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| 2012 13 Fixtures at a glance | All Senior Fixtures for 2013/14 updated 18/06/13
Second team fixtures completely revised, small changes to 2s and 3s
Second, third and fourth team fixtures in the North West are formulated using the dates for games played by First teams in the North West. For some reason ('RFU computer problems' have been claimed by the North RFU who prepare the First team fixtures) this date template has been varied in our new league, North One (East) so between 16 November 2013 and 11 January 2014 we find many Saturdays with three games at home or three games away. Had the date template not been changed for our league these Saturdays would have had two home and two away games. Your webmaster has attempted to resolve this mismatch but the die has already been cast. | |
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| Lancashire Junior Rugby 2013/14 |
Structured Season 2013/14
The initial draft of the structured season for Junior rugby has been published by Lancashire RFU.
Follow this link to see the document
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME DATES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The dates which may be liable to change are fully detailed. | |
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| New scrum laws trial | NEW SCRUM LAWS TRIAL (reproduced from RFU 'Touchline'
From the start of next season there will be a global trial of the “crouch, bind, set” scrum engagement
sequence, aimed at enhancing player welfare by reducing impact on engagement.
The International Rugby Board Council’s approval of the sequence, on player welfare grounds, comes
with a call for game-wide commitment from law-makers, match officials, coaches and players, to ensure
a fair and positive attitude in dealing with scrum issues. Implementation follows extensive evaluation of
the sequence during the recent IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, which showed the potential for a more stable
platform leading to fewer resets and more successful scrums.
Props will now be expected to crouch on the referee’s call, bind using their outside arm after the referee
has called “bind”. The front rows will maintain the bind until the referee calls “set”. At that point, the two
packs will engage.
The specialist IRB Scrum Steering Group, which includes Unions’ scrum experts, recommended the new
sequence to the IRB Council after extensive testing and analysis at all levels of the game within the IRB-
funded Scrum Forces Project run by the University of Bath in conjunction with the RFU.
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: “The scrum is a fundamental and dynamic part of our game. It is
important that we continue to promote the best possible player welfare standards and this trial process
is about putting players first and delivering a reduction of the forces on engagement , which could have
significant positive effects on long-term player welfare.”
The IRB will also instruct referees to ensure that the ball does not enter the tunnel unless the scrum is
square and stationary and that a straight throw-in is strictly policed. Lapasset added: “The implementation
of the revised sequence alone is not about overcoming all the challenges of the scrum but it is a forward
step. There is a collective responsibility for coaches, players and administrators to make the scrum a
positive, fair and, above all, safe contest. Match officials will be stricter when refereeing the existing law.”
The RFU will be providing a game-wide educational process, featuring coach and match official workshops,
from July so that everyone is fully informed for the new season.
The five Law changes currently being trialled and the trial change to television match official protocols will
be considered by IRB Council at its annual meeting in 2014. This new scrum engagement trial will be before
Council at its interim meeting the same year. Any amendments approved will be in place a year ahead of
Rugby World Cup 2015.
The Scrum Steering Group includes RFU Community Rugby Medical Director Dr Mike England; RFU Area
Manager, Gavin Williams and Dr Keith Stokes, of the University of Bath research team, with technical input
from England scrum expert Graham Rowntree Said Dr England: “The RFU puts a high priority on the welfare
of our players at all levels of the game. As with our recent Headcase education programme about concussion
injuries; this announcement today is an excellent example of how our scientific research into injury prevention
can help inform developments in the laws of the game in a sensible way – without affecting the spirit in which
rugby is played.
The RFU is proud to be a key part of this work on the scrum engagement technique as part of its wider
programme of player welfare and safety initiatives.”
More information from
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| Family Fun Day | Don't miss - Fun for all the Family
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| Butterfly Ball | Another Quality Event at Rochdale RUFC
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| Colts of Origin Tournament | Join up with your old Colts team mates
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| 2013 14 M&J Fixtures at a glance | M & J Fixtures for 2013/14 Minis added 16/05/13
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