Squads to consist of a MINIMUM OF 20 players, with a MAXIMUM OF 22, with a maximum of 22 players named / available for each game i.e., a maximum of 7 reserves per game.
Squad selection priority to be given to year 8’s no trials or ability based selections. Other than that stated above, criteria for selection at the discretion of each franchise, examples of criteria as follows:
- Player attitude / coachability
- Even mix of players proportional to the total number of eligible players per club within any franchise
- Years played for each club (long service)
TEAM SHEETS available to be completed by July 1st 2024 and emailed to
aaron.coombes@edison.co.nz
PLAYER ID SHEETS (Template attached) must be completed for all players and must be completed ready for weigh in on the first day of competition. Players are to be Year 8 or under, and to be under 13 years of age as at 1st January 2024.
WEIGHT. Players to be UNDER weight as below:
There will be no tolerance outside these ranges.
- 3 August 2024 UNDER 45kg / 60kg.
- If on first weigh-in player is 45kg / 60kg or over, they CANNOT play the whole tournament and MUST be replaced
- 10 August 2024 UNDER 45.5kg / 60.5kg
- If player is 45.5kg / 60.5kg or OVER, player CANNOT play until the next weigh-in on 17 August 2024.
- 17 August 2024 UNDER 46kg / 61kg
- If a player is 46.0kg / 61kg or OVER, player CANNOT play until the next weigh-in on 24 August 2024.
- 24 August 2024 UNDER 46.5kg / 61.5kg
- If a player is 46.5kg / 61kg or OVER, player CANNOT play on 24 August 2024.
ADDITIONAL PLAYERS (emergency circumstances only) are permitted at the discretion of the Management Committee.
Substitutions:
- All Players must play a minimum of half a game. (As per NZRU Ruling)
- Rolling subs are not permitted. Subs are to be made at quarter, half and three quarter (unless there is an injury).
- Any player sent from the field, (or has sufficient evidence against them) will automatically miss the next game, AND / OR be disciplined as deemed appropriate by The Management Committee.
All coaches and reserves are to position themselves beyond the dead ball line of the opposition end of field. The Manager and 2 water boys may position themselves on the sideline for access to the field for water.
The WCJR will provide referees, Host clubs to organise fields. The WCJR Management Committee will provide the scales and the Official Weigher.
Games to be 2 x 20 minute halves. 5 minutes for half time and 1 minute for quarter and three quarter time to effect substitutions (no coaches / managers on the field at quarter and three quarter time). Normal rugby rules apply, with the following exceptions: scrums will be non-contested in the U45kg division and contested in the U60kg and +60kg division, contested lineouts but NO lifting.
In each 2 hour field allocation window, the U45kg teams of the franchise’s will play first (curtain raiser) followed by the U60kg teams of the same franchise’s after a 10 minute interval between matches.
+60KG COMPETITION. On 18 August 2024 (time / date TBA) the players will first register / note preferred position (no weigh-in required), then be put through various skills / drills then ordered into 3 roughly even sides based on preferred playing position / ability etc then do some team runs. They will also be issued their Hoodies / Training T-Shirts. Parents will be selected to manage each team on the following Sunday in Tokoroa.
Failure to observe any of the above rules will result in disqualification from the tournament. Any dispute will be decided by the WCJR Management Committee.
