Junior Rugby Contacts 2018

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2 Junior Rugby Club Convenors Junior Rugby Contacts 2018 Junior Rugby Convenors Club Convenor Mobile Ashhurst-Pohangina Duncan Powell Bulls Steph Boerboom Bush Ash Flitten College Old Boys Koera Tua Feilding Saturday Morning Rugby Brendon Gerrish Freyberg Natasha Beech High School Old Boys Shane Brownlie Kia Toa Tania Greenland Marist Kent Higson Te Kawau Hamish McCallum Junior Rugby Board Members Board Member Name Mobile Chairman Andrew Reilly Deputy Chairman Kent Higson Board Member Asa Palatchie Board Member Rob Foreman Board Member Hamish Watson Board Member Matt Pearson Manawatu Rugby Union Contacts Position Name Mobile Community Rugby Manager Ben Koch Operations Manager Martin Brady Women's RDO Marina Canterbury Coach Development Mike Pettman

3 Competition By-Laws: These Competition By-Laws are to be read in conjunction with the Small Blacks Development Model and the World Rugby (IRB) Laws of the game. Competition Formats Competitions formats are set by the Manawatu Junior Rugby Board (MJRB) and Manawatu Rugby Union (MRU). MJRB and MRU reserve the right to amend formats throughout the course of the season in the best interests of the competitions where necessary. For the 2018 season the following games are non-competition where scores are recorded but not standings: Under 6, Under 7, Under 8, Under 9 and Under 10. Whereas Under 11 and Intermediate Grade are competition grades where standings are recorded and a winning team awarded a grade championship at the conclusion of the season. In competition grades points are allocated as follows: Win=4, Draw=2, Loss=0, Loss by 7 or less points=1. Classification of players Players must play in the correct grade for their team which corresponds to their age on 1st January Players may only play down one grade or up two grades following successful application for dispensation to the MRU. As per NZ Rugby Community Rugby policy any dispensated down player must comply with the upper weight limit stipulated by the MJRB in addition to medical and ability stipulations set out by the MJRB. Players may only take the field for one team in the one grade that they are registered to play in (or dispensated to play in) throughout the course of the season unless prior approval has been granted by MRU.

4 Registration of Coaches and Players Each Junior Player must be registered prior to taking the field in a game. This entails completing an Online Junior Player Registration Form and this form being approved online by the club administrator prior to that player taking the field. Any Coach that fulfils an active coaching role with a team on game day must have completed an online coaching registration form and attended a Small Blacks Coaches course A team cannot play on game day without a registered coach present. Coaches Box All coaches in the Under 10 grade and up are required to stand in the designated coaching box behind the dead-ball line for the duration of the game. Coaches must stand behind their own attacking line and should switch ends at half time. Coaches are able to go onto the field to address an injury and at half time. Score Blowouts Once a match score reaches 35-0, the match will be recorded as a win to the team leading at the time. Teams should take reasonable steps to ensure that the remainder of the game is played evenly. Any team or club which makes no effort to support an evenly contested match shall be subject to Penalties for non-compliance.

5 Team Cards for U11 and Intermediate The MRU will provide each club team with the scorecard format and Team Managers will provide team sheets and game results as follows: The Home Team will be responsible for completing the match team scorecard (ie they fill out their playing squad and get the visiting team to do the same pre-game). The Home Team retains the scorecard until the conclusion of the match. The referee will have their own scorecard for recording the score during the match. At the end of the match, the following will take place: Both teams representatives sign the scorecard, confirming the players names (ie people who sign are responsible for its accuracy) The referee signs the scorecard, confirming the score and indicating any Red and/or Yellow cards issued The WINNING team is responsible for submitting the scorecard to the MRU. Competition points will not be officially awarded until the MRU has the match scorecard. The scorecard can be submitted to the MRU by one of the following mean: MRU MRU Ops Phone: MRU Picture Message Only: MRU Post: P O Box 1729, Palmerston North The deadline for scorecards to be submitted to the MRU is Monday 5pm following the Saturday fixture.

6 Referees The home team is responsible for providing the Referee. Teams may, upon mutual agreement, arrange for an alternative person to take control of the game. The Referee must either: be a registered Coach having attended a Small Blacks course for 2018, be an Associate Referee, be a fully qualified Referee. All teams registered in the Under 11 or Intermediate grades are required to have an associate referee. In Intermediate games the Referee must conduct a pre-game scrum directive with each team. Where a Referee is appointed by the Manawatu Rugby Referees Association, this will be indicated on the weekly draw on the Manawatu Rugby Website. All Referees in all grades are required to wear the APPLAUD bibs supplied by the MRU. The Small Blacks APPLAUD Programme & Spectator Behaviour Each participating Junior Rugby team can subscribe to the Small Blacks APPLAUD programme via the Small Blacks website The Coach(es) and Manager(s) of teams are responsible for fostering and maintaining a positive sideline environment that supports their players, the referee, the opposition players and their supporters at all times. All registered players and their parent/caregiver are also required to complete the 2018 Sideline Behaviour Agreement prior to taking the field.

7 Serious Injuries & Concussion Where a player requires hospital treatment as the result of an injury sustained in practice or in a game, the Coach is required to submit a NZRU Serious Injury Form to the MRU within 48hrs of the game or practice. Any player suspected of suffering from concussion must go to hospital or a doctor immediately, and cannot resume training or playing rugby until cleared to do so by a doctor and has observed the minimum stand down period of 23 days as per the Manawatu Rugby Union Concussion Policy. Substitutions All players are required to play a half of a game. Small Blacks Rugby will be played in quarters and all players are to get two quarters of game time. There will be no rolling substitutions of any kind. Disciplinary Where a player is temporarily ordered off (yellow card) or ordered off (red card), the Referee must complete the relevant Temporary Ordering Off Report or Ordering Off Report and submit this to the Manawatu Rugby Union within 48hrs of the game. A citing complaint (where the Referee did not detect the foul play) may be made against a player in writing via a Junior Rugby Club Convenor, and submitted to the MRU within 48hrs of the game. MRU has a disciplinary process for dealing with foul play or misconduct by Junior Players, Coaches, Managers or team officials as outlined in the NZ Rugby Disciplinary Rules known as The Black Book. Any complaint of foul play or misconduct must be submitted to MRU within 48 hours of the completion of the fixture.

8 Complaints When an individual, team or club wishes to make a complaint against another individual, team or club, this must be done in writing via a Junior Rugby Club Convenor and submitted to the MRU within 48hrs of the game. MRU has a process for dealing with general complaints in association with the MJRB. Defaults A team unable to commence its fixture with the required playing numbers 5 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time then defaults the game to the opposition. Coaches should then make arrangements to play a friendly fixture with the available players. In competition grades, a default win is 4 points to the non-offending team and a 2 point deduction for the offending team. The 2 point deduction for a default will only apply if the game was defaulted within 24 hours of the scheduled kick off time. Ranking of teams At the conclusion of a round, the final ranking of each team will be determined by the number of points gained by that team in that round provided that: a. Where two teams have the same number of points, the winner of the game between those two teams shall be deemed to have the higher ranking. b. Where two teams have the same number of points and the match between the two resulted in a draw, or there was no match between the two, or there were two matches or more between the two, and in any such case, the team with the highest points differential will be deemed to have the higher ranking.

9 c. Where more than two teams finish on equal points then the teams shall be ranked on the basis of points differential. d. Where points differential does not separate teams, points for, then points against, then the toss of a coin will be used in that order to determine ranking. Play-off games Should a play-off game, semi-final or final game finish normal time with the scores tied, the following process will be used to determine the winner: (no extra time is to be played in Junior Rugby): The team that scores the most tries in the match shall be declared the winner. Where the same number of tries are scored, the team that scored the first try shall be declared the winner. Where no tries were scored, the team that scored the first points of the game is declared the winner. Where the score is 0-0 at full time the title shall be shared. Penalties for non-compliance with Competition By-Laws Where an individual, team or club fails to comply with the above By-Laws, and the MJRB and MRU decide that a penalty is appropriate, they may elect to apply one or more of the following penalties: Suspension of an individual or team Points deduction (in competition games) Forfeiture of the match (in competition games)

10 Junior Rugby FAQ s What happens If there is a parent on the sideline that is making others uncomfortable by what they are saying about players or the ref? The best approach is for the Manager or Coach of the team that person is supporting to approach that person and ask them to please ensure they are encouraging the children or ref by applauding. It is important that you deal with the coach or manager of the team that person is supporting. The message will have more impact if it comes from one of their peers rather than an opposition coach or supporter. What if they don t listen? Take out your Smartphone and take a video of the person and their behaviour, send it to your club convenor on Monday following the game. They will forward this onto the MRU. Are we playing quarters or halves? All Small Blacks games will be played in quarters. At quarter time the ref should stop the game for a brief substitution break, this is where changes can be made, this isn t an opportunity for teams to have a huddle and a team talk. The same will happen at three-quarter time. These stoppages are only to put reserves on to ensure everyone plays two quarters of a game. Who should ref the game? The home team should nominate someone to ref the game that has either done the Small Blacks Course or Associate Referee Course. What grades should have Referee Bibs? All grades have the Green Referee Bibs and should be worn by the referee.

11 Where should the coach stand? From Under 10 grade and up, all coaches should be standing in the new designated Coach Box these are located at the end of the field behind the dead-ball line. Coaches should stand behind their own team s backline. Coaches should change ends at half time to ensure they are always behind their own team. Coaches may go onto the field to assess/address injury where required. Reserves may stand with the coach in the coaches box. Who should control the sideline if the coach is in the coaches box? Your team manager should stay on the sideline to manage the sideline i.e. parents and supporters If we don t have a scorecard in our grade, what should I do with the score? The MRU and MJRB don t keep a record of scores on their database for teams in the Under 6 Under 10 grades, however it is useful for all teams to submit their true scores to the convenor of their club so that the MRU are aware of any teams who may be winning by significant amounts or losing by significant amounts. What do I do with my scorecard? Refer to the reverse side of the scorecard, the instructions of what to do with them is on the back. What should I do if my team is losing by a lot? Once the score gets to 35-0 in favour of one side, the game should stop. Players should be mixed up between the teams, regardless of whether coaches want to or not. Then the game can continue and no score is kept. We need to keep in mind it is about the children and ensuring they have a quality experience, which means a close game. Is my player eligible for rep rugby? A player who is dispensated down in any grade is not eligible for rep rugby

12 A player who is dispensated up is only eligible for rep rugby where they meet the appropriate age. i.e a player dispensated up to U11 from U10 is not eligible for rep rugby, whereas a player dispensated up to U12 from U11 is eligible for the U11 rep side only. What do I do if I have a concern about another teams conduct? Take our your mobile phone and video the concern you have, contact your own clubs junior convenor and discuss this Is there Junior Rugby in the School Holidays? No there is no Junior Rugby in the school holidays on 7 th, 14 th, 21 st July. There will be Rugby on Queen s Birthday weekend. What is the intermediate grade? Intermediate grade is a combination of U12 and U13 players with an aim of placing teams in a grade which suits their ability rather than their age. We aim to have 3 grades of Intermediate Rugby Pool A, B, C. You don t need to be at Intermediate to play in this grade. Junior Tournament Dates: Saturday 7 th July Kia Toa Sunday 12 th August Bulls Saturday 1 st September - Marist

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