If your child has their 6th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade.
Younger children can join from their 5th Birthday. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
A player is only permitted to participate in matches, competitions, tournaments or festivals from U7's and above. Players in the U6 age grade follow the U7's Rules of Play and participate in training and fun games in preparation for transition to U7 the following season.
The key elements of the Under 7s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 4-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 20 metres x 12 metres
• Ball Size: 3
• Maximum minutes each half: 10
• Scoring: Players not permitted to go to ground to score tries
• Play can continue from a knock-on
• No tackling
• No kicking, scrums or lineouts
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 7th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 7s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 4-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 20 metres x 12 metres
• Ball Size: 3
• Maximum minutes each half: 10
• Scoring: Players not permitted to go to ground to score tries
• Play can continue from a knock-on
• No tackling
• No kicking, scrums or lineouts
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 8th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 8s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 6-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 45 metres x 22 metres
• Ball Size: 3
• Maximum minutes each half: 10
• Scoring: Players are permitted to go to ground to score tries • No tackling
• No kicking, scrums or lineouts
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 9th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 9s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 7-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 30 metres
• Ball Size: 3
• Maximum minutes each half: 15 • Introduction of the tackle only but no rucks, mauls, lineouts or scrums
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 10th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 10s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 8-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 35 metres
• Ball Size: 4 • Maximum minutes each half: 15 • Introduction of uncontested scrum
• Nearest 3 players in a scrum (all players trained, late specialisation)
• Contest for the ball (1 player v 1 player)
• Introduction of Maul
• Introduction of Ruck
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 11th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 11s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 9-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 43 metres
• Ball Size: 4 • Maximum minutes each half: 20
• Introduction of the contested strike in scrum • Nearest 3 players in a scrum (all players trained)
• Contest for the ball (2 players v 2 players)
• Introduction of tactical kicking and kicking restarts
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
If your child has their 12th birthday between 1 September - 31 August, then this is their age grade. Our team is a mixed team with girls and boys, and we would welcome any new players to come and join us.
The key elements of the Under 12s Rules of Play are: • Team numbers: a maximum of 12-a-side
• Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 43 metres
• Ball Size: 4 • Maximum minutes each half: 20
• Continuation of the contested strike in scrum • Nearest 5 players in a scrum (all players trained)
• No limit on numbers contesting for the ball including in the maul and ruck
• Introduction of the hand off below the armpits
'Age Grade Rugby' ensures that every player is able to enjoy rugby in a safe environment where they can develop their personal and social skills as well as a wide array of transferable multi-sports skills. This results in their holistic development as well as their life long involvement in rugby and other sports.
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