Twickenham as part of the Honda Volunteer Recognition Programme. This programme recognises the thousands of volunteers who are an integral part of the sport. Find out how to register for your tickets in this section.

3. FOR AWARENESS
Travel Funding Policy
The Community Game Board (CGB) have reviewed travel grants ahead of the 2023-24 season. Read more about the policy in this piece.

Managing Rugby Pitches In Drought Conditions
Good club/facility management is essential during dry weather periods. Find out how to support, educate and communicate with your members as your club or organisation pulls together to help reduce the impacts of restricted water availability.
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Cornwall CCD & England Rugby Coaching Awards 2023/24

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Cornwall CCD & Award Courses 2023/24

Kids First Tag
Bodmin 20th September https://bit.ly/431IvTy

Kids First Contact
Bodmin August 14th– September 6th https://bit.ly/3PAGr1N
Penryn August 23 rd – September 20th https://bit.ly/436zJDM
Saltash August 30th – September 25th https://bit.ly/3PEswHX

Principles of Scrummaging
Truro 4th October https://bit.ly/3D7Gzyt
Saltash 9th October https://bit.ly/4304sCf
Redruth 30th October https://bit.ly/3rfMJcP

England Rugby Coaching Award
Hayle Academy Saturday 30th Sept 2023 – Saturday May 11th 2024 https://bit.ly/3PGhuln
Callywith College Sunday Oct 22nd 2023 – Sunday June 2nd 2024 https://bit.ly/44fbNQ8
Launceston RC Sunday Nov 26th 2023 – Sunday June 30th 2024 https://bit.ly/44nUWux

Any questions please contact your club coaching co-ordinator, or Wayne Reed, Daubroy Delahunty (Game Development) or Tony Knightsbridge (Age Grade).

Community Game Update 13th June

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 1. ACTION REQUIRED
RFU 2023 Hybrid Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The RFU will hold its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 16 June 2023 at 18:00. Find out how to attend and vote in this piece.

GMS Updates: Changes, Support & More
Find out about updates to GMS, the season switch-over, support trainers, the GMS pre-season checklist and upcoming GMS webinars.

Age Grade Registration 2023/24 – Opens 3rd July
From Monday 3 July, parents, players and clubs will be able to start registering age grade players for the new season. Find out more information and support available in this section.

Age Grade Regulations 2023/24 & Summer Framework 2023
View the permitted activity for June 2023, as per the Summer Activity Guide, as well as the new Age Grade Regulation 15.

Have you visited the RFU’s Tackle Height Hub yet?
To support players, coaches, referees, volunteers and CBs with tackle height changes ahead of the 2023/24 season, a comprehensive range of resources are being produced. Find out about the latest updates on the Tackle Height Hub in this section.

2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Honda Volunteer Hospitality registrations for Summer Series
As part of the Honda Volunteer Recognition Programme, club volunteers who have match tickets to one of England Men’s Summer Series home fixtures can register for up to four tickets each for pre-match hospitality.

Review your waste collection costs
One particular area that has seen price hikes in recent months is waste collection. To support clubs in keeping their costs as low as possible, we’ve teamed up with a procurement group to help combat financial pressures. Find out more in this piece.

3. FOR AWARENESS
2023/24 League Structures and fixtures update
The Men’s RFU Leagues have been finalised and the Women’s RFU Leagues are going through the final checks and will be published soon. The fixtures for the Men’s leagues for 2023/24 have now been published and can be viewed on the England Rugby website and on GMS.

2023 GMS Club Safeguarding Audit will go live on 3rd July
The Safeguarding Audit is an annual, mandatory requirement for all clubs who offer Age Grade activities, or who wish to have 17-year olds playing up into the adult game (Reg 21.1.6). Find out more in this section.

Community club recipes for success
As part of our #PlayTogetherStayTogether campaign, we’ve created a number of resources to help clubs who may be thinking about providing some form of Touch Rugby, from one-off events to regular sessions, over the summer.

#GrassrootsBeauts
There have been some brilliant efforts submitted for the #GrassrootsBeauts segment on ITV’s Premiership Highlights show this season, check out some of the best in this compilation.
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