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Durham City RFC U8’s 2009 Festival Squad
Thank You
Having
finally recovered from the trials and tribulations of Sunday I would just
like to ask that you send this message to all of our parents and kids
who turned out at our festival.
"Sometimes our kids do something special which, as parents, makes
us look up and take notice. On Sunday our team, individually and collectively,
behaved impeccably both on and off the pitch. In my mind they played their
games with a skill and passion that belied their years. They conducted
themselves with dignity in both victory and defeat and each and every
one was a credit not only to themselves, their team, their parents and
to the club. To be involved with this bunch of players is a real privilege
and I feel certain that they will soon get the rewards that their effort
and style of play deserves. Many teams this season have simply not been
able to live with the pace and agility of our play and I am sure that
this will form the foundations for much success in the future. We have
been beaten by bigger more physical teams, by some "unfortunate"
decisions, but rarely by out and out better play.
"Thank you" to each and every one of you for your support, but
most of all "thank you" to the kids - you are the best!
John
John
I fully agree with everything you have written. I would just like to add
to it by saying thank you to the individuals who helped on the day, who
are Helen Gilmour for getting everybody parked for the start of the festival,
Jerry her husband he ran between Control tent and referee's collecting
scores all day, family effort by Jonathan and Claire in corralling all
and sundry to the correct pitches so games could start on time, Mike Gault
for looking after the control tent along with Tim Butler who had a dual
roll as he was the Doctor on call for the U8's and David Owen who was
Doctor on call for the U7's. Thankfully, both Doctors had a quiet day.
I also would like to say a big thank you to the kids that did not get
as many games as some but supported their comrades very vocally from the
sidelines.
I perhaps should not single out individual kids for praise but apart from
being proud of how they played for Durham, five of our kids volunteered
to help another team out (Middlesbrough) and did so with pride and passion
they show when they play for Durham. They even gave the beaten finalists
Morpeth a run for there money drawing 5 tries all against. Those were
Robbie
Fyfe
Niall Butler
William Smith
Conor Dougal
Lewis Gilmour
A
big thank you to Mark Blackbourne who saved me from all sorts of abuse
from irate coaches and parents by taking on the referee’s duties.
Lastly thanks for all the support from everybody who turned up to cheer
on there kids
March
2009
Welcome to the second Durham City RFC Tag, Mini and Midi Rugby Festival
Please find attached the details and plans for the Minis Festival to be
held at Durham City RFC on 29th March 2009.
Included should be the following:
• Main site and pitch layout plans (3 no.)
• Rules for the competition.
• Registration sheets for the players for each squad.
Please bring your complete squad registration sheets on the day.
On arrival, please have one of your coaching team for each age group register
attendance and submit squad registration sheets at the control tent next
to the appropriate pitches. Registration will be between 9.30am and 10.10am,
with coaches/referees meetings at the control tents at 10.15am. Finals
are programmed to start between 1.50pm and 2.30pm. All presentations for
the Cups, Plates and Shields will be adjacent to the club house after
the finals have been completed.
Games to commence at 10.30am
Timings: In order to minimise delays please have your squads available
to start their matches and those coaches / designated referees please
make sure that you are ready to referee your allocated match at the allocated
time. The draw is such that no teams should play back to back games.
Referees: For the pool stages, each squad will be allocated a game that
their designated coach/referee will need to referee. This will result
in each squad only refereeing one game during the pool stages (from a
different pool) and this will not be while their own squad is playing
a game. Once the pool stages are over, the remaining matches will be allocated
amongst the squads as the knock out stages progress. This will mean that
those teams that reach the final stages will end up refereeing more games
than those knocked out earlier, which we believe is the best and fairest
method of ensuring that all the games are covered for referees. Many thanks
for your cooperation.
Players Lunch and Food: Each Player will be provided with a packed lunch
and these should be collected from the control tests once your squad has
been registered, along with the commemorative medals for each player.
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the club house, BBQ,
mobile vans/tents, as shown on the plans.
Changing Rooms: Limited changing facilities (due to the shear numbers
of players – please be patient) will be available in the club house as
follows:
Changing Room 1 (U12’s – all sides)
Changing Room 3 (U11’s – all sides)
Changing Room 2 (U10’s – all sides)
Changing Room 4 (U9’s – all sides)
Changing Room 6 (U7’s & U8’s – all sides)
Changing Room 8 is for female players only
Many thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone on the 29th.
Regards
Mark Berriman
Chair
Durham City RFC
DURHAM CITY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FESTIVAL RULES
Sunday 29th March 2009 - Registration 9.30am-10.10am
1. The festival is organised by the Festival Committee of Durham City
RFC Mini Rugby Section (Chairman, Secretary and Festival (Mini) Secretary
of DCRFC). The decision of this committee shall be binding and final on
any matter not provided for in and on the interpretation of these rules.
2. All players should be under the stated age at midnight on 31st August/1st
September at the beginning of the current season. Players should also
be bona fide members of their club at least 1 week prior to the festival.
The games will be played under the Rugby Union Laws and the Continuum.
However, the DCRFC Mini Rugby Festival is for specific age groups only
and the mixing of age group players for this festival is not allowed.
Therefore the RFU guidelines (Continuum) on playing down or mixing age
groups do not apply. Example: - An under 10 side will only have U10 players
i.e. no U9s or U11 players are to be included. For age variations see
below.
3. All teams must register attendance and submit their squad sheets at
their age group Control Tents next to the allocated pitches.
4. For each age group, the competition will be run in 4 pools of three
(max) teams each, with 1st and 2nd, following the pool games, being drawn
in the Cup competitions at quarter final stage and 3rd place entering
the plate competition at the semi-final stage. The draw for each age group
will be made by the Festival Committee. In the pool stages 3 points will
be awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss.
5. For the Pool stages of the festival, the team with the most points
will be declared the winner. If the points are tied, it will be the most
tries scored, followed by the head to head result between the teams who
are tied.
6. In the knock out stages of the festival, if any match is tied at the
end of normal time, the result will be decided in accordance with the
following:
(a) The team conceding the least tries to this point in the competition
(b) The team scoring the most tries to this point in the competition
(c) If still tied (excluding the final), then the winner will be decide
by the toss of a coin carried out by the referee
(d) For the final, if the teams are tied at the end of full time, and
after the application of (a) and (b), then the trophy will be shared.
7. No player can take any further part in the days games if they are sent
off.
8. Up to five players may be replaced. A player who has been permanently
replaced (substituted) must NOT resume playing in the match. Others who
are blood injuries or knocks are able to resume playing once treated.
9. Referees nominated from each club (names given on the registration
form) will not referee matched involving their own clubs.
10. In the event of a dispute, a complaint must be made to the Festival
Committee immediately. The complaint will be investigated immediately.
The Festival Committee’s decision is final and is not subject to appeal.
VARIATIONS FOR AGE GROUPS
U7’s & U8’s: Ball size 3. Each squad will comprise 12 players max.
with 7 players max. on the pitch at one time. Shirts will be tucked into
shorts & excess tag belt tucked away so tags are not obscured. 6 tag
(single) rule shall apply (hand over if try not scored by 7th tag). No
‘handing off’ or guarding tags is allowed. Tagged players must pass within
three steps – one step to score a try. Matched will be 5 minutes and 2
minutes break at half time. Only one coach is allowed to ‘run behind’
his team at one time and will not obstruct the opposition players in any
way.
U9’s & U10’s: Ball size 3 for U9’s – size 4 for U10’s. Each squad
will comprise 14 players max. with 9 players max. on the pitch at one
time. Matches will be 6 minutes for each half and 2 minutes break at half
time. NO COACHES ARE ALLOWED ON THE PITCH DURING THE GAME UNLESS INVITED
BY THE REFEREE OR FOR DEALING WITH INJURIES.
U11’s & U12’s: Ball size 4. U11 squads will comprise 17 players max.
with 12 players max. on the pitch at one time. U12 squads will comprise
18 players max. with 13 players max. on the pitch at one time. Matches
will be 7 minutes for each half and 2 minutes break at half time. No conversions.
NO COACHES ARE ALLOWED ON THE PITCH DURING THE GAME UNLESS INVITED BY
THE REFEREE OR FOR DEALING WITH INJURIES.
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