Hyndburn & Ribble Valley School
Sports Partnership
Accrington Academy
Queens Rd W
Accrington,
Lancashire
BB5 4FF
[email protected]
Dear PLT
Please find attached the details for the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Tag Rugby Union events that
are happening in March.
Due to the number of teams and space available for the Ribble Valley event, this will start at
12.30 pm promptly so please try to arrive for 12.00pm. We will aim to finish the event by
3.30pm. The Hyndburn event will run from 1 – 3.30 (please try to arrive for 12.30pm to register
and warm up) I have attached the rules but please note the team should contain 7 players with
at least 3 girls – (Squads of 11). If you do not have enough girls please still enter, it just means
you cannot qualify for the level three event or progress any further than the group stages... all
the players you have still get to play.
Hyndburn Schools:
Tuesday 7th March at The Heyes Sports Complex, Heron Way, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5
3BT
Ribble Valley Schools:
Thursday 9th March:
Clitheroe Rugby Club, Littlemoor Road, BB7 1EW.
The winning school from each event will represent their borough at the tag rugby county final
which is on June 15th at Myerscough College.
Please fill in and return the attached reply slip as soon as possible if you would like to take part.
If you would like any more details about the event or clarification on the rules then please get in
touch.
Yours Sincerely
Jane Johnson
Rules
Team Requirements
Squad Size = 11 Players (squads must be made up of at least 4 players from each gender from
Year 5&6)
Team Size = 7 a side (Teams must be made up of 7 players with at least 3 players from each
gender - if you do not have enough girls or boys please still enter, it just means you cannot
qualify for the level three event but all the players you have still get to play).
A try is worth 1 point. To score a try a player must carry the ball over the opponent’s
try line and press the ball down on the ground, no diving.
No forward passes are allowed.
The Tag Tackle
Only the ball carrier can be tagged. (The removal by a defender of 1 of the 2 ribbons from the
ball carriers belt.) The defending player who makes the tag must hold the tag above their head
and shout ‘tag’ and along with the rest of their team, stand back on their own side allowing the
attacker to pass. When the pass has been made the defender must give the tag back to the
tackled player before rejoining the game.
Once tackled the ball carrier must pass within 3 seconds, and take no more than 3 strides.
Free Pass
A free pass is used to start the game and to restart the game after a try. (From the middle of the
pitch)
The player taking the free pass must pass the ball and not just pick it up and run themselves. The
opposition cannot start moving forward until the player has passed the ball.
At a free pass the opposition must be 7 metres back.
A free pass will be awarded for any infringement and will be taken from where the infringement
occurred.
There are No Scrums, Lineout’s or Kicking in Tag Rugby.
REPLY SLIP / REGISTRATION FORM
Name of School:
Name of contact for Rugby:
Contact Email:
Contact Mobile:
Hyndburn Event –Tuesday 7th March 1 – 3.30pm @The Heyes Complex
Number of teams?
Ribble Valley Event – Thursday 9th March 12.30 – 4.00pm @ Clitheroe Rugby Club
Number of teams?
Please complete and return to:
Jane Johnson
School Games Organiser
Hyndburn & Ribble Valley School Sports Partnership
Accrington Academy
Queens Rd West
Accrington,
Lancashire
BB5 4FF
[email protected]
Photographic policy/ publishing of photographs on website etc:
At many of our events we have photographers present. These photographs will be used in local
newspapers and on the school sports partnership website. At all events we will assume that the
children present have the necessary permission to be photographed, unless an individual school
indicates otherwise. Any children that do not have the necessary permission will be given a
yellow band to wear on their wrist and excluded from any photography.