Dear Club Contact

After the first round of league matches there seems to be a lack of understanding so to rectify this I have put some pointers below. I know to a lot of the clubs this information is well known and to others it is not relevant but would you please take note of the rules that apply to you.
All of the information below was announced at the RFUW Clubs Conference, in a mail out to all Club secretaries and is available on the RFUW website.

1st and 2nd/3rd Teams

All clubs with two or more teams playing in the RFUW League Structure must 
present their squad lists to the RFUW Competition Director by 9pm on the Friday
before the match is due to be played on the Sunday. Failure to do this will lead to
a RFUW mandatory fine and could result in league points being
deducted.
Telephone 07779231970 or email compdirector@rfu.com


League Points

Premier 1 & 2 and National Challenge 1 are as follows -
4 points for a Win
2 point for a Draw
0 points for a Loss

A bonus points system will be trialed for 2003 -04. One bonus point will
be awarded to a team:

i)   on each occasion it scores five or more tries in a League game
ii)  on each occasion it loses a league game by 15 points of less

Bonus point for losing a league game by 15 points or less will be added on Sunday after the match.
Bonus point for scoring five or more tries in a League game will be added a week after the fixture has been played and the match report form has been received and checked.

National Challenge 2 is as follows-
3 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 point for playing
0 for not playing

Club Challenge 3 and below are as follows-
3 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 point for playing
0 for not playing

A bonus points system to encourage and reward positive behavior will be trialed for 2003-04, Club Challenge 3 & below as follows:

i)    1 bonus point for bringing a minimum of 15 players to the fixture
ii)   1 bonus point for lending the opposition players.

The borrowing and lending of players is encouraged by the RFUW at
Club Challenge 3 and below to assist with fulfilling fixtures.
Therefore, if in order to put out a side a challenge team needs to
borrow or lend players the following rules must be adhered to:

(a) a borrowed player must be declared to the opposition prior to the
start of the fixture, giving name and club details.
(b) Players who are regular players of Premier Division 1 or 2 or National Challenge 1 & 2 may not be borrowed.

Bonus point  for bringing a minimum of 15 players to the fixture and the
Bonus point for  lending the opposition players will added a week after the fixture has been played and the match report form has been received and checked.

Match Day Forms & Results

Score Reporting - The home side is required to telephone their results in immediately after the game has finished, and by no later than 6pm on the day of the match. All results for all leagues must be telephoned to the RFUW Result line on 0870 741 5117.

Failure to comply will lead to the offending club having a monetary fine imposed.  Persistent offenders will ultimately lead to league points being deducted or cup fixtures forfeited. 

If clubs fail to ring the result in you cannot expect it to appear on the website.

The match day forms are crucial to the workings of the league and cup competitions. All home teams are ultimately responsible for ensuring they return a match day form for all RFUW Competition Matches within 5 days of the fixture being played.

Failure to comply will lead to the offending club having a monetary fine imposed.  Persistent offenders will ultimately lead to league points being deducted or cup fixtures forfeited.  Continued non-return of forms may lead to expulsion from the league.

No Clubs will gain there bonus points without the match report form.

Substitutions

Premier 1 & 2, National Challenge 1 and National Challenge 2, can have squads of 20 and substitute up to a maximum of 5 players.

Challenge 3 & below.  All matches can be played with reduced numbers
and teams either match 15, 12 or 10 a side. Maximum of 3 substitutes 'roll on roll off'


Cup Competitions

all clubs entering RFUW Cup Competitions can use a maximum squad of 22 players for
RFUW Cup Fixtures take priority over all other RFUW Competition matches.

Clubs who enter more than one team into either the same Cup Competition or both National Cup and the National Challenge Cup North/South will be required to register their individual squads with the Competitions Director prior to the first round of the competition.  Failure to do so will lead to the removal of the team/s from the competition.

There will be no movement of players between squads. A player can only represent 1 squad throughout the Cup competitions

Players that move clubs during the current playing season who have played in a cup match for their first club will be cup tied. Therefore they will not be eligible to play in a Cup Competition for their new club.  This does not apply if the players did not play in any cup matches for their previous club.

No players may be borrowed for Cup Fixtures

The dates for the cup rounds shall be fixed in advance by the RFUW and must be played on the specified date and may only be moved in circumstances which in the opinion of the Competition Director are considered extreme.




Mandatory Fines

Failing to telephone result in by 6pm - £20

Failure to send in match day form within 5 days - £20

Failure to send in 1st and 2nd XV squads - £20

Providing false information and the playing of unregistered players - £50 per player
and an RFU disciplinary hearing, which could lead to points being deducted.

Failing to fill in yellow and red match day forms - £15

Good luck for the rest of the season.

Keeley Fathers
Competitions Director