Information for Coaches/Team Managers
Player Registration Forms
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- Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Please complete the relevant form BEFORE arriving at the event to speed registration.
Player Registration (if playing for own club)
Barbarian's Player Registration (if avaiable to play for the Barbarians)
(Note: the Barbarian's form needs to be printed as a blank and manually completed)
Information for Coaches and Team Managers
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- Friday, 20 January 2012
We will be posting information here for you in the run up to the festival. Please check back regularly during April for updates.
Wallingford Takes Proactive Pitch Action
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- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
With the unusually dry winter behind us, the Wallingford Festival team are not trusting to the elements alone to ensure a safe playing surface for the Festival.
At the end of February, Wallingford RFC invested over £4000 in additional intensive Festival ground preparation work on the Jubilee pitches. This included reseeding, airation and fertilising. All training on the floodlit training pitch was also suspended from the end of January to ensure that the pitch was not over played prior to the Festival.
Whilst the hose pipe ban comes into force this week, as a public facility, the grounds at Wallingford Sports Park can still legally be watered. A commercial irrigation company has been contracted in the weeks running up to the Festival to carry out 24/7 watering of the pitches to ensure that they are safe to play on.
Festival Rules
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- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Festival Rules
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1. Number of players per team and registration 2 No player can be registered or play for more than one team. 3. The team coach/manager is responsible for registering the details of the players in a team, including substitutes, using the event registration form. Each coach is responsible for bringing each players RFU ID card or proof of RFU registration from rugby first (including photo) to the tournament. The control point is entitled to vet the details on the registration forms at any time. If an issue arises the ruling of the disputes judge will be final. 4. Registration of teams must take place before a team can take part in the tournament. 5. Registration is to take place at the control point near the main entrance not later than 30 minutes before the first match. Full timings will be sent once all club registrations are received. 6. Over age players are not permitted. 7. As per the RFU Continuum, mini/midi players are not allowed to play “up” an age group. 8. See the programme issues on the day for order of games, times of games and duration 9. Substitutes can be used at any time on a rolling basis with the permission of the 10. A dispute judge is arranged in case of disagreements. His/her decision is final. 11. All studs must be checked and safe and preferably have a BS Kite Mark. Blades that confirm to IRB standards can be worn. However, the referee’s decision on suitability is final.
12. The team coach is to report to the relevant pitch marshal 5 minutes before the scheduled start time of each of their team’s games
13 Coaches are asked to encourage positive support from players and spectators for teams in the tournament and to treat all officials , who are volunteers, with respect. Please remind all to ensure a good event for all concerned. 14. If any team is late reporting to pitch control for a game, the control has the right to award the game and a victory to the opposition.
15. Each team is responsible for providing a referee for the tournament and one touch judge for each game that it competes in up to the final.
16. No extra time is allowed in any match except for injury time.
17. In the interest of time, U11 and U12 teams will not take conversions after tries. 18. QUALIFICATION FOR SEMI-FINALS Team with the most match points If level on points, the team with the most tries scored will progress If still level, tries conceded decides If still level, winner of the two in their pool game (if applicable) decides If still level, toss of a coin decides Disputes resolved by WRFC disputes judge 19. In the event of the quarter final, semi-finals being level at the end of normal time, the participating teams group results (as defined above) will be compared, the superior team being awarded the game. In the event that the group results do not define a superior team, the toss of a coin will decide who goes through to the final . In the final, extra time will be played. 5 minutes sudden death. 20. Where a team has a clear lead of 30 points (6 tries) the referee will stop the game and the team leading will be awarded the match. Notes: - Clubs are reminded to provide their own insurance cover for their players and belongings. - All players must wear gum shields. If they do not have one, they will not be allowed to play. - First aid is on site; please make sure you are fully aware of where it is located before games start. - There will be a referees briefing 15 minutes before the first game. This will take place at the control centre on the Jubilee field.
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Registration of Teams
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- Friday, 20 January 2012
Dear Coach/Team Manager,
Wallingford RFC are delighted to be hosting this seasons U9, U10, U11 & U12 Oxfordshire Mini/Midi Festival on 22nd April 2012.
We would be grateful if you could formally confirm your attendance by completing a copy of the application form. You may either return it electronically via email if you pay by BACS (full details on the form), or print a copy of the completed form and return it with your payment (cheques made payable to WALLINGFORD MJRFC) to Jane Shaw, WMJRFC Treasurer, Greenacres Farm, Howe Road, Watlington, OXON. OX49 5EW, indicating the number of teams you will be entering.
We would like all players to have the opportunity to play in a County Festival, therefore if you do not have enough players to form a second team then Barbarian teams are permitted but each club is responsible for organising this with other clubs prior to sending in application forms. All barbarian teams will be entered in the B competition and the team entry fee should be shared between clubs as appropriate.
The rules will be published closer to the event, however, they will be in line with the Continuum. At this time we would draw your attention to the this, and to the RFU's notice on age group rugby dated January 2010.
The cost per team this year will be £40.00 (forty pounds), as per last years team entry fees.
In order for us to meet the print deadline for the programme, please return this form to us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE but in any case no later than the 15th March 2012.
Should you have any general queries regarding the festival please contact our dedicated festival organising team via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . If you have specific questions regarding team entrance etc, please contact our Treasurer, Jane Shaw at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thank you for your prompt reply and we look forward to seeing some great rugby at Wallingford on 22nd April 2012.
Full tournament rules will be sent in due course
Ian Graney
Youth Chairman
Wallingford Rugby Club