Tournament Rules – Juniors – U13’s – U16’s
All Games will be as follows:
- All games will be 15 a-side comprising of 8 forwards and 7 backs
- Duration of games will be approx. 10 minutes each way with one minute for half time
- Rules are as WRU pathways rules except;
- Line-out will be a free pass lm in from touch line
- There will be no conversions Kicking out of hand is allowed
- There will be no cavalry charge allowed
- Points will be accumulated in a league table format with 3 points for a win 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss
- Try count, for and against, will be recorded and in the event of a tie
- – most tries scored
- – least tries conceded
- – if it is still a draw the toss of a coin will decide the winner
There will be awards for the winners and runners up for each age group
PLEASE NOTE
- ONLY PLAYERS AND COACHES ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE ROPED OFF AREAS
- AFTER EACH GAME THE SCORE CARD MUST BE AGREED WITH THE REFEREE AND THE TWO TEAM COACHES BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE SCOREBOARD AREA
- ARBITRATION FIRSTLY WITH MATCH REFEREE, FESTIVAL AJUDICATOR SHALL HAVE FINAL SAY
- ANY COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE ADJUDICATOR AT THE SCOREBOARD AREA BY THE TEAM COACH ONLY
- FESTIVAL AJUDICATOR WILL BE SITUATED AT THE SCOREBOARD AREA
- IF A PLAYER IS SENT OFF THE PITCH WITH A RED CARD THEY WILL NO TAKE NO FURTHER PART IN THE FESTIVAL
- THE REFEREE IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND THERE WILL BE A ZERO TOLERANCE APPROACH TO ANY ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR
- ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE FESTIVAL AJUDICATOR IMMEDIATELY
