Game Day Procedure

Please take the time to read the game day procedures below :

• CIPP Roster forms are to be filled out before each game. 
• The referee is to verify the names on the roster with a picture ID. 
• Each captain will sign both rosters agreeing that they have been verified.
• At the end of the game, the referee will sign both rosters and hand them to the winning team. 
• The winning team will send the rosters via fax, email or snail mail to John Devonport by the following Friday.  Any rosters not received by Friday will result in a loss of 1 point.  1 point will be deducted for each week the roster is late up to 3 points.

Checking CIPP Registration

It will not be the referee's responsibility to check CIPP registration or the eligibility of the players. CIPP will be verified by John Devonport via www.usarugby.org CIPP online database. If your players are not listed on the web site, you risk losing points due to CIPP violations.

Player eligibility will be checked only when protested. The protesting team must file the protest to the Referee before the game, at which time the referee will record the protest on the Roster form.  There will also be a $25 handling fee (payable to the FRU)  for any protests submitted.  Submit the protest and all details in writing to Ken Simmons. 

The protested team will be required to produce the proof of eligibility to John Devonport by the following week.  If the protest is awarded, the team will be refunded the $25.

At or around the end of March, all teams in the hunt for the South Championships will be required to submit the following paperwork to John Devonport :

• CIPP roster for team
• Photo ID of each player
• Proof of eligibility according to USARFU requirements. 
• Proof of Health Insurance

We will review paperwork to ensure that any team that qualifies for the South will meet all eligibility requirements.  If you qualify, but do not have proof of eligibility, the next ranked team will represent Florida.

Eligibility to play in competitions