RFU Coronavirus Update 28th July
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update Please find below the thirty-third edition of our coronavirus (Covid-19) update. Having submitted our Return to Community Rugby Action Plan to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (‘DCMS’), we hope to announce a move to Stage C on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap soon. We have also announced dates for the NatWest RugbyForce Weekend. To read the rest of the update click on the link Please visit our dedicated web portal on the England Rugby website to access coronavirus information and updates here. Past editions of these weekly updates can be found on this part of the website. Click here if you need to find a previous edition. |
Appointment of a Diversity & Inclusion Lead
Cornwall Rugby Football Union are looking to appoint the following volunteer role.
Diversity & Inclusion Lead
The Cornwall Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is strongly committed to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation by ensuring:
- that all rugby related environments are inclusive to all
- that diversity is positively embraced in all rugby situations
- that all current and future rugby players are represented across the game in all leadership roles eg coaches, managers, administrators etc.
The Lead will be a Member of the CRFU Management Board and attend meetings as appropriate.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will be providing a strategy for Diversity and Inclusion and the Lead will be expected to ensure that this will be fully implemented. The Lead will also be expected to develop and lead the implementation of a local strategy that meets the local needs of the CRFU.
Although all Disciplinary matters relating to racially aggravated verbal or physical abuse are the jurisdiction of the RFU the CRFU requires the Board Member to advise not only the CRFU but also the Clubs within the Constituent Body on these and other related matters. Related matters will include verbal and physical abuse where it has allegedly been personalised to an individual’s race, gender, sexuality etc.
The ideal candidate, who will be a volunteer, will be experienced in equality, diversity and inclusion matters, HR or related employment. A knowledge of rugby is not necessarily required.
If you are interested please contact the Secretary of the CRFU, Terry Williams (terry344@sky.com & 07753 114727). The Closing date is Monday 31 August 2020.
Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Some of our rugby clubs might find the following scheme useful.
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) enables smaller businesses to access finance more quickly during the coronavirus outbreak.
The scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses to borrow between £2,000 and up to 25% of their turnover. The maximum loan available is £50,000.
The government guarantees 100% of the loan and there won’t be any fees or interest to pay for the first 12 months. After 12 months the interest rate will be 2.5% a year.
RFU Community Game Update 21st July
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update Please find below the thirty-second edition of our coronavirus (Covid-19) update. We have today provided an update on the return to community rugby and funding for the 2020/21 season. To read the rest of the update click on the link Please visit our dedicated web portal on the England Rugby website to access coronavirus information and updates here. Past editions of these weekly updates can be found on this part of the website. Click here if you need to find a previous edition. |
Covid 19 Risk Assessment – Rugby Safe.
CRFU RugbySafe
War a’n Peryl, na worth-peryl
(Risk aware, not risk averse)
COVID 19 Risk Assessments and RugbySafe
As the provisional fixture lists for the new season have been published and clubs turn their focus towards pre-season training, there have been several requests of the CB to provide a standardised risk assessment for clubs. Unfortunately every club has a unique operating and playing structure so a cut and paste standardised assessment would not be appropriate. However, the CB can act as a forum for sharing ideas, information and examples of good practice for protecting payers and supporters both inside the clubhouse and on the pitch.
The situation over the coming months is going to be fluid and some clubs plans are well advanced whilst others slightly less so. The CB has copies of several Risk Assessments (RA’s) which augment and amplify RFU and government advice. The authors are happy for them to be shared. Equally, for example, there is excellent video advice produced by Falmouth that clearly spells out how to perform essential activities in the Covid environment. A google search will also show lots of ideas from other clubs around the country.
In preparing for the shift towards playing, the emphasis must be on developing consistent practices that are applicable to all age groups and which provide the confidence to players parents and supporters that training socialising and eventually playing can be conducted in a safe and enjoyable environment. Sadly, some of the traditional aspects of the game will have to be adjusted to achieve the ‘new normal’.
From a RugbySafe perspective, Covid has naturally taken clubs eyes off the ball in RugbySafe matters and that initiatives such as Activate and the Mental Health programmes are just as important (possibly more so) in the Covid era and deserve inclusion in any RA. For example, the RFU’s https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/e8/e81f449a-5e25-4957-b417-9c546f323c25/Covid-19%20coaching%20risk%20assessment.pdf is, in effect, an excellent coaches pre session aide-memoire which can be amplified as appropriate by clubs
If any club wants advice, help or examples of how other clubs have generated their RA’s for their training and clubhouse arrangements, please contact rugbysafe@crfu.co.uk In addition, if you have information and ideas that you feel will benefit other clubs or just need confirmation that you are on the right track, then please use the same email address.
Community Game Update – July 2020
| Content: 1. Current status of Community Rugby 2. Deadline for Diversity & Inclusion volunteer applications – 20 July 3. Running virtual annual general meetings 4. Club Audit 2020 5. Age grade out of season and holiday activities 6. VAT update 7. Eat Out to Help Out scheme 8. Game Management System update Welcome to the July 2020 Community Game Update. We have now reintroduced the monthly edition of this communication to separate Covid-19 weekly updates from general rugby club news. We hope you find the update useful, and if you have any feedback, queries or content that you would like to feature, please email Vee Montebello, RFU Senior Communications Manager (veemontebello@rfu.com). Our communications to you are based on the data that is held in the Game Management System (GMS). To ensure you receive the communications that you want to from the RFU, please check the information held on this system is up to date and active. In addition, if you know of a colleague who should be receiving these updates, but isn’t, please help them to check their details on GMS. This communication is only sent to the roles highlighted in the distribution list above. Please share this communication with others in your club who need to see it. To read the rest of the Update click on the link |
Community league fixtures confirmed pending rugby season start date
The Rugby Football Union’s discussions with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Sport England to accelerate a return to community rugby continue.
We remain at Stage B on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. Further updates will be provided when the government gives the green light that it is safe for community rugby to restart.
While there is no official date for when community competitions will restart, we can announce league conferences and fixtures for the Adult Male (English Club Championship Level 3 to 12) for the 2020-21 season.
Most leagues have been split in two based on geography, the others elected not to be split. The season has been divided into three windows. In the first window clubs will play each team in their group, home and away. Provisional dates have been allocated to these games. If rugby has not started by these dates, each week will be automatically moved to the end of the first window.
Example (14 team league)
- Two groups comprising seven teams.
- Group games will take 14 rounds.
- If rugby cannot return to play until Round 6, the first game will be the fixture listed for Round 6 NOT Round 1.
- After Round 14 the scheduled fixtures for Rounds 1-5 would then be played in order, completing Window 1.
Please note: It is not yet confirmed when the season will start – the dates shown may change as outlined above.
If the first window is successfully completed, teams will then move to the second, which will see clubs compete against clubs from the other group in their league, once – either home OR away.
If there is still time before the end of the scheduled league season, the third window will be played – where the reversed fixtures of window 2 will take place.
Considerations
- Dates for windows 2 & 3 will be allocated once competitions are able to start.
- No decision has yet been made about RFU Cup competitions.
- If only the first window is possible, a playoff between the leaders of the two groups will be staged to decide the league winner.
- The fixtures will not be placed on GMS, and thus filter through to club websites, until a start date is confirmed.
- No decision has been made on the effect of this season on promotion/relegation for the 2021-22 season
League Fixtures
RFU Community Game Update 14th July
| Coronavirus (Covid-19) update Please find below the thirty-first edition of our coronavirus (Covid-19) update. Our discussions with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Sport England to accelerate a return to community rugby continue. We remain at Stage B on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. We will provide further updates when we receive the green light from the government that it is safe for community rugby to restart. While we do not have a date for when community competitions will restart, we will announce league conferences and fixtures for the Adult Male (English Club Championship) 2020-21 season at 5pm tomorrow, (July 15th). To read the rest of the update, click on the link Please visit our dedicated web portal on the England Rugby website to access coronavirus information and updates here. Past editions of these weekly updates can be found on this part of the website. Click here if you need to find a previous edition. |
Rugby Coach at Polwhele House School
Polwhele House is an independent preparatory school based just outside Truro. They are looking of a rugby coach to coach boys from year 5 – year 8 on a Wednesday or Friday after school 4pm – 5 pm. This will be for the Autumn Term only.
Fee payable £20 per hour.
If interested contact Alison Scobbie ascobbie@polwhelehouse.co.uk
