RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK 2019 SOUTH ISLAND 15’s/17’s TOURNAMENT Contents Rules and Regulations Binding .............................................................................................................. 5 1. The Competition ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Competition Management: ............................................................................................................ 5 1.2. Competition Organiser: .................................................................................................................. 5 1.3. Competition Disputes Panel:.......................................................................................................... 5 2.0. Competition Details ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.1. Game Rules .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Game Venue ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. Competition Points ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.3. Equal Points:................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4. Playing Times: ................................................................................................................................ 6 2.5. Extra Time: ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.6. Time Keeping .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.7. Pre-match Haka: ............................................................................................................................. 7 2.8. Mouth Guards ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.9. Match Manager .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.10. Referees ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.11. Match Balls ................................................................................................................................... 7 3. The Participants .................................................................................................................................. 8 3.1. Selection Process: .......................................................................................................................... 8 3.2. Registered Squads: ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.3. Age grade requirements: ............................................................................................................... 8 3.4. Unregistered Players ...................................................................................................................... 8 4. Player Interchange .............................................................................................................................. 9 4.1. Interchange Process ....................................................................................................................... 9 4.2. Blood Bin ........................................................................................................................................ 9 4.3. Foul Play ......................................................................................................................................... 9 4.4. Injury Reports ................................................................................................................................. 9 4.5. Minimum Playing Time ................................................................................................................ 10 5. Reserve Bench Rules ......................................................................................................................... 10 6. Team Trainers ................................................................................................................................... 10 6.1. Trainer Protocols .......................................................................................................................... 11 7. Misconduct........................................................................................................................................ 11 7.1. Misconduct by Players and Team Officials- Judicial..................................................................... 11 7.2. Sin Binned Players ........................................................................................................................ 11 8. Tournament Disciplinary/ Judiciary .................................................................................................. 12 9. Amendment of Rules ........................................................................................................................ 12 10. Appendices ...................................................................................................................................... 13 10.1. Contact Details ........................................................................................................................... 13 10.2. Tournament Schedule ................................................................................................................ 14 10.3. South Island 15’s/17’s Tournament Draw ................................................................................. 14 10.4. Changing Room Schedule .......................................................................................................... 16 10.5. Be A Sport .................................................................................................................................. 17 10.6 The Rugby League Pledge ........................................................................................................... 21 10.7. NZRL Code of Behaviour ............................................................................................................ 22 10.8. Concussion Policy ....................................................................................................................... 23 10.9. Meningitis Policy ........................................................................................................................ 26 10.10. Mouth Guard Policy ................................................................................................................. 27 10.11. Player Agent Policy ................................................................................................................... 28 10.12. Anti-Doping Policy .................................................................................................................... 29 10.13. Smokefree Philosophy ............................................................................................................. 30 10.14. Injury Report Form ................................................................................................................... 31 10.15. NZRL Team Card ....................................................................................................................... 32 10.16. Squad Registration Form .......................................................................................................... 33 10.17. Safe play Code .......................................................................................................................... 34 10.18. Sanctions for Offences ............................................................................................................. 35 10.19. Judicial Process ........................................................................................................................ 38 38 Rules and Regulations Binding These Rules and Regulations will have effect for the duration of the 2019 South Island 15’s/17’s tournament unless otherwise notified by Southern Zone Rugby League. 1. The Competition The Competition will be officially referred to as the “Southern Zone 15’s/17’s Rugby League Tournament” and will be run under the guidelines of the NZRL Rugby League Pledge and the Code of Behaviour. Note: Appendixes 1 & 2 1.1. Competition Management: The Southern Zone 15’s/17’s Rugby League Tournament will be managed by SZRL and will feature up to twelve District teams (six 15’s teams and six 17’s teams) competing in their respective grades in a single round robin competition. 1.2. Competition Organiser: The Competition Organiser Melanie Piri will manage all aspects of the management of the competition. General Manager of Southern Zone Rugby League, Steve Martin, will act as Chairperson of the “Competition Disputes Panel”. 1.3. Competition Disputes Panel: The Competition Disputes Panel will consist of the Competition Organiser and two SZRL appointees and will handle all disputes involving breaches of the competitions rules,