COLTS
Training on Thursday evening at the club from 18.30 – 20.00
Matches will be played on Sundays usually with a kick-off around 14.00
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Law Variations Applicable To Colts:
Ball and Pitch Sizes:
Ball size: U15, U16, U17 and U18 – ball size 5
Pitch Size: as set out in World Rugby Law 1
Substitutions and Replacements:
Rolling substitutions are permitted and substituted players can be re-used at any time. Substitutions can only take place when the ball is dead and always with the referee’s knowledge.There is no limit on the number of replacements that a team may have, even if competing teams have unequal number, unless otherwise specified by separate regulations specific to a competition.
Squeezeball:
No player shall use the technique known or referred to as “Squeezeball” and no person involved in the teaching or coaching of rugby may teach or coach to encourage the use the “Squeezeball” technique.
Note: “Squeezeball” is a technique where the ball carrier goes to ground, head forward (touching or close to the ground), irrespective of immediate contact with opponents, usually keeping parallel to the touchline, holding and protecting the ball close to the chest and, when on the ground, pushing the ball back between the legs.
Sin Bin:
If a player is temporarily suspended in an Age Grade match, the duration of time in the Sin Bin shall be as set out below:
• U16 – 7 minutes
In addition all colts matches and training must follow within the guidelines set out in the RFU Regulation 15 – Age Grade Rugby and Appendix 9 for U15-U18 – see links below: