Purbeck Sharks U12’s vs. Weymouth
Purbeck Sharks U12’s welcomed Weymouth to Old Watery lane on Sunday 15th March for the return fixture after narrowly losing 15-5 earlier in the season. With... Read More
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Mini Rugby
U12 Rugby
Coaches and Manager
Coach Mr Paul Burdin
Coach Mr Phil Wathen
U12 team information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: A maximum of 12 a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 43 metres
- Ball Size: 4
- Maximum minutes each half: 20
- Continuation of the contested strike
- Nearest 5 players in a scrum (all players trained, late specialisation)
- No limit on numbers contesting for the ball including in the maul and ruck
- Introduction of the hand off below the armpits
In addition all U12 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 6 for U12 – see links below.
U11 Rugby
Coaches and Manager
U11 team information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: a maximum of 9-a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 43 metres
- Ball Size: 4
- Maximum minutes each half: 20
- Introduction of the contested strike
- Nearest 3 players in a scrum (all players trained, late specialisation)
- Contest for the ball (2 players v 2 players)
- Introduction of tactical kicking and kicking restarts
In addition all U11 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 5 for U11 – see links below.
U10 Rugby
Coaches and Manager
Coach Mr Daryl Cormack
Coach Mr Ian McDougall
U10 team information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: a maximum of 8-a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 35 metres
- Ball Size: 4
- Maximum minutes each half: 15
- Introduction of uncontested scrum
- Nearest 3 players in a scrum (all players trained, late specialisation)
- Contest for the ball (1 player v 1 player)
- Introduction of Maul
- Introduction of Ruck
In addition all U10 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 4 for U10 – see links below.
U9 Rugby
Coaches and Manager
Coach Mr Simon Keen
Coach Mr Shaun Gardner
U9 team information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: a maximum of 7-a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 30 metres
- Ball Size: 3
- Maximum minutes each half: 15
- Introduction of the tackle only but no rucks, mauls, lineouts or scrums
In addition all U9 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 3 for U9 – see links below.
U8 - Tag Rugby
Coaches and Manager
U8 team tag rugby information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: a maximum of 6-a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 45 metres x 22 metres
- Ball Size: 3
- Maximum minutes each half: 10
- Scoring: Players permitted to go to ground to score tries
- No tackling
- No kicking, scrums or lineouts
In addition all U8 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 2 for U8 – see links below.
U7 - Tag Rugby
Coaches and Manager
U7 team tag rugby information
The key Rules of Play are:
- Team numbers: a maximum of 4-a-side
- Maximum pitch size: 20 metres x 12 metres
- Ball Size: 3
- Maximum minutes each half: 10
- Scoring: Players not permitted to go to ground to score tries
- Play can continue from a knock-on
- No tackling
- No kicking, scrums or lineouts
In addition all U7 matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 1 for U7 – see links below.