Group
Name
U7
U8
U9
Mini
U10
4
Contact
6
3
45 X 25
12 X 20
U12
U13
U14
U15
Midi
Tag
No. in side (max)
Ball size
Pitch Size
U11
7
Contact
8
4
60 X 35
60 X 30
U17
U18
Colts
Contact
9
12
4
Full size
6
4
Fixtures and playing time
Fixtures per Season
1 game day in 3 weeks
17 Fixtures
17 Fixtures
Fixtures
10 mins each way
15 mins each way
20 mins each way
17 Fixtures
Triangular
7.5 mins each way
10 mins each way
15 mins each way
Festival
5 mins each way
7 mins each way
7 mins each way
30 mins
each way
25 mins each way
17 fixtures
35 mins
each way
35 mins each way
10 mins each way
Starting the Game
Start
Free pass
Drop kick
Drop kick
Restart
Free pass
Drop kick
Drop kick
Drop Kick
Penalties
Opposition 7 Metres back
Opposition 10 m back
Opposition 10 m back
Opposition 10 m back
Drop Kick
8 person Contested with compitent Front row
8 person Contested with compitent
Front row
Scrum
3 person Scrum
uncontested
5 Person
Scrum
Scrum
N/A
N/A
Nearest 3 players
Scrum Half
N/A
N/A
Stay at Tunnel
Stay at tunnel
Offside
Max push
Max Wheel
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Back 7 metres
Uncontested
Uncontested
Back 7 metres
Uncontested
1.5m push
Uncontested
45 deg
Behind the
ball
Stay at tunnel
Behind the ball
Back 5 metres
1.5m push
45 deg
Back 5 metres
1.5m push
45 deg
Lineout
Lineout
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Off side at lineout
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ruck
N/A
Uncontested
Maul
N/A
N/A
Tackle
N/A
Grab tackle
Mini Ruck 1 v 1
Mini Maul - ball
carrier + 1 extra
player
As senior
Midi Ruck 2v2
Back Foot
Midi Maul - ball
Back Foot
carrier + 2 more
players
As senior
2 - 7 person Jump on own
2 - 7 person
Supported
Jump
2 - 7 person Supported Jump
Opposition 10 m back
Opposition 10 m back
Back foot
Back foot
Back foot
Back foot
As Senior
As Senior
Contact
Other
Hand off
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Kicking
N/A
Yes no fly hacking
Yes
Yes
County Variations
All Playing
NROP
All Playing
NROP
All Playing
NROP
Cumb, North,
Durham and
Cheshire playing
NROP. Lancs and
Yorks playing old
continuum
Cumb, North,
Durham
Durham and
trialing a
Cheshire playing NROP version, All Playing
NROP. Lancs and North, Cumb, same rules
Yorks playing old Lancs, Yorks
continuum
old continuum
All Playing
same rules
All Playing
same rules
All Playing
same rules
All Playing
same rules
All Playing
same rules
Girls U13
Transitional game
15
5
Full size
5
Half pitch
U19
Contact
15
4
60 X 35
U16
Junior
All Playing
same rules
Girls U15 Girls U18
Contact
Contact
Notes
Knock ons
allowed
Can go to
ground to
score
No ruck but
encourage
good
placement
after tackle