JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE 2017 CONFERENCE COMPETITIONS VERSION 2 ITEMS 1. CONFERENCE COMPETITIONS 2. FORMAT AND AGE GROUPS 3. CALENDAR (PRE AND REGULAR SEASON) 4. RULES AND BYLAWS. JUDICIARY AND CODE OF CONDUCT 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1. CONFERENCE COMPETITIONS To gain consistency across the game in, districts and / or clubs are to be allocated a conference with the aim to provide equivalent and sustainable competition. Phased in over three years, the below plan outlines the formation of conferences encompassing Junior League Districts. Western Southern Combined Canterbury (Under 13, 14,1,16,17) Balmain (Under 13,14, 1,16,17) Female (Under 14, 16, 18, Open Age) Wests (Under 13, 14,1,16,17) St George (Under 13,14,1,16,17) Weight and Age (Under 9, 11, 13, 1) Eastern Suburbs (Under 13,14,1,16,17) Male (Under 19 and Open Age) Souths (Under 13,14,1,16,17) Western Conference Example (Male Under 13 to 17 / Sunday) Impending setup of competitions based on 2016 teams moving up an age (ladders and results used to determine division) U13 (CBJRL) (WSJRL) Eaglevale St Andrews St George Dragons Ingleburn RSL Collegians Moorebank Rams (1) East Campbelltown Liverpool CC Milperra Colts Warriors St Johns Eagles East Hills MaCarthur Saints Bankstown Bulls Moorebank Rams (2) Campbelltown City Greenacre Tigers Greeanacre Tigers Minto Cobras Chester Hill Hornets Bankstown Sports Hinchinbrook Berala Bears Berala Bears Liverpool CC St Johns Eagles Bankstown Bulls St Christopher s Chester Hill Hornets (potential to create a bronze division in Canterbury) U14 (CBJRL) Sunday (WSJRL) Liverpool CC Bankstown Bulls Warriors Campbelltown City Moorebank Rams Collegians
U1 MaCarthur Saints Milperra Colts Ingleburn RSL East Campbelltown St George Dragons Minto Cobras Bankstown Sports St Christophers Hinchinbrook Berala Bears Bankstown Bulls Liverpool CC St Johns Eagles Greenacre Tigers Eaglevale St Andre Chester Hill Hornets Bankstown Sports Warriors East Hills Berala Bears (potential to create a bronze division in Canterbury) (CBJRL) Sunday Valley United (WSJRL) Bankstown Sports St George Dragons Hinchinbrook Bankstown Bulls St Christophers All Saints St Johns Eagles Moorebank Rams (1) Campbelltown City Eaglevale St Andrews East Hills Liverpool CC Ingleburn RSL (1) Berala Bears East Campbelltown Campbelltown City Greenacre Tigers Glenquarie All Stars Ingleburn RSL (2) MaCarthur Saints Bankstown Bulls Chester Hill Hornets Moorebank Rams (2) U16 Bankstown Sports St Johns Eagles Bankstown Bulls Glenquarie All Stars Ingleburn RSL Warriors Liverpool CC Hinchinbrook Eaglevale St Andrews Collegians Greenacre Tigers Chester Hill Hornets St George Dragons Bankstown Bulls Chester Hill Hornets Moorebank Rams East Hills St Johns Eagles East Campbelltown U17 Sunday Sunday Bronze Division Sunday Moorebank Rams Bankstown Sports East Campbelltown St George Dragons Collegians Greenacre Tigers
St Johns Eagles Minto Cobras St Christophers Liverpool CC Liverpool CC Bankstown Bulls MaCarthur Saints Warriors St Johns Eagles Eaglevale St Andrews Campbelltown City Milperra Colts (Bronze division would be dependent upon team nominations) Western Conference (Male Under 13 to 17) Days of play: (feasible with referees?) Potentially different days for different divisions Teams Canterbury Wests Totals Under 13 17 11 28 Under 14 14 13 27 Under 1 12 13 2 Under 16 11 6 17 Under 17 9 11 20 Southern Conference Example (Male Under 13 to 17 Sunday) Impending setup of competitions based on 2016 teams moving up an age (ladders and results used to determine division) U13 Bronze Division La Perouse Maroubra Newtown Matraville Wombats La Perouse Botany Dolphins Bondi St Charles All Blacks Mascot South Easter Penshurst Kingsgrove Mascot Holy Cross Hurstville Arncliffe Scot Leichhardt Renown Strathfield Carlingford Concord Concord Strathfield Five Dock North Ryde Dundas U14 Bronze Division Newtown Carlingford Wombats
Wombats St Charles Mascot Paddington Botany Earlwood Mascot Penshurst Concord La Perouse Hurstville Arncliffe Concord Dundas Kingsgrove Leichhardt Holy Cross Enfield Maroubra Leichhardt U1 Bronze Division Matraville Holy Cross St Charles Wombats Newtown Dolphins La Perouse Bondi Mascot South Easter Carlingford Arncliffe Mascot Renown Kingsgrove Concord Leichhardt North Ryde Alexandria Penshurst Carlingford U16 Paddington Five Dock Newtown Carlingford Maroubra Kogarah Dundas North Ryde Clovelly South Eastern Penshurst Hurstville Earlwood Clovelly Enfield Maroubra Newtown U17 Mascot Clovelly Botany North Ryde Leichardt Concord Redfern Renown Penshurst St Charles South Easter Newtown Five Dock Arncliffe Carlingford Mascot
Southern Conference (Male Under 13 to 17) Days of play: Sunday Teams Souths St George EasteBalmain Easts Balmain Totals Under 13 12 rn 2 Suburbs 10 29 Under 14 8 2 8 23 Under 1 9 4 2 6 21 Under 16 4 3 17 Under 17 6 3 2 16 Combined Conference (Male Under 19, Open Age and Female Open Age - Sunday) (Male Weight and Age Under 9, 11, 13 and 1 TBA) (Female Under 14, 16 and 18 ) Cronulla Sutherland JRL South Sydney JRL St George JRL Canterbury Bankstown JRL Western Suburbs JRL Balmain JRL North Sydney JRL Manly Warringah JRL Eastern Suburbs JRL Parramatta JRL Penrith JRL 2. FORMAT AND AGE GROUPS Criteria for the 2017 Conference Competitions: Minimum 6 team competitions (preferably 8 team comps) Multiple divisions (localised where feasible) Teams will have the opportunity to nominate into an age group via their district Divisions will be determined by considering previous season results and divisions (conditions may apply with an opportunity to apply for moving a division) No official re-grade Competitions will be monitored up until round with the possibility of teams being re-graded up or down pending results. Male (Under 13 to 17) Age Groups Male Numbers Under 13 13-a-side Under 14 13-a-side Under 1 13-a-side Under 16 13-a-side Under 17 13-a-side Competitions will be structured into conferences (Western / Southern)
Condition to enter all age groups from one district (e.g. districts cannot enter U14, U16 and U18 must be all age groups listed above) Once divisions are established, consideration will be made into localising to a district where feasible as long as it does not affect the Conference Competition Preference for to be played across District with lower divisions localised. Male (Under 20 and Open Age) - Weight and Age (Under 9 / 11 / 13 / 1) - Female (Under 14 / 16 / 18 and Open Age) Age Groups Male Numbers Under 19 13-a-side OPEN AGE 13-a-side Age Groups Weight For Age Numbers Under 9 (34kg limit) 11-a-side Under 11 (43kg limit) 11-a-side Under 13 (kg limit) 13-a-side Under 1 (70kg limit) 13-a-side Age Groups Female Numbers Under 14 9 & 13-a-side Under 16 9 & 13-a-side Under 18 9 & 13-a-side OPEN AGE 9 & 13-a-side Combined Conference Competition across all districts Optional for districts to enter teams (district approval required) Weight For Age to be played mid-week players permitted to play in regular season and Weight For Age (districts and / or clubs can enter teams) Conference competitions will be setup where possible pending team nominations (e.g. possibility of running a Western and Southern or Northern, Southern and Western). 3. CALENDAR (PRE AND REGULAR SEASONS) 2017 Pre-season Preseason competitions and tournaments will be offered over four weeks Optional for teams to enter across all districts W8s - M8s - FN9s - Gala Days Tournaments League Tag Mid-week offering Districts will have the opportunity to host these pre-season competitions with assistance from. Regular Season Draws will be administered by the Weekend days of play Matches will be allocated to districts accordingly Districts required to assign venues and times Forward draws will be provided where possible Districts will have a deadline for venue and time allocation in order to maintain a forward draw.
Dates Male (Under 13 to Open Age) & Female (Open Age) Female (Under 14, 16 & 18) League Tag 2 26 Feb Rd 1 4 Mar Rd 2 Weight for Age Male (Under 9, 11, 13 & 1) Pre-season Pre-season 12 13 Mar Week 1 Rd 3 Week 1 18 19 Mar Week 2 Rd 4 Week 2 2 26 Mar Week 3 Rd Week 3 1 2 April Week 4 Finals Week 4 8 9 April OFF OFF OFF 1 16 April OFF OFF OFF Regular Season 9s Tournament Regular Season 22 23 April Rd 1 Rd 1 Rd 1 29 30 April Rd 2 Rd 2 Rd 2 6 7 May Rd 3 Rd 3 Rd 3 13 14 May Rd 4 Rd 4 Rd 4 20 21 May Rd Rd Rd 27 28 May Rd 6 Rd 6 Rd 6 3 4 June Rd 7 Finals Rd 7 10 11 June OFF OFF OFF 13s Regular Season 17 18 June Rd 8 Rd 1 Rd 8 24 2 June Rd 9 Rd 2 Finals 1 2 July Rd 10 Rd 3 8 9 July Rd 11 Rd 4 1 16 July Rd 12 Rd 22 23 July Rd 13 Rd 6 29 30 July Rd 14 Rd 7 6 Aug Rd 1 Rd 8 12 13 Aug Semi-finals Rd 9 19 20 Aug Finals Rd 10 26 27 Aug Grand Finals Finals 4. RULES AND BY-LAWS Competitions will adhere to and be aligned with the Junior League Policies and Procedures Manual. Additional competition handbooks will be created outlining conditions of play around all competitions. This will be administered by the with communications to clubs through districts and vice versa.. JUDICIARY AND CODE OF CONDUCT Competitions will adhere to and be aligned with the Junior League Policies and Procedures Manual, in particular the Judiciary and Code of Conduct Procedures. This will be administered by the with communications to clubs through districts and vice versa. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Competitions will operate with a Coordinator from the with an advisory committee made up of one District Junior League delegate.