20-Mar Old White @ Boca Div I Scott Florance Ross Devonport & Dick Elliott Ron Pruitt
Nashville @ Miami Div I Nashville Forefit
Eckerd v GA Tech @ G/ville Haylee Slaughter AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
USF v Kenneshaw State @ G/ville Tom Galante AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
USF B v Gainsville B Haylee Slaughter
HS Sharks @ Jupiter Div I John Fiore
HS St. Pete @ Northeast Div I Cancelled
HS Cape Coral @ Weston Div I Chris Roehm KO Noon
HS Tampa @ Taravella Div I Craig Kartiganer KO 2pm
HS Brevard @ Miami Div II Gavin Curtis
HS LPA @ Jax Div II Greg Tchanz at Brevard
HS Sebastian River Girls @ Brevard Girls Friendly Greg Tchanz
UF A @ Krewe Simon Page
Boca B @ Krewe B XLD Cancelled
UF B @ Krewe C Chuck Krblich Simon Page
W Round Robin @ UCF Bruce Soileau Pat McCollum
Palm Beach @ Pasco Div III Gerty Heath
Key West @ Miami B Jason Nimark Martin Gardner
FAU @ Miami A Jason Nimark

Answer to the question is “Yes”

Law 15 6 c says they have to be on their own side, ie behind the ball and from directly behind the tackled player. So you have to read the two law sections in conjunction with each other. You can play the ball according to law 15 6 b providing you also meet the requirements of law 15 6 c.
Terry

Terry Day National Laws Committee

Most of you have not paid your south invoices which are due this Friday.  Some of you have playoffs this weekend so I’m hoping to see checks by this Friday.

I need to hear from the following teams:

BAY AREA PELICANS

BOCA MEN

BREVARD MEN

ECKERD MEN

FAU MEN

FAU WOMEN

FSU MEN

FSU WOMEN

FORT LAUDERDALE MEN

GAINESVILLE MEN

JACKSONVILLE MEN

LYNN UNIVERSITY MEN

MIAMI WOMEN

MIAMI TRIDENTS

NAPLES MEN

ORLANDO MEN

ORLANDO WOMEN

TAMPA KREWE MEN

TREASURE COAST MEN

UCF WOMEN

Everyone please talk to your treasurers and clear these up before Friday.

Thanks,

Lisa O’Donnell

FRU Treasurer

High School ( SRHS, Jupiter, Taravella, Lely, Brevard and Lakeland if they have a team) – please let me know of others that I may have missed. I would also like to have compilation teams if you have enough numbers

College / university – I am not sure who has players, but those of you on this email chain will know

Women’s – FLL, Miami, Daytona, Jax, Naples.

I have access to two fields – Stadium and another field and they are being lined and will have posts. I would propose that the event take place all day so as to accommodate as many games as possible.

As you all know we can through Scots American travel advisors arrange accommodation for teams visiting from far away.

I want to make sure that this event runs smoothly and would like to have some commitment as soon as possible as we have to schedule accordingly.

In order to host this event I have to pay for the facilities and ref’s and therefore need to charge a nominal entry fee to cover the costs (unless the FRU is ready to financially support a Women’s only event!!!!!!!!!!). I propose that there is a $75.00 entry fee for all teams. As this is being held at the school there will be no cash prizes, but there will be prizes for champions etc.

It is my vision that this event becomes the first of the seven’s season and a flagship for Women’s rugby not only in Florida, but perhaps the South.

Please let me know as soon as you can by Friday 19th if at all possible if you would be interested in attending as I only have 6 weeks to get this all set up.

Thank you all for your continued support of Women’s rugby and i look forward to hearing from you all.

P.S – Please pass this on to anyone that i have missed as i do not know everyone or have their contact detail

Regards,

Allan Dobson
9420 84th Street
Vero Beach, Florida,32967, USA
Cell – 772-473-4385
Fax – 772-563-2087

Ladies & Gents,

Just a reminder to put the Sunshine State 7s on your calendar.

Sat May 15 @ Pine Island Park in Plantation (FTL area).

If you are not the 7s organizer for your team please write back to me
w/correct name & e-mail.

I am hoping to keep the entry fees at $175 for adult teams & $125 for
High Schools (10 player & coach on each roster). All participants get a
t shirt and winners get team trophies. Gold/silver/bronze medals also
awarded. We hope to have a Rookie Rugby field and also a Chingford RFC
vs S Florida selects match as well.

I will be posting info on the registration website soon.

Thanks! Dan 954-683-4527
rugbydan@bellsouth.net

Peter

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Question
I am getting questions about if you go to uncontested scrums due to a front row
player being injured and the team not having a front row replacement, do they
then have to play a man down with the scrums being uncontested?

Answer
If a team is unable to continue with contested scrums because they do not have
an available replacement for an injured (or sent-off) player, scrums become
uncontested and the player whose departure caused this may not be replaced.

Question
Also, if a team brings in a player they deem front row eligible, and he/she
cannot play front row safely and uncontested scrums are required, do we then not
allow that replacement once we go to uncontested scrums.

Answer
Declaring that a player is “front row qualified” is a team function, as has been
clarified by the IRB in a couple of Rulings. Until a player comes into the game
to play front row and the referee determines that the player is in fact not
qualified, the team’s word has to be accepted. When a player comes into a game
to play front row and the referee judges that he or she is not qualified after
seeing the player in a scrum, scrums become non-contested (presuming there
aren’t any other FR players available) but the player remains in the game. This
may feel like a situation where the team is manipulating the system to obtain an
unwarranted number of subs, but the referee cannot know that for certain. There
may simply be an honest difference of opinion about the player’s skills. The
referee should make a report to the Union (Competitions Committee and/or
Disciplinary Committee) and allow them to decide.

Question
If a team has 6 front row players but 4 of them are hookers without proper prop
training – when do we go to uncontested scrums?

Answer
The Law covering replacement front rows, and the relationship between number of
front rows and total number of players contains specific provisions about the
required skill-sets. See Laws 3.5 (c) and 3.14 (c). If a team presents five FR
players they must be able to replace a prop and the hooker. If a team presents
six FR players, they must be able to replace each of the starters. This is a
question that the referee can and should ask during the pre-match briefing with
the front rows. If the answer is that all three reserves are skilled only at
hooking then the team hasn’t met the requirements and does not get the full
slate of replacements. If the team says that the players are properly skilled
and it turns out they are not, then the referee should report to the Union and
allow the Union to handle it after the match.

Question
If an injured prop leaves the field and there are no props to replace
them that team will play with 14 men. Suppose the prop has an injured
neck/shoulder, is unable to play prop but can participate in the game (e.g.
play flanker or center) – what is the referee to do given that the mantra is
“safety first”.

Answer
If the player is too injured to play in the front row, then that player must
leave the game (with the consequent reduction in total number of players).

18-Mar HS Kansas City @ LPA Friendly Gavin Curtis KO 5 pm

20-Mar Old White @ Boca Div I Scott Florance Ross Devonport & Dick Elliott Ron Pruitt
Nashville @ Miami Div I Nashville Forefit
Eckerd v GA Tech @ G/ville Haylee Slaughter AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
USF v Kenneshaw State @ G/ville Tom Galante AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
HS Sharks @ Jupiter Div I John Fiore
HS St. Pete @ Northeast Div I Cancelled
HS Cape Coral @ Weston Div I Chris Roehm
HS Tampa @ Taravella Div I Craig Kartiganer
HS Brevard @ Miami Div II Nicole Sadgrove
HS LPA @ Jax Div II Rob Leach
HS Sebastian River Girls @ Brevard Girls Friendly Greg Tchanz
UF A @ Krewe Simon Page
Boca B @ Krewe B XLD Cancelled
UF B @ Krewe C Chuck Krblich Simon Page
W Round Robin @ UCF Bruce Soileau
Palm Beach @ Pasco Div III Gerty Heath
Key West @ Miami B Jason Nimark Martin Gardner
FAU @ Miami A Jason Nimark

20-Mar Old White @ Boca Div I Scott Florance Ross Devonport & Dick Elliott Ron Pruitt
Nashville @ Miami Div I Nashville Forefit
Eckerd v GA Tech @ G/ville Haylee Slaughter AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
USF v Kenneshaw State @ G/ville Tom Galante AR’s Gainsville Hogs John Selden
HS Sharks @ Jupiter Div I John Fiore
HS St. Pete @ Northeast Div I Nicole Sadgrove
HS Cape Coral @ Weston Div I Chris Roehm
HS Tampa @ Taravella Div I Craig Kartiganer
HS Brevard @ Miami Div II Jason Nimark
HS LPA @ Jax Div II Rob Leach
HS Sebastian River Girls @ Brevard Girls Friendly Greg Tchanz
UF A @ Krewe Simon Page
Boca B @ Krewe B XLD Cancelled
UF B @ Krewe C Chuck Krblich Simon Page
W Round Robin @ UCF Bruce Soileau
Palm Beach @ Pasco Div III Gerty Heath
Key West @ Miami B Jason Nimark
FAU @ Miami A Jason Nimark

In response to your email in reference to the number of players on our
roster…we’ve interpreted the below ruling as such, that we can present to the
referee 6 front row replacements, thus allowing for 23 players on the roster
should a front row player go down. Please advise.

In May the IRB approved a change to Law 3 that permits National Unions to
enact
> local regulations governing certain aspects of Front Row replacements
(although
> this was not fully communicated to the Unions until late July). The USA
> Competitions Committee has made some changes and they have been approved by
the
> Rugby Committee, the Board of Directors and the USA Rugby Congress.
>
> The precise change is copied below. Please ensure that this is
> distributed to all Referee Societies, Individual Referees, Local and
Territorial Unions in your areas. This is to be implemented immediately for all
matches that lead in any way to a National Championship.
>
> The key points are:
>
> Total number of replacements is directly linked to the number of suitably
> trained and experienced Front Row players that are presented on the team’s
> roster for the match.
>
> If a team has five front-row capable players, the total number on the roster
> may be no more than 21 (e.g. six subs instead of seven).
>
> If a team presents six front-row capable players, the total number on the
> roster may be up to 23 (e.g. eight subs total).
>
> If a game has to go to non-contested scrums due to the departure of a player,
> that player may not be replaced and the team will continue short a player.
>
> I apologize to those who asked me about this over the last couple of weeks.
> You probably got a fairly non-responsive answer. That was because I had to
wait
> for the proper authorities to make their decision.
>
> Please feel free to write or call if you have questions regarding this change
> to Law 3.
>
> Peter Watson
> Chair, USA Rugby Law Committee