The 2014 (43rd) Amsterdam 10’s Tournament will be held over the weekend of 16th & 18th May and I am pleased to announce that Wyke Rugby Clubs very own Simon Owen has been selected for the BARLA Over 35’s squad.

The squad is as follows:

Yorkshire
1. Steve Morton
2. Simon Owen
3. John Dudley
4. Paul Sebine
5. Rob Shaw

Lancashire
1. Mark Forster
2. Ian Ward
3. Mike Ward
4. Keiron Kavanagh
5. Neil Babbs

Cumbria
1. Craig McKinnon
2. Dave Wynne
3. Steve Perry
4. Kev Hetherington
5. Andy McClure

Manager Martyn Ward
Assistant Manager Chris Parr
International Board rep Mike Hughes
Assistant Coach Paul Dean
Physio Neil Verner

Please keep an eye on Wyke Rugby Clubs website for the fixtures and results and reports

Regards
Jason Whomack

Regulations of the Amsterdam Sevens 2014

Veterans 10s Playing Rules

a. IRB and NRB Laws. All Games will be played in accordance with the laws of the NRB (Dutch Rugby Football Union) and of the IRB including the TEN-A-SIDE VARIATIONS http://www.irblaws.com/EN/laws/12/27/section/law/.
b. Duration. All games will have a playing duration of 7 minutes each way with a one minute interval at half time, including the Veterans Silver Pier final.
c. Extra Time. In all knock-out matches where the scores are equal at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played. The first team to score during extra time wins the match (sudden death or “Golden Score”) and the match ends. While there is no score, extra time will be played for a maximum of 10 minutes in two periods of 5 minutes with no interval at the change of ends at half time. The referee will organise a coin toss at the start of extra time and the team winning the toss will decide which direction they will play or to kick-off. In the unlikely event that the scores are equal at the end of 10 minutes of extra time the referee will organise a coin-toss to decide the winner
d. Uncontested Scrums. All scrums are contested and must consist of 5 players. If a team cannot field 3 front-row forwards because of injury the scrums will be uncontested. A front-row forward who has been substituted can return to the field of play if no other front-row forward is available to keep 3 front-row forwards in the field.
e. Substitution of players. During any game each side may replace any number of players through injury or substitution. (IRB Each substitution must be reported to the referee before the substitute player can enter the pitch (no rolling substitutes) and once a player has been substituted he cannot come on again as a substitute, except as a blood substitute or as a front-row forward to replace an injured front-row player.
f. Red Cards and Yellow Cards. A player sent off by a referee will not play again during the same day. It will be at the discretion of the Tournament Organizing Committee to exclude him from playing on the second day. A yellow card will result in the player being excluded from the pitch for 2 minutes.

Player Registration

a. Age Limit. All players must be 35 years old or older at the time of the tournament unless permission is requested from, and given by, the organising committee.
b. Only Registered Players can play. Only players registered via the official Amsterdam Sevens web site IT system can play. Players must be registered by their team on the official Amsterdam Sevens web site IT system. When the teams register they will receive 18 coloured, numbered wristbands for players. The player’s wristband will be of a different colour to the wristbands worn by non-players. When the players are registered in the IT system they will be allocated one of the wristband numbers in the range of 18 allocated to the team. Only players wearing a player’s wristband may play. If a player’s wristband is broken during the tournament they must report to the Fixtures secretariat