Under 10s next season rules & pathway

We are now into junior rugby and very soon we will be splitting into forwards and backs and some positions. With player safety top of the list and increased levels of contact we will only be selecting players for competitive games that we believe are rugby ready each time we meet!! Mums and Dads here is a copy of the new rules and also a reminders to all of the WRU Pathway, so please can you pass on this blog to the players. .

U10's

.Tackle must be below the waist, more than one tackler allowed
• No ripping the ball
• 1 player from each side allowed to contest for the ball at the breakdown,this includes people involved in the tackle
• Non contested scrums, side putting in wins ball, no pushing or wheeling • Scrum half not allowed to pass centre line of scrum
• Scrum half must pass ball from base of scrum • No lineout or mauls • Re starts free pass from halfway
• No handoff allowed
• Kicking of ball only allowed in own 22

COACH’S ROLE

• Help children cope with the demands of the tackle area
• Effective contest for ball after tackle including support for ball carrier and tackler AIMS

RATIONALE
Introduce the contest for possession after the tackle Introduce decision-making at the “breakdown”

AGE: Under 10 as on the first of September at the start of the season.
TEAM SIZE: 10 a side with unlimited substitutions. Five forwards five backs.
The WRU requires that both teams shall field the same number of players throughout the game.
PERIODS OF PLAY: 15 mins each way, maximum 30 minutes of play.
PLAYING AREA: Half pitch.
BALL SIZE: Size three.
COACH QUALIFICATION: UKCC Level one recommended Level two.
REFEREE QUALIFICATION: WRU Level one Award. GAMES, No Inter Club / Inter School Leagues. Where teams have MATCHES, entered Festivals (which start and finish on the COMPETITIONS, same day) it is recommended that each game should not at FESTIVALS: exceed 10 minutes (maximum) each half. Aim 1:To present Welsh Rugby as: EXCITING,ENJOYABLE Aim 2:To Promote: SKILL,SPORTSMANSHIP,TEAMWORK,CONFIDENCE,SELF DISCIPLINE,SAFETY,RESPECT Aim 3:To provide a series of modified games for specified age groups that will progressively develop the individual skills, fitness and team work of all players in accordance with their physical maturity and understanding of the game, in their progress to play the 15-a-side game under the laws of the International Rugby Board.