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CRRS NEWS Cornwall Rugby Referees Society newsletter. SEPT 2016 September Newsletter. Training and Events. So, another season is upon us all! Kevin Williams. Feel free to contribute to the newsletter, write an article, I'm looking at running a send in photos and share. fitness test in September, for all referees. So, do you An experience in a match, a law query, something out of feel fit? Join us on Sunday 25th Sept at Penwith col- the ordinary? Perhaps a question for others to ponder... lege and test that fitness. We want to hear about it! We have successfully run a clubs referees course at Camborne RFC. Many www.cornwallrugbyrefs.co.uk thanks to all those attend- ing, and do enjoy the refer- eeing! Next General meeting is AL Denham Fixture and Appts Sec. 18TH October at Truro RFC. Contact Kevin on [email protected] (01326) 218537 [email protected] In This Issue Photos Contact Cards Training and Events RFU membership ERRA Photo Caption Eternal Scrum World record!! My question regards the man in the red cap. Was he penalized! He is not bound in….. Serious point is that this was at a school A boxer dog, probably wondering why it is in a rugby newsletter. in Wales and they successfully beat the world record for the worlds biggest scrum. Well done all. Now, where is the ball? Players and replacements!! A Player participating in a match can be used as a replacement or substitute in another match being played at the same time. Injured players may be replaced by Players from another pitch. It is also possible to replace the replaced or substituted Player from another pitch or by a nominated replacement/substitute. Players who were replacements or substitutes in an earlier match may All blacks forward offloading... participate in a later match on the same day. The attendance of replacements and/or substitutes is not compulsory. If one team wishes to use replacements or substitutes then it may do so even if the other does not. The terms ‘replacements’ and ‘substitutions’ referred to in this Appendix and RFU Regulation 13 shall have the same meaning as the definitions set out in World Rugby Law 3. Photo Caption Name the ground above! The society, rugby and the social media. Need any Kit? It is quite amazing how this fairly new form of communication has quickly formed into part of our culture. It has quickly become the easy method of contact and com- Terry is the man to munication for many. www.cornwallrugbyrefs.co.uk contact for kit, we Sport and rugby has embraced this new brave new world. Most clubs and socie- have new ties and ties now have a presence on social media, with more joining every day. Some so- shirts currently on cieties even base their fixture information contact solely on social media, such is its order. A few of last reach. Other prefer simple E mail contact or “whose the ref” seasons green ref shirt remain in Here in Cornwall, we use “whose the ref” for appointments and fixtures, very stock. important to keep Al Denham informed of availability and update whose the ref with your availability as often as possible! Social media is very useful for those last RED or YELLOW cards? minute changes, quite often clubs will inform players of kick off or venue changes or a cancellation. Terry needs those reports within 48hrs We do occasionally get contact on Facebook / Twitter with clubs looking for a please! spare referee, this is fine and if referees are spare, gives them a game, but Al Denham also needs to know if you take any of these “late ones”. TERRY MORTIMORE Facebook.com/cornwallrugbyrefs cornwallrugbyrefs@pastitref on twitter CONTACT CARDS. Contact Us In order to improve communication between clubs and societies, we have Give us a call for more infor- developed a contact card, to be given out to all concerned, to ease commu- mation about refereeing, nication between us all in Cornish rugby (and beyond) Please distribute at match observing, coaching or clubs as you visit this season. Available to collect at our general meetings. getting involved in rugby! CRRS “CONTACT” CARD CORNWALL RUGBY Fixtures and appointments Al Denham. REFEREES SOCIETY [email protected] 01326 218537 Gary Vaughan Hon Secretary Terry Mortimore. (Chairman) [email protected] 01872 225827 01841 540190 Chairman Gary Vaughan. 07885 153858 [email protected] 01841 540190 07855 153858 [email protected] Training Officer Kevin Williams. Visit us on the web at www.cornwallrugbyrefs.co.uk Make sure you check colours. Always have a spare shirt!! England Rugby Referees Asso- Rolling Substitutions ciation Divisional Organising Committees or the NCA Committee may, in their Join up with the England Rugby discretion, permit rolling substitutions in League Matches at Level 3 and Referees Association and receive regular newsletters and commu- below (as applicable), and in the RFU Intermediate Cup, Senior Vase and nications! Junior Vase matches. In respect of non-RFU Competition matches, the The ERRA is open to all, society applicable Constituent Body may permit rolling substitutions. If the relevant or club referee. Divisional Organising Committee, NCA Committee or Constituent Body Why not join up? decides to implement rolling substitutions such implementation must be in For more info see link below. accordance with paragraphs 20 to 29 below. www.englandrugby.com/my- In a match where consent has been given prior to the Season and subject rugby/referees/erra/ to Regulations each team shall be permitted to use rolling substitutions of not more than the maximum number of the Player interchanges (“Player Interchanges”) set out in the table below: Number of Player Replacements / Number of Interchanges Up to 3 / 8 4 / 9 5 or 6 / 10 7 or 8 / 12 .