Wrexham mini and junior rugby union footbal under 11's team page Season 03-04

Wrexham Mini & Junior Rugby Union Football Club
Bryn Estyn Road, Wrexham, LL13 9TY (UK)
01978 261215

If you can spare a little time to help please contact coach or a committee member. Thank you.

Our coaches & management for 2003 - 2004 are:
Graham Edwards, Peter Byrne & Ralph Bennett

WELSH RUGBY UNION ~ RUGBY PATHWAY ~ DRAGON RUGBY u11's 10-A-SIDE SEASON 03 - 04
Age	Under 11 as on the 1st September at the start of the season.
Team size	10 players maximum. 5 forwards maximum 3;2 formation, 5 backs maximum The WRU requires that both teams shall field the same number of players throughout the game.
Periods of Play	2 halves of up to 20 minutes duration each half
Field Size	60m (L) x 40m(W) maximum; 45m(L) x 30m(W) minimum
Ball size	Size 3
Coach qualification	W R U Preliminary award : W R U Level 1 Coach Award recommended
Referee qualification	Junior Referee's Award recommended
IRB Under 19 Laws apply apart from below
Scrums	A passive scrummage will be awarded at all times. i.e no pushing. Both hookers may strike for the ball. Both scrummages must be the same formation; 10 a side: 5 forwards (maximum) 3:2 formation. No player may detach from the scrum and pick up the emerged ball. *Penalty:* at the place of infringement.
Lineout	Contestable Lineout : IRB Laws with exception of Rule 2 - The Jumper must attempt to win the ball unaided. On landing players may bind around the jumper.
Scrum Half	The offside line for the scrum half at a scrum is the mid line of the scrummage. The scrum half must not follow his opposite number round the scrum until the ball is out. Penalty: at place of infringement
Kicking	The ball can only be kicked from out of the hand in general play - Free kicks & and penalty kicks inside a players defending side 22m area. *Penalty:* at place of infringement. Within a players own 22m area, normal laws apply to kicking the ball out of hand and on the ground in general play, free kicks and penalty kicks. In all other areas of the field (outside the the players own 22m) kicking the ball out of the hand or on the ground in general play is not allowed. All penalty kicks and free kicks in areas of the field outside a players own 22m area are to be taken as free kicks.
Hand off/ Fend off	A player must not hand off / fend off an opponent in any way to the head, face, neck or any other part of the body. Penalty: at place of infringement. Definition: A hand off/fend off is; "Any movement of the hand or arm to ward off an opponent". Free Kick/Penalty; the ball must be propelled from the hands.
Method of scoring	Tries and conversions only. Notes; (i) if goal posts are available on the mini-pitch, conversions are to be taken as normal. (ii) if goal posts are available only on the full size pitch, conversions are to be taken in front of the goal posts.
If a player is sent off then he will be replaced by an appropriate substitute. if there is no substitute available then that team will be disadvantaged. The non-offending team does not lose a player.
Swinging a player around by his jersey is dangerous and should be penalised with a penalty.
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Squad results this season	Under 8's	Under 9's	Under 10's	Under 11's	Under 12's	Under 13's	Under 14's	Under 15's	Under 16's
This squad's results in past seasons	02-03	01-02	00-01

Graham	Peter	Ralph (manager)