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First game of the season is actually a Touch Tournament at Old Eds. It is 6 mins each half save for final which is 10 mins per half. It is 6 subs with as many subs as you want. The Rules for the Tournament are below. Please read them. The most import bit is that the person who picks up the ball after it is rolled back following a touch needs to pass before being touched and cannot score a try. If they are touched the team loses possession. The ball is turned over after 6 touches.

Before the Ed's game Sam wants to do a contact training session at 10.00 as we have the Moseley Tournament the following week. We will go to Old Ed's for about 10.45. Please be at Camp Hill in plenty of time for the 10.00 start.

After the Old Ed's Tournament there is the Pitch Up And Play Event for the new Girls team. It would be great if you could all come along and support it. The bar and the BBQ will all be open. There should also be plenty for the players to do.

Edwardian FC Fun Day Rules
25th September 2016

Adapted from O2Touch Rules - http://www.in2touch.com/england/rules.php
Tournament Information

Date: Saturday 16th July 2016
Venue: Edwardian FC Rugby Club
Time: Team Registration 9:30am (10:30am start)
Format: Four Round Robin Tournaments will be run simultaneously (teams permitting)
U6’s/U7’s/U8’s
U9’s/U10’s
U11’s/U12’s
U13’s/U14’s
Team size: 6 players (Squad of up to 12)

Rules
Game duration: Two 6-minute halves with a 1-minute half time. The Finals will be 10min halves.
Play starts and restarts at the centre with a “tap”. This is performed by moving the ball on the ground with the foot, free from the hands, and then picking it up. Penalties are performed by the same procedure. On both a re-start and penalty the defending team must retreat at least 10 metres.
Six players are allowed on the field at any one time, with any amount of reserves off the field. Reserves can be continuously substituted at any time from one side of the field. The substituting players must make contact with each other behind the sideline.
A try is scored by grounding the ball on, or behind, the try-line. One point is awarded
A legal touch is on any part of the body, clothing and ball. A player must claim a touch by raising a hand and shouting, “Touch”. The referee is the sole judge of the touch and has the discretion to overrule a claim. (Play to the whistle). An attacking player may affect the touch by deliberately touching the opposition.
When touched, the player in possession must place the ball on the ground at the exact point of the touch. Play is re-started by stepping over the ball. It can be controlled with a hand or foot. This is known as a ROLLBALL. The ball may not roll more than a metre. A player may not perform a rollball unless touched.
The player picking up the ball (the dummy-half or acting half) may run, but if touched a changeover occurs. The dummy-half may not score and a changeover (rollball) will be awarded if this occurs.
After 6 touches possession changes. The attacking team begins play on the “first down”, starting with a “rollball”.
All defending players must retire more than 5 metres in line with the mark of touch. The defending team cannot move forward until play restarts, nor interfere with play whilst retreating. A restart occurs the moment the ball is tapped or the dummy-half touches the ball at the roll ball.
If the attacking player, when making a quick start, is touched by an off-side defender, play is allowed to continue. If an attacking side gains no advantage, a penalty tap for the first down will be given.
When a rollball is taken within 5 metres of the scoreline the defending players must retreat with both feet to behind their scoreline before they can make the touch. If a player is touched in the touchdown zone before grounding the ball the touch counts and play is restarted on the 5-metre line. At all times no team may delay the game by deliberately delaying a roll ball.
If the ball is dropped or if a player crosses the sideline before being touched, change of possession will occur. This is by means of a roll ball.
A penalty is awarded for the following infringements; offside play, performing a roll ball over the mark, claiming a Touch when none was made, interfering with the roll ball (running around the ruck) and passing the ball once touched. When a penalty is awarded, the referee will advance 10 metres from where the infringement occurred. The referee must give the exact mark from where the Tap Ball must be taken. The defending team must retire 10 metres from the mark or behind the try-line.
If the defending team unsuccessfully intercepts the ball or it is intentionally knocked down, the attacking team starts from a “first down” roll ball.
The principle of advantage will be applied.
No obstruction, excessive contact, verbal abuse or foul play will be tolerated - the referee is sole judge. A penalty will be awarded in such cases and a player can receive 2 minutes in the SIN BIN. Serious or continual foul play of any nature will result in the player being sent off without a replacement.
A central timer will be used to start and finish games.
Should at least 4 players not be present to begin a game, the team with sufficient players will receive 1 try for every 2 minutes lost, until the game can commence