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Game Changers Webinars

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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.

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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

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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.

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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


Community Rugby Activity in England reverts to Stage A

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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

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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL CLUBS TODAY

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

Message from Dave Saunter on Tier 3 announcement + RFU update

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Today’s tier 3 announcement will not come as a surprise to many, numbers are on the rise and need to be controlled. Please follow Tier 3 regulations from midnight tonight. As an Management Board we have discussed the current situation, but we will  await an update from the RFU and then give our guidance on possible rugby in the County. If no update we will post by 1st January at the latest.

Please be patient.

Regards, 
Saunts

Chairman CRFU 

Tier 3 and Tier 4 Update from RFU

Following this afternoon’s Government announcement that the majority of the country will move into Tiers 3 and 4 as of 00.01 tomorrow morning, we wanted to provide a reminder of Tier implications for community rugby for you to be able to share with your clubs and to help with any queries you may receive in the coming days.

Please see below for guidance on what can and can’t be done in each Tier. While these continue to be extremely difficult times for everyone involved, it was a huge boost to hear Government say that today’s approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is the single biggest stride we’ve been able to take since the pandemic began and will provide a route out of the crisis.

However, for now, with the new variant of the virus estimated to be over 50% more transmissible than the original, it is vital that we all adhere to Tier and Covid-19 guidance until we reach a stage where restrictions can gradually be lifted.

Please see below for a reminder around travel and match play in each tier:

Adult Rugby

  • Adult players living in Tier 3 can only travel within their own specific Tier 3 area to train or play. (See above for Government website areas)
  • Adult players living in Tier 3 cannot travel into another Tier 3 area (or other Tiers) to train or play (which includes their own club if it is in a different geographic area).
  • Adult rugby is not permitted in Tier 4. 

Age Grade

At the time of writing, the following still applies. We will advise of any changes if we receive an update from Government in the next few days.

  • Age grade players may, due to Government exemptions for U18s, travel across tiers 1-3 to train or play and can be accompanied by one parent or carer. However, to protect all involved, we strongly recommend that wherever possible training and match play follows adult guidelines.  
  • Age grade players in Tier 4 may only travel within their specific Tier 4 area to train or play and may only be accompanied by one parent or carer.
  • Volunteers (including coaches and match officials) may travel across Tiers 1-3, where necessary, to enable participation to take place. However, to protect all involved, we strongly recommend this is kept to an absolute minimum. 
  • Volunteers (including coaches and match officials) living in Tier 4 should only travel within their specific Tier 4 area to enable participation to take place for U18s ONLY.
  • Additional exemptions are in place for people with a disability.  

We will update you when we receive further information from Government and will work hard to enable as many people as possible to return to rugby when it is safe to do so.

While it’s not the way many of us would wish to start 2021, the priority is to keep everyone safe. We wish you all a healthy New Year and will be in touch again soon.

RFU support for clubs regarding New Tiers announced yesterday

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We hope that you are well, safe and looking forward to the festive period no matter where you are.

With the speed that the tiers are changing, we would hope that you could share the following with your clubs so that they are fully aware of the guidance around their tiers, and to help you with any queries that you might have in the coming days and weeks.

·        With areas entering new tiers, we would like to make sure everyone is aware of the guidance around what can and can’t be done.

·        You can find this on our Club Hub Support page (https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/running-your-club/club-support-centre/helpdesk-faqs )
and the Coronavirus Hub (https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/running-your-club/coronavirus/coronavirus-resources )

·        In relation to tier 4, we issued the following advice on the RFU website and Government guidance can be found here.

·        If you are unsure on what tier you are currently in or will be going in, you can find it here using the Government website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/full-list-of-local-restriction-tiers-by-area#tier-4-stay-at-home

·        Given the latest news is that the new strain of the virus is 70% more transmissible we recommend that if you are in a Tier 4 area, clubs should cancel any upcoming training/fixture. However, this does mean rugby activity can continue for U18s.

As a reminder here guidance around travel and match play around the tiers:

·       Adult players living in Tier 1 or Tier 2 can travel within and between Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas to train or play.  

·       Adult players living in Tier 1 or Tier 2 cannot travel into a Tier 3 area to train or play. 

·       Adult players living in Tier 3 can travel within their own specific Tier 3 area to train or play. 

·       Adult players living in Tier 3 cannot travel into another Tier 3 area, nor into a Tier 1 or Tier 2 area, to train or play. 

·       Adult rugby is not permitted in Tier 4 

·       Age grade players may, due to Government exemptions for U18s, travel across tiers 1-3 to train or play. However, to protect all involved, we strongly recommend that wherever possible training and match play follows adult guidelines.  

·       Age grade players from Tiers 1 or 2 can be accompanied by one parent or carer from, or into, a Tier 3 area to train or play.  

·       Age grade players in Tier 4 may only travel within their specific Tier 4 area to train or play and may only be accompanied by one parent or carer.

·       Volunteers (including coaches and match officials) may travel across Tiers 1-3, where necessary, to enable participation to take place. However, to protect all involved, we strongly recommend this is kept to an absolute minimum. 

·       Volunteers (including coaches and match officials) living in Tier 4 may only travel within their specific Tier 4 area to enable participation to take place for U18s ONLY.

·        Additional exemptions are in place for people with a disability.  

Naturally, as we understand and hear more from Government we will update accordingly  

We hope that everyone has an enjoyable time and stays safe in the hope that we can return to rugby as soon as possible.

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