Festival Information

Welcome On behalf of the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council (HYRC), Rugby Football Union (WRFU), College Sport Wellington (CSW), and Wellington College, welcome to the Hurricanes Under 14 Rugby festival. We are delighted to be hosting the festival for the third year and look forward to welcoming team members and their families, friends and supporters. The aim of the festival is not high performance, but to try to engage students under 14 with the game of rugby. It is hoping that students within school that haven’t had a chance to play during the year, get an opportunity to play.

Welcome/ Mihi Whakatau Normally we start the festival with an official welcome at Wellington College. But due to uncertainty of the COVID-19 Alert Levels, we thought it be best to not have one in 2020. I will meet with all teams as they arrive before their first game on Monday, where I can also brief managers as well.

Laundry A FREE laundry service is available to all participating schools. This will cover a full gear bag laundry service (23x jerseys, socks and shorts) overnight on Monday and Tuesday. Gear bags need to be clearly labelled with school name and given to the Event Manager by straight after your game. Laundry will be ready for collection before your game the next day. Any additional items sent to the dry cleaners will be charged back to the College, post event. An administration charge may also be included.

We hope that your team enjoys and creates some amazing memories from the festival. If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Changing Rooms There are changing rooms and showers located at the venue. Please do not leave any gear in the changing rooms during your game, as teams will need to rotate through these.

Regards

David Fa’atafa College Sport Wellington 021 448 279 [email protected]

Hurricanes U14 Boys Festival Draw

Festival Specific Playing Conditions & Regulations 1. Games will be played under 2020 CSW Rugby and NZ Rugby Domestic Safety Laws. Eligibility 2. All players must be bona fide students of the school they are representing as per School Sport NZ player eligibility. 3. Team members must be under the age of 14 on the 1st of January 2020. 4. Three players must be able to play in the front row as per NZ Rugby Domestic Safety Laws. Game Specifics 5. There are to be NO rolling subs. 6. Rugby half-game policy stats that for all rugby below First XV, it is compulsory for all players to play a minimum half game. Thus all students on your game day team card must play minimum of half a game. If upon a formal, substantiated protest the offending school risks defaulting the game in question. 7. Games will be 30 minute halves. 8. Each coach must complete an official team card with all players INITIAL & SURNAME and hand it to the referee before play starts. It is not acceptable to use players’ nicknames or only christian names on these cards. Cards will be available from the event director. 9. All coaches, managers, and reserves MUST stand behind the dead ball line during the game. This will be strictly enforced. 10. NZ Rugby’s Game On Protocol can be applied during the festival. More information can be found at: http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/game-on Disciplinary Procedures 11. Disciplinary procedures will follow Wellington Secondary Schools protocol, using a Duty Judicial Officer procedure described in Rule 18 of Section 3 of black book. Injuries and First Aid 12. Team management are expected to provide basic first aid for their teams. 13. There will be an ambulance at the venue to deal with serious injuries. 14. Ice will be available with the Event Director. 15. In the event of a serious injury, the Event director should be advised immediately. Other Information 16. Teams are to provide their own match ball 17. Mouth guards must be worn at all times and all teams are expected to provide their own mouth guards 18. Teams are reminded that they are ambassadors to the sport, and to their schools, and should act with respect and good behaviour at all times. Bad language will not be tolerated on or off the field from players or adults. COVID 19 Precautions

Contract Tracing

Spectator Free – The festival will be spectator FREE for all three days. Only players, coaches, managers, and up to six adult helpers who are listed on the teams official team list, will be allowed to be at the venue. There will be signage at the park to remind any spectators who may turn up.

Team list – This will be provided to the event organiser, and will have the contact details of team management.

QR Codes – There will be QR Codes for the venue posted on the fencing around the venue.

Gatherings & Physical Distancing

Kick off times – these have been spread out to avoid too many people gathering at communal points such as entries and car parks. Teams will be asked to move on from their games as soon as possible to avoid cross over with the next game.

Warm-ups – Warmups should be done on the field you are playing on. Please take one half of the field. Please do not start your warm up until the participants of the game before you have vacated the field.

Physical Distancing – Participants should maintain physical distancing when not playing. Team Management need to be vary of this when arriving and leaving the venue, and in the changing rooms.

Hygiene & Sanitation

Washing Hands – Wakefield changing rooms will be available for everyone to wash their hands before and after their game. Sanitiser will also be available to use.

Equipment & Balls – Team management are responsible for disinfecting equipment, particularly rugby balls, before and after rugby games. Disinfectant will be available to use.

Water Bottles – Team management to ensure water bottles are not shared between players.

Venue – will clean the changing rooms every evening. Personal – no one should be participating (or leave home) if they are sick or unwell, displaying symptoms of COVID-19, awaiting a test, or if required to self-isolate.

Wakefield Park Artificial Turf – important information

Refreshments No FOOD or DRINK (except water) is allowed on the artificial surfaces, including the warm-up areas.

Footwear To preserve the life of the turf, ALL Footwear must be clean and mud free before entering the turf.

Boots and Studs Football boots can be worn on the turf. The only restriction is that full length metal studs are not allowed – this type of stud can damage the turf. Rubber and plastic studs that are metal tipped may be worn on the tuRf.

Safety of Users - CUTS Thoroughly clean and cover all external wounds to protect them from reopening and maintain the cleanliness of the turf.

No Spitting No spitting allowed as it cannot be safely absorbed on an artificial turf.

Spectators Normally all spectators must stay behind the fence, however as there are no spectators allowed, this is not an issue. Only referees, players, and management are allowed on the turf.

Rubbish Please be a tidy kiwi and take all your rubbish with you after the game, or use the bins provided.

Wakefield Park Map

Adelaide Road, Berhampore, Wellington