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Mini B Festival Sunday 9th OctoberCongratulations to all players and supporters at this season’s B Festival. For information on results please click here. ---------------------- Schedule for the Festival
Visiting Clubs We are very pleased to welcome the following clubs to our A Festival:
Festival Format The teams in each age group are drawn into 2 pools at the first stage, and there will then be a plate, bowl and cup final for the teams finishing 3rd, 2nd and 1st in their respective groups. Location The Festival is located at our Old Surbitonians Memorial Grounds on Fairmile Lane, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2BU - click here for directions
Parking Please note all attending clubs will be required to park, at no charge, at either The Fairmile Arms or Munro House off the Portsmouth Road which are opposite or adjacent to the grounds. There will be NO access to the grounds from Fairmile Lane. We strongly advise that players and supporters are encouraged to arrive between 8:30am and 9:30am to ensure that we get the festival off to a prompt start which will be at 10.00am. Medical Facilities First Aid facilities will be available on site for the duration of the festival. RFU Recommendations Cobham RFC strongly supports the RFU recommendation that mouth guards are worn in case of accidental collision at ALL age groups Team Managers and Coaches are also reminded of the RFU recommendations that children should not be overplayed. To this end the tournament rules allow for larger squad sizes. The times and numbers of matches played are based on the Continuum:
1. All matches to be of 2 halves of 5 minutes each way with 2 minutes for half time. 2. Each team will consists of 7 players taken from a maximum squad size of 12. 3. “Match Points” will be based on tries only with 5 points being awarded for each try scored.
2. Each team will consist of 9 players taken from a maximum squad size of 15. 3. “Match Points” will be based on tries only with 5 points being awarded for each try scored.
2. Each team will consist of 12 players at U11 and 13 players at U12 taken from a maximum squad size of 18. 3. “Match Points” will be based on tries and conversions only with 5 points being awarded for each try scored and 2 points being awarded for each conversion scored. Food and Drink There will be a BBQ, hot and cold drinks and sweets outlets providing food and refreshments throughout the day. Dogs For obvious health reasons, dogs are not allowed. Photography There will be a professional photography company on site who will photograph each team and make the photographs available to take away on the day. They will also take action shots which we may use for future publicity. Due to recent changes in legislation and best practice the RFU has published guidelines on the photography of children which are set out in the policy and procedures for the welfare of young people in Rugby Union. All Clubs entering this festival are asked to draw to the attention of parents/guardians that in entering their children in this festival they implicitly agree and accept that:- a) Photographic images may be taken of their son/daughter during the normal course of rugby activity by accredited photographers and/or other parents/guardians. b) The images may be used in the local press or in club publicity in line with RFU guidelines for the welfare of young people in Rugby Union. Festival Cancellation In the event of cancellation due to bad weather, notice of cancellation will be posted on the Cobham RFC website, www.cobhamrfc.com, by 12.00 noon on the Saturday prior to the festival: Contacts If you have any other questions or queries please email or call Anthony van Hoffen, Festival Chairman; on M: 07879433665 or Email: anthonyvanhoffen@eversheds.com Downloads You can download the Information Pack as a Word document by clicking here You can download the Team Registration Form by clicking here ----- Information on last season's festivals can be found here |
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