DearAll
TherefereedepartmentisplanningarecruitmentinitiativeintheformofaRefereeRecruitment
FestivalwithaTartanTouchTournament.
TheRefereeRecruitmentFestivalisanopportunityforyoursocietymemberstoparticipateinand
invitepotentialnewsocietymemberstojoincurrentsocietymembersinasocialeventofTartan
Touch.
Date-20thMay2017
Venue-StirlingCountyRFC
Time-11am-4pm
Therefereedepartmentwouldliketoextendaninvitetoyouasarefereesocietytofield2teams
thatwilltakepartinthisRefereeRecruitmentFestivalTartanTouchTournamentandallsociety
memberstoattendtheday.InvitationsarealsosenttoScottishRugbydepartmentstoenterteams
toparticipateinthisproject.Thereareafewrules,sorryregulationsthatyoumustabideby!
FestivalRegulations
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TartanTouchisselfpolicedgame,sotherearenorefereesinchargethroughoutanygame
(Toughjobforallreferees!)
Pitchsizeswillconformtotartantouchregulations.
Eachgamewilllast10minuteswithnohalftime.
Eachteamwillplaywithina4teamleague.Theaimistohave16teams,so4groupswith4
teams.Theprogressionoftheleagueseachteamwillhaveanendposition(1st,2nd,3rd,
4th)intheleagueandwillplayarespectiveteamfromanotherleague,offeringasemi-final
thenawinnerandloserfinalforeachposition.Thiswillensurethateachteamhave6
gamesoftouch.
Teammakeup
Thereare6playerstoaTartanTouchteam,howevergiventhatthefestivalwilllastapprox5hours,
itisessentialtohaveateamof10players.Thepurposeofthiseventistorecruitnewreferees,
thereforeitisessentialthatyourteamconsistswithaminimum4non-societymembers(2xclub
level1referees,2xclubplayer/sand/oracoach/s)fromwithinyoursocietyregion.Eachteammust
haveafemaleincludedwithintheteam.
FamilyEvent
Wewantyoutoenjoyadayofrugby,butitsimportanttousthatyouenjoyaSaturdayafternoon
withinafamilyfriendlyenvironment.Sobringalongyourfamilyastherewillbeplentytodoforthe
kids,withabouncycastle,tagrugby,treasurehuntsamongstotherfunthings.
BBQ
FoodwillbeavailablealldayfromtheBBQareaatacosttothegeneralpublic.However,Ifyou're
aplayerwithinateamyouwillreceivealunchticketwhichwillentitleyoutoonefreemealanda
drink(saladalsofortheathletes!)
ConfirmationofthenumberofteamsenteredfromyoursocietymustpleasereachtheReferee
DepartmentOperationalManagerColinBrettonorbefore28April.
Lookingforwardtoseeyouandasmanyofyoursocietymembersontheday.
KindestRegards
TappeHenning
RefereeCommissioner