Tournament Handbook Previous Winners St Patrick's College, Silverstream • Champions 2011 • MVP Lui Luamanu Tu Toa • Champions 2012 • MVP Sione Asi Tu Toa • Champions 2013 • MVP Patohe Third St Patrick's College, Silverstream • Champions 2014 • MVP Jack Matheson St Patrick's College, Silverstream • Champions 2015 • MVP Albert Polu Westlake Boys High School • Champions 2016 • MVP David Toia St Patrick's College, Silverstream • Champions 2017 • MVP Peter Lakai 2 Welcome On behalf of the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council welcome to the Hurricanes Under 15 boys tournament for 2018. Organised by College Sport Wellington and St Patrick’s College Silverstream, the Upper Hutt region is delighted to be hosting the eighth annual tournament and looks forward to welcoming team members and their families, friends and supporters from throughout New Zealand. This handbook contains important information and material pertaining to the Playing Conditions and Regulations of the tournament. It is important that team management are familiar with the Playing Conditions and Regulations. We hope that your team enjoys and creates some amazing memories from the tournament. If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards David Fa’atafa Tournament Director Important Contacts: David Fa’atafa Warrick Bowden Tournament Director Venue Contact College Sport Wellington St Pat’s College, Silverstream 021 448 279 021 247 0440 [email protected] [email protected] 3 Programme Wednesday 5th September 10.00am Opening Ceremony / Mihi Whakatau All Teams (Silverstream Hall) 10.40am Captains Photo All Teams Captains 10.50am Managers Meeting All Managers (Cricket Pavilion) 12.30pm onwards Round 1 matches All Teams 4.30pm Laundry due 5.15pm Event Function – Cossie Club Registered teams (Seated by 5.45pm) Thursday 6th September 10.00am onwards Round 2 matches All Teams 2.00pm Laundry due (morning games) All Teams 2.00pm onwards Round 3 matches All Teams 5.30pm Laundry due (afternoon games) All Teams Friday 7th September 10.00am onwards Pool Cross Overs All Teams 2.00pm Laundry due Saturday 8th September 10.00am onwards Finals All Teams 1.00pm Grand Final 2.45pm Closing Ceremony, Presentations & Farewells All Teams (Silverstream Hall) 4 Tournament Specific Playing Conditions & Regulations 1. Teams will be placed in 4 pools of 4 teams ensuring: a geographical mix an ability mix Tournament organisers reserve the right to make adjustments as required 2. On days 1 and 2, teams will play round robin games within their pool. 3. On days 3 and 4, teams will play pool crossovers on the following format: Semi Finals – Top 8 1st Pool A v 1st Pool D 1st Pool B v 1st Pool C (Top 4) 2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool D 2nd Pool B v 2nd Pool C (Bottom 4, Ranking) Plate/Bottom 8 3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool D 3rd Pool B v 3rd Pool C (Plate Top 4) 4th Pool A v 4th Pool D 4th Pool B v 4th Pool C (Bottom 4, Ranking) Finals Winner v Winners Losers v Losers 4. Team members must be under the age of 15 on the 1st of January 2018. 5. Schools can register up to 26 players in their squad and play a maximum of 22 in any game. 6. Only seven (7) substitutions can be made during a match. There are to be NO rolling subs. 7. Three players must be able to play in the front row as per NZ Rugby Domestic Safety Laws. 8. New Zealand 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. 9. All games will be played under NZ Rugby Domestic Law Rules. 10. Games will be 30 minute halves, except for Thursday which will be 25 minute halves. Specific Tournament & Playing Conditions continued... 5 11. All players must be bona fide students of the school they are representing as per NZ Secondary School Sport Council eligibility criteria. 12. Disciplinary procedures will follow Wellington Secondary Schools Rugby Union protocol. In the event of a judicial hearing needing to occur, two independent coaches/managers will be asked to sit on a panel with the Executive Director of College Sport Wellington as the chairman. 13. Team management are requested to nominate MVP’s from opposition teams on a 3, 2, 1 basis. Collated points will enable each school to be presented with a t-shirt recognising their overall MVP. 14. Individuals will be acknowledged for top try scorer and point’s scorer for the competition, so please record your teams point scorers. 15. In the event of a colour clash it is the responsibility of the away team to wear an alternative colour, the away team is the team identified 2nd on the draw. Team Match Cards 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 Event HQ (cricket pavilion) and event manager. Match Balls LeslieRugby is the official rugby ball supplier to WRFU and WSSRU. All match balls to be used during the Under 15 Tournament need to be LeslieRugby branded. The tournament organisers and LeslieRugby will be providing two LeslieRugby Match balls to every team. These will be given out at the team managers briefing on Wednesday morning. Tournament Points 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 point for a loss of 7 points or less 1 point for more 4 or more tries Artificial Surfaces Games will be played on grass and artificial surfaces. It is important that teams come prepared to play on an artificial surface and understand the special requirements that these hold. Information regarding use of artificial surfaces can be found on the tournament website: http://collegesport.org.nz/rugby/hurricanes-u15-rugby-boys-tournament/ Spectators and Coaches In most cases, fields have been roped off to provide a safe environment for the students and officials. All spectators must remain behind the ropes. All coaches and reserves MUST stand behind the dead ball line during the game. This will be strictly enforced. 6 Differentiating Tied Teams – Pool Play 1. Where two teams are equal on points, the team that won the round robin match between the two teams will be afforded the higher ranking. If the game was drawn or cancelled, the team with the higher point’s differential shall be afforded the higher ranking. 2. If more than two teams are equal on points, then the team with the higher point’s differential shall be afforded the higher ranking. 3. If in point 2, teams are still tied, then the team having scored the most tries will be afforded the higher ranking. After that it will be a coin toss. 4. Any disputes relative to the application of the above shall be referred to the Tournament Committee for final determination. 5. There shall be no extra time in any match. If in any post pool progression match, the scores are tied at the end of normal time, then the winner shall be determined by the rule below. Drawn Semi-finals and Finals In all semi-final and final matches, if the scores are tied at the end of normal time, there is no extra time (World Rugby under 19 rule). Accordingly the procedures to determine the winner shall be: i. The team scoring the most tries in the match If still tied ii. The team scoring the first try in the match If still tied iii. The team scoring the first points in the match If still tied iv. If still equal then a coin toss Distribution of Information All team managers and coaches will be well informed of progress and developments. This information will also be easily accessible to your own wider school and rugby communities. Please encourage them to access this information so they can share in the success of your team. Information will be accessible from: http://collegesport.org.nz/rugby/hurricanes-u15-rugby-boys-tournament/ www.facebook.com/collegesportwellington Photographs from the event will be available on the above Facebook site. These will be taken by photographer Masanori Udagawa from www.photowellington.com Text message to all coaches and managers at the end of each day, which will include o Summary of results o Serious injury report o Any alterations for the following day o Any other additional information 7 Services Laundry A free laundry service is available to all participating schools. This will cover a full gear bag laundry service (22x jerseys, socks and shorts) overnight on Wednesday, Thursday (twice), and Friday. Gear bags need to be clearly labelled with school name and ready for collection from Event HQ (cricket pavilion) by the the due time each night, see tournament programme on page for times. Laundry will be ready for collection 8.45am the following day from the Event HQ (cricket pavilion). Any additional items sent to the dry cleaners will be charged back to the College, post event. An administration charge may also be included. Physiotherapy Inform Physio will be available by appointment only, please call (04) 527 4155. Medical Centre Silverstream Health Centre Shop 1 Silverstream Village (04) 527 7376 Sports Maidstone Sports 2 Geange Street, Upper Hutt (04) 529 7342 Pool H2O Extreme unfortunately H20 Extreme will be closed for maintenance Naenae Pool 19/45 Everest Ave, Naenae, Lower Hutt (04) 567 5043 Huia Pool Huia Street, Lower Hutt (04) 570 6655 Stokes Valley Pool Bowsers Street, Stokes Valley (04) 562 9030 Entertainment Strike Entertainment Centre 399 Hutt Road, Lower Hutt (04) 568 3168 Te Papa Tongarewa Cable Street, Wellington (04) 381 7000 Wellington Zoo 200 Daniell Street, Wellington (04) 381 6755 Upper Hutt The many sights and activities within Upper Hutt are easily accessible.