(c) Procedural Guideline for the Administration and Control of Rolling Substitutions at Matches: Each team will have a set (12) of (each set will be a different colour) Each team shall appoint its responsible person (e.g. Coach) who shall be required to hand the appropriate change card in the correct sequence to the referee, touch judge, or 4th official. This must happen before each change takes place and a player enters the field of play. There is no requirement to record or write anything on the card. The referee, touch judge, or 4th official shall receive and retain the cards during the match and shall monitor each team’s use of its changes. The referee is not required to record any information but shall retain the submitted cards until after the end of the match. 12. FAILURE TO FIELD FRONT ROWS (Does Not Apply to Div 10,11) A. If a team is unable, to a front row from the start, then the fixture shall go ahead with uncontested scrums and remain uncontested and the following shall be the consequence: 1. The team unable to field the front row will play the match with a maximum of 14 players from the start. 2. The offending team must have 8 players in the pack B. If a Club fails to nominate the required number of players capable of playing in front positions so that after injuries or a red card /yellow given to the front row the captain of that team declares that he has no front row replacements, the match will continue with non-contested scrums and the following shall apply, 1. The team unable to field the front row cannot replace that front row player thereby reducing their number by one. 2. The offending team must have 8 players in the pack Uncontested scrums to be notified, together with a report, to the Referees Administrator by the referee. Sanctions and/or penalties as provided and set out elsewhere in the regulations may be applied by the Competitions Committee having reviewed the referees report. 13. YOUTHS Youths who have not reached their 18th Birthday are ineligible to participate in any matches not under the control of the Youths Committee. Youth players who have not reached their 18th birthday are ineligible to play Adult rugby which includes Under 20’s. The onus shall rest with the individual Club to ensure that all of its players are eligible to play for the relevant team, in the relevant competition and within the appropriate age grade.
(c) Procedural Guideline for the Administration and Control of Rolling Substitutions at Matches: Each team will have a set (12) of (each set will be a different colour) Each team shall appoint its responsible person (e.g. Coach) who shall be required to hand the appropriate change card in the correct sequence to the referee, touch judge, or 4th official. This must happen before each change takes place and a player enters the field of play. There is no requirement to record or write anything on the card. The referee, touch judge, or 4th official shall receive and retain the cards during the match and shall monitor each team’s use of its changes. The referee is not required to record any information but shall retain the submitted cards until after the end of the match. 12. FAILURE TO FIELD FRONT ROWS (Does Not Apply to Div 10,11) A. If a team is unable, to a front row from the start, then the fixture shall go ahead with uncontested scrums and remain uncontested and the following shall be the consequence: 1. The team unable to field the front row will play the match with a maximum of 14 players from the start. 2. The offending team must have 8 players in the pack B. If a Club fails to nominate the required number of players capable of playing in front positions so that after injuries or a red card /yellow given to the front row the captain of that team declares that he has no front row replacements, the match will continue with non-contested scrums and the following shall apply, 1. The team unable to field the front row cannot replace that front row player thereby reducing their number by one. 2. The offending team must have 8 players in the pack Uncontested scrums to be notified, together with a report, to the Referees Administrator by the referee. Sanctions and/or penalties as provided and set out elsewhere in the regulations may be applied by the Competitions Committee having reviewed the referees report. 13. YOUTHS Youths who have not reached their 18th Birthday are ineligible to participate in any matches not under the control of the Youths Committee. Youth players who have not reached their 18th birthday are ineligible to play Adult rugby which includes Under 20’s. The onus shall rest with the individual Club to ensure that all of its players are eligible to play for the relevant team, in the relevant competition and within the appropriate age grade.
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