DURHAM COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION Founded 1876 OFFICERS SEASON

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1 DURHAM COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION Founded 1876 OFFICERS SEASON President: Jim Dyson (Seaham) 66 woodlands, Northlea, Seaham, Co. Durham SR7 0ER Telephone: (0191) Senior Vice President: Mike Riby MBE (Billingham) 171 Whitehouse Road, Billingham, TS22 5BQ Telephone: (01642) Junior Vice President: Alan Thompson (Gateshead) 49 Carrsyde Close, Fellside Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear Telephone: (0191) Vice Presidents: John V. Scott (Blaydon) Telephone: (0191) Kevin Bannon (Westoe) Telephone: (0191) Hon. Secretary: C. McLoughlin Ravensworth, 31 Tunstall Avenue, Hartlepool TS26 8NE Telephone: (04129) Hon. Treasurer: D. A. Thompson 12 Aldsworth Close, Springwell, Gateshead, NE9 7PG RFU Representative: Robin D.R.Wannop (Ryton) 20 Carrsyde Close, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 5UB Telephone: (0191)

2 CONSTITUENT BODY RUGBY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (CBRDP) Chairman Robin Wannop 20 Carrysde Close, Whickham NE16 5UB Secretary Chris McLoughlin 31 Tunstall Ave, Hartlepool TS26 8NE Treasurer David Thompson 12 Aldsworth Close, Gateshead NE9 7PG U7-U16 Ian Pascoe 17 Seafield Terrace, South Shields NE33 2NP U17-U18 U18 Plus TBC TBC Schools & Youth Peter Ramsay 6 Hart Lane, Hartlepool TS26 8NN Coaching Committee Colin Horsley Referees John S. Denham 84 Washington Cresent, Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AZ Community Rugby Development RFU Community Development Team Les Henderson 8 Reeside Road, Ryton, NE40 3DB Matt Carter Matt Bryan County Representative Robin Wannop Details above County Safeguarding Manager Regional Rugby Development Manager- North East and Yorkshire Rugby Development Officer - Durham Mick Gatherar 15 Oakley Drive, Cramlington NE23 2YF Women & Girls Vicki Putson RFUW Development Officer for the North of England Administrator Debbie Maddison Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead

3 RUGBY DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS MATTHEW P. CARTER Regional Rugby Development Manager North East and Yorkshire Senior RFU Coach Rugby Union Development Office Gateshead international Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, NE10 0EF Telephone: (0191) Mobile: MATTHEW W. BRYAN Rugby Development Officer Durham Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead NE10 0EF Telephone: (0191) Mobile: DAVE REED Rugby Development Officer Northumberland Northumberland Rugby Union County Office Druid Park, Wolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8DF Telephone: (0191) Mobile: ALEC PORTER Rugby Development Office North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Sport Offices, Harrogate High School, Ainsty Road, Harrogate, GH1 4AP Mobile: HAMISH PRATT Rugby Development Officer West Yorkshire Kirklees Culture & Leisure HQ, Red Doles Lane, Huddersfield DH2 1YF Mobile: ALEX BOWDEN Rugby Development Officer Central Yorkshire Metropolitan University, University Sport, Carnegie Annexe, Headingley Campus, Beckett Park, Leeds LS6 3QS Mobile:

4 JAMES McKAY Rugby Development Officer East Yorkshire Sports & Fitness Centre, University of Hull, Inglemire Lane, Hull, HU6 7RX Telephone: Mobile: JONATHAN RICKERBY Rugby Development Officer South Yorkshire c/c Yorkshire RFU, Griffin House, 24 Station Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8JW Mobile: WILL HALFORD Referee Development Officer North East and Yorkshire Mobile: ALAN MOSES Regional Coach Development Officer North East and Yorkshire Mobile: COMMUNITY RUGBY COACHES For your local CRC contact number please contact your CB Rugby Development Office Cumbria Andrea Fraser Durham Debbie Maddison (0191) Northumberland Claire Sharpe (01661) Yorkshire Please contact your local RDO

5 DEBBIE MADDISON Office/Administration Manager Rugby Union Development Office Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead NE10 0EF Telephone: (0191) DURHAM COUNTY RFU JUNIOR CUP COMPETITION COMMITTEE JAN DUNCAN 11 Park Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear NE32 5JH Telephone: (0191) Mobile: MARK BERRIMAN Telephone: (0191) Mobile: COLIN SNOWDON 84 Station Road, Billingham, TS23 1AB Telephone: (01642) Mobile:

6 DURHAM COUNTY OFFICIALS (SCHOOLS AND YOUTH) CHAIRMAN STUART HARDY 3 High Street Bishopton, Stockton-on-Tees TS21 1EZ Telephone Home: Work: SECRETARY PETER RAMSAY 6 Hart Lane Hartlepool, Cleveland TS26 8NN Telephone peterramsay@rfu.com CSU HON.TREASURER DAVID THOMPSON 12 Aldsworth Close, Springwell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 7PG Telephone: (0191) Mobile: TEAM MANAGERS DUTIES INCLUDE MATCH ARRANGEMENTS / TEAM ORGANISATION PARENTS AND TEAM LIAISON 18 GROUP TEAM MANAGER PAUL TYRIE Mobile: GROUP TEAM MANGER BILL LYNCH Westwood House Barmoor Lane, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AN Telephone: (0191) williamlynch6@aol.com

7 15 GROUP TEAM MANAGER MARK LINTHWAITE Thornton House Thornton Le Beans, Northallerton, DL6 3SP Telephone: (01609) Mobile: DURHAM COUNTY YOUTH DISCIPLINARY SECRETARY BRYAN WATT Dalegarth Stokesley Road, Hutton Rudby,Yarm TS15 0BH Telephone: (01642) Mobile: COUNTY SAFEGUARDING OFFICER MICK GATHERAR 15 Oakley Drive Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 2YF Telephone: (01670) ENGLAND RUGBY FOOTBALL SCHOOL UNION REPRESENTATIVE (ERFSU) MARTIN PEPPER Barnard Castle School School Mobile:

8 DURHAM COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION REFEREES SOCIETY APPOINTMENT OF REFEREES As all referees appointed to officiate schools and youth fixtures, must have undergone the CRB Disclosure process. Please note: As a matter of protocol all appointments should be made by contacting David Swainson. This will ensure that all appointments are recorded. Sunday and Mid-Week Appointments Secretary: David M. Swainson Telephone: (01642) davidswainson@hotmail.com Long-Term pre-appointments Secretary Alan Thompson Telephone: (0191) alanthompson@durhamrefsoc.co.uk Saturday Re-appointments Secretary: Jim R. Fox Telephone (01740) Fax: (01740) foxhealthsafety@hotmail.com

9 NOTES ON QUALIFICATION FOR DURHAM COUNTY YOUTH TEAMS SEASON AGE LIMITS The age limit for players up to U16 level is 1 st September of the current season. For players post 16 the age limit for ALL games is U18 on 1 st September of the current season. However for divisional and international level, sides will be run at U18 on 1 st September and 1 st January. RESTRICITIONS ON PLAYING (i) (ii) Once a player has reached his 19 th birthday he becomes ineligible to play in matches between school teams. He may play in U19 rugby for the rest of the season. Players who are not yet 17 may play against teams containing players over the U19 age limit. When no player is under 17 the restriction does not apply but the U19Law variations do apply. REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY U15 AND U16 (i) (ii) (iii) U18 A boy must be in full time attendance and on the school roll on match day. Age limits are 1 st September for each age group eligible to play representative rugby. Players may be at a school which is affiliated to the Durham County Rugby Union. This is advantageous to the player and the school. If the player attends a non affiliated school he will be a member of a club affiliated to the Durham County Rugby Union. Please note that Durham County U15 and U16 teams are open to any player regardless of he school or club which he attends. Following the Schools, Students and Youth Review Durham County U18 teams are open to any player regardless of the school, college, further education establishment attended or if the player is in full or part time employment or is currently unemployed, provided he satisfies any of the following criteria: (a) (b) (c) (d) He resides in that county He was born in that county He attends a school in that county He is a member of a club allocated to that county (iv) A player may be qualified for more than one county. In order to ensure that no boy is disadvantaged by his county s selection system, the following safeguards are observed:- (a) (b) (c) A player may trial for one county, and if unsuccessful, trial for another county. A player may, if good enough, play for a second county if not selected by his first choice county overriding the eligibility rule above. In such cases the authorisation of the Divisional Chairman of selectors is required. A player may, in different seasons, play for different counties, provided the eligibility rules apply in each case. In all cases, trials, squad sessions and County matches must be arranges with the interest of the boy paramount. Overplaying is a problem and regulations to prevent it have been formulated and may be implemented this coming season

10 DURHAM COUNTY RFU CLUB CUP COMPETITION FOR U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 AND U18 GROUPS LAWS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE COMPETITION 2010/11 1. Eligibility for the competition will comprise of players who are under the relevant age at midnight on 31 st August/1 st September of the start of the season. 2. Each participating player must be a member of the club for whom he has been selected to represent, he therefore:- Must not have played for two separate clubs in consecutive rounds of the competition. Must have been registered with that club for a period of one week prior to the game requiring registration. 3. The Laws and Conditions relating to these games will be set out in the RFU handbook. 4. The game shall be played XV-a-side for 25, 25, 30, 35, 35 minutes each way for U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 age groups respectively. 5. The Durham County Referees Appointments Secretary has been notified of this draw and will, by arrangement with the HOME club, appoint an official to take charge of each game. In the event of the unavailability of officials, both teams shall agree the appointment of a qualified referee, where a choice of referees is applicable, the away team shall have preference. In the case of disagreement please refer to the Junior County Cup Committee. 6. If a clash of colours occurs between the sides, it will be the responsibility of the HOME side to change. 7. The arrangements for the game are to be made by the HOME club contacting the AWAY club. Confirmation should be made on or before the Monday prior to the tie is set to be played. 8. All cup and plate games will be played on the date as appointed by the Junior County Cup Committee at the draw made at the meeting in October unless both clubs agree an earlier date. If games are cancelled because of the weather the game will be played on the next available Sunday (not including 26/12/10, 02/01/11 or 09/01/11). 9. Other than due to the weather, Clubs may only request postponement of set cup dates in the case of County training or matches or pre-booked tour games involving an overnight stay by the Durham team involved. If a club cannot field a team due to unavailability of players due to school rugby commitments, or injury, or loss of front row players, they shall forfeit the tie if they cannot field a team capable of safely competing in the game. 10. Except the final, the HOME club shall have first choice of venue. In the event of the home club being unable to accommodate the game due to the pitch being unplayable or unavailable, this does not include the inability to field a side; the choice of venue shall revert to the away club. In the event of clubs not being able to agree, please refer to the Junior County Cup Committee. 11. Matches will kick off at a.m. unless otherwise agreed by both teams. 12. The game will be decided as per the Laws of the Game. For all rounds, except the final, in the event of a draw, the side scoring the greatest number of tries will be declared the winner. In the event of both sides scoring the same number of tries or there being no tries scored, the AWAY side will be declared the winner. 13. Any team winning by a margin of 50 points or more at any stage through the game will be declared the winner. 14. It will be the responsibility of the WINNING club to notify the Cup Secretary of the result within SEVEN days of the game. 15. It will be the responsibility of all clubs to ensure that all players are fully insured. 16. When arranging fixtures, no club should invite any player to forego school loyalties and no player should play more than one game of rugby in one day. 17. For every match each Team Manager must have available for inspection registration cards for his side to be presented to the opposing Team Manager on request before or after the game. Failure to produce a requested registration card for any player will result in the game being declared null and void with the non-offending side being declared winners by default. Any disputes with regard to registrations must be reported to the Junior County Cup Committee within 24 hours of the Cup-Tie.

11 18. For all rounds, the host club is to make adequate arrangements to keep spectators at a reasonable distance from the playing area (i.e.) rope boundary approximately 5 m from the touchlines. 19. Replacements are to be used as per the U19 variations of the game, with no more than seven named replacements. Laws covering front row replacements still apply and U15 variations according to the RFU Handbook. 20. A match may not commence if a side does not have at least three recognized front row players, the game will not commence with uncontested scrummages and the match is automatically awarded to the other side. If injuries occur during the match to the available front row players only then with agreement of the referee may the game proceed with uncontested scrummages in the interest of player safety. DETAILS FOR CUP FINALS All of the above apply to the cup finals, except for the following variations: - 1 The Junior County Cup Committee, contacting Durham County Referees Appointments Secretary with details of the game will arrange officials for the final. 2 The date and time of the final will be specified by the Junior County Cup Committee at the draw made at the meeting in October. If unable to be played on this date the Junior County Cup Committee will arrange on a mutually agreeable date either Sunday or midweek. 3 The choice of venue will preferably be neutral to the clubs involved, with the Junior County Cup Committee making such arrangements. If it is necessary to facilitate the finals the Committee may arrange the game at a participating club if agreed by both teams or selected by toss of a coin. 4 The Junior County Cup Committee will aim to play both plate and cup finals at a single venue on the set date for the final. 5 If at the end of normal time the scores are equal, then the cup will be shared between the two clubs, with no extra time played. 6 Registration cards are to be inspected by a Junior County Cup representative, with both teams providing squad lists. All other rules for registration cards apply. 7 The Junior County Cup Committee will declare which team is to be classified as the HOME team for the final in the event of colour clashes. 8 It is the responsibility of the winners to have the trophies engraved. All trophies to be returned to Cup Committee by April 1 st at the latest. Any difficulty or dispute relating to the above should be referred to the Junior County Cup Committee and their decision is final.

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