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Other Senior Rugby / Yorkshire Cup Competitions
« on: April 01, 2023, 12:09:00 PM »
Just a reminder the draws for the Four Yorkshire Cup Competitions will be held on Monday 17th April at 7pm. The draw will be carried out at Yarnbury RUFC by Hon President John Riley.
Clearly the weather has caused delays to the PPJ Cup and as a result the Yorkshire Competitions. The first round of matches will be held on 22nd April, when we will know which clubs are continuing in the PPJ. Quarter Finals 29/4/23, Semi Finals 6/5/23 and Grand Final Day on Sunday 14th May. Not too much travelling!

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Other Senior Rugby / Papa John Draw -Regional One
« on: March 15, 2023, 08:57:18 AM »
Regional one Draw for Papa John Cup

https://www.rfulondon.com/node/82

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Other Senior Rugby / Aire Wharfe West District Meeting
« on: January 19, 2023, 05:26:01 PM »
This is for clubs in the Aire Wharfe West District.
There is a meeting at Old Brodleians RUFC on Monday 23rd January at 7pm.
Would representatives from clubs who have not told Neil Crossley - Secretary,  of their likely attendance please e mail Neil at neilcrossley@live.com

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Other Senior Rugby / New Tackle Rule next season
« on: January 19, 2023, 01:08:27 PM »
To support player welfare, the RFU Council agreed on Monday 16th January to lower the height of the tackle across the community game from July 1 2023. 
Designed to improve player safety and informed by data, this change aims to reduce head impact exposure and concussion risk in the tackle for both the ball carrier and tackler. Evidence from studies has consistently demonstrated that higher contact on the ball carrier and closer proximity of the ball carrier and tacklers’ heads are associated with larger head impacts (as measured by smart mouthguards) and an increased risk of concussion. 
Lowering the height of the tackle and encouraging the tackler to bend more at the waist will minimise the risk of this occurring while maintaining the tackle as an integral part of the game.
The RFU Council’s unanimous vote will result in law variations from next season, 2023/24, with the tackle height being set at waist height or below. 
Ball carriers will also be encouraged to follow the principle of evasion, which is a mainstay of the game, to avoid late dipping and thereby avoid creating a situation where a bent tackler may be put at increased risk of head-on-head contact with the ball carrier through a late or sudden change in body height of the ball carrier. 
The changes will apply across the community game (clubs, schools, colleges and universities) at both age-grade and adult levels - National One and below in the men’s game and Championship One and below in the women’s game. 
Programmes to support players, coaches and match officials, including detailed law application guidelines are being developed to ensure players, match officials and volunteers will be ready for next season. 
Speaking about the law change to be implemented in season 2023/24, RFU President Nigel Gillingham said: 
“Players’ welfare must always be at the centre of decisions we make about how we play the game of rugby.  Evidence from our own research and from around the world clearly shows that lowering the tackle height will reduce head impact exposure and the risk of concussion.  The RFU Council is able to influence how the game is played at the community level in this country and, therefore, has unanimously supported the decision to lower the tackle height to waist level. The tackle will remain the primary method of stopping the ball carrier using safe techniques that are taught from an early age.   
“While this change will apply to matches in the community game in England, the RFU will continue its work to reduce head impacts in contact training in both the community and elite games and be supportive of any law changes that World Rugby proposes for matches at the elite level that will further reduce head impact exposure.”
WHAT TO EXPECT

Reduced tackle height for all community rugby
Tackles must be made at the line of the waist and below. 
The aim is to put players’ heads in the safest possible place by defining in law where the line of the tackle may start.
A greater focus on the actions of the ball carrier 
Ball carriers will be encouraged to follow the principle that rugby is a game of evasion, and they should avoid late dipping and thereby avoid creating a situation where a bent tackler may be put at increased risk of head-on-head contact with the ball carrier through a late or sudden change in body height of the ball carrier.
Match officials will focus on the actions of the ball carrier as well as the tackler when head contact occurs.
Further background to the change for next season 
Player welfare remains at the heart of all decision-making. By making the decision now, the RFU Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to player welfare and recognised the importance of giving coaches, match officials and players time to prepare.
Based on extensive research and evaluations of law changes in England, South Africa, France and New Zealand and the findings of the Orchid mouthguard study carried out in Otago evidence demonstrates that?a waist height tackle or below is the optimal height to provide a meaningful reduction in the height of contact on the ball carrier, a reduction in the risk of contact with the ball carrier’s head and a reduction in the risk of contact for the tackler’s head. A lower tackle height is also associated with a reduction in the magnitude of head impacts, a key target for reduction. 
France, which introduced similar changes in its domestic game in 2019, reported a 63% reduction in head-on-head contacts. They also reported this move has led to a more fluid game with reduced levels of kicking, increased passing, offloads and line breaks.
NEXT STEPS 

The process of developing law variations and the law application guidelines is well underway. It is anticipated that new laws will be in place in the next few weeks. They will come into force from 1 July 2023.
A range of training and support will be put in place for players, coaches and match officials. This will include face-to-face workshops, webinars, e-learning and video guidance. Training will be rolled out from the spring, through the summer and into next season.
We understand this is a significant change and the game will have questions around the detail of the new law variation, what it means for coaches and players and how the tackle will be refereed during different phases of the game.

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Other Senior Rugby / Papa John Community Cup Competition
« on: November 07, 2022, 11:54:44 PM »
Entries are now open for the Papa John Community Cup Competitions.

Final at Twickenham on April 30th, May 1st.

For those clubs who wish to enter the Yorkshire Cup Competitions, information will be sent to clubs in December. Finals day is at Castle Park, the home of Doncaster Knights, on Sunday May 14th when all four finals will take place.

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Other Senior Rugby / Bill Barrack Harrogate RUFC
« on: August 30, 2022, 09:44:18 AM »
I regret to inform you that Bill Barrack, President, of Harrogate RUFC passed away at Wheatfields Hospice yesterday.
Bill was a true gentleman and he spent many years on the Yorkshire Competitions Committee and was respected by all who knew him. Our condolences to his family and members at Harrogate RUfC.

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Merit Leagues / Premier Merit League Final
« on: April 26, 2022, 04:13:57 PM »
The final of the Premier Merit League Competition between Sheffield 2 and Wharfedale Forresters will take place on Saturday April 30th ko 3 pm at Pontefract RUFC
All welcome.

Peter Morgan
Yorkshire Competitions

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Other Senior Rugby / Yorkshire Cup Competitions
« on: February 17, 2022, 10:09:23 AM »
To All Yorkshire Committee Members
Please note the following narrative has been sent out to Club Secretaries and Chairs today:
Following a recommendations from the County’s Competition Committee and after a lengthy discussion at last night’s Yorkshire Committee it has been decided that reluctantly all Yorkshire Cup Competitions will terminate this season with immediate effect.  This decision has not been taken lightly but was based on the following:
·         The lack of available dates to complete the programmes.
·         Player welfare issues.
·         A lack of appetite to use walkovers to progress the competitions which would undermine the integrity of the Cups.
We are very much committed to the concept of County Cups and will do everything in our power to ensure that next season meaningful County Cup competitions take place at all levels.
If you have any thoughts and/or would like to get involved in the management of competitions within the county then please email the County Chair at barrybreakwell@btinternet.com
Regards
 
Barry Breakwell
Chair

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Yorkshire 4 / Yorkshire 4 League Secretary
« on: June 25, 2021, 07:53:22 PM »

As you know Kath Mcnally, has stepped down as League Secretary after 30+ years.

Would anyone like to take on this role?

Contact me for further details.

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Yorkshire 3 / Yorkshire 3 League Secretary
« on: June 25, 2021, 07:52:12 PM »
As you know Kath Mcnally, has stepped down as League Secretary after 30+ years.

Would anyone like to take on this role?

Contact me for further details.


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Yorkshire 3 / Yorkshire 3 Conferences
« on: November 14, 2020, 08:36:39 PM »
The e mail sent to All clubs in Yorkshire yesterday includes an alteration regarding Yorkshire 3 clubs.

Bramley Phoenix RUFC has been moved from Conference South to Conference North, so there are 8 teams in North and 6 in South.

Yorkshire Competitions

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Other Senior Rugby / RFU cutbacks
« on: August 03, 2020, 09:35:26 PM »
 
As yet unconfirmed but apparently all 189 RDO/CRCs have been made redundant. The existing current Development Areas are been dissolved and a new structure based on the 4 RFU Divisions will be created with roughly SIX coaching support roles in each Division i.e in the North 1 Community coach per County.

Bill Sweeney more like Sweeney Todd the demon butcher of Twickenham!

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YORKSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION LIMITED
Dear Colleagues,
County Office:
Griffin House, 24 Station Road, Morley, Leeds LS27 8JW
YRFU Merit Leagues and Tables 2020-21
 Following on from our letter of the 26th June we write by way of an update.
It is our understanding that RFU fixtures are likely to be issued this week. These will be provisional indicative dates, as there is no indication yet of a commencement date for Rugby.
Indeed, in the light of the RFU Announcement on Friday, that ”in the short term it is likely that the format of rugby the community game is able to play will be a modified version, not the full 15 a side game,” meaningful league rugby could be some way off.
If you have not seen the article in question, here is the link
https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/return-to-recreational-team-sport-framework.
The link within the article https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19- guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/return-to-recreational-team-sport-framework to the Government guidelines should also be considered as this sets out the measures to be considered/taken to allow team sports to recommence.
There is, in our view, no point in arranging merit league fixtures at the present time, particularly as we have not yet finally formulated the playing arrangements for the different leagues.
We will communicate further, when we have some clarity from the RFU on their plans, and we will arrange “virtual” fixture secretaries’ meetings for each league when we will explain the playing arrangements and when fixtures can be arranged. We will start with the Premiership and move downwards from there.
It would be appreciated if clubs could provide e-mail addresses, for any changes to their fixture secretary since last year, to competitions@yorkshirerfu.co.uk.
Peter Morgan (Chairman) and David Towler (Secretary) YRFU Competitions Committee 13/07/2020
   

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Other Senior Rugby / Fixtures available on England Rugby
« on: July 15, 2020, 04:50:13 PM »
See England Rugby for 20/21 fixtures

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