The next meeting of RFU Council is not until Friday 8th
February 2019. Community Game Board is, currently, meeting on a regular basis, the
next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 19th December
Well Done Yorkshire !! - what a fantastic day, what a fantastic match, what a great crowd !! Thank you to all who attended the
England Women vs Canada Women Quilter International at Castle Park, Doncaster. A crowd of 3,800 was exactly what we needed to show that bringing a
match to the North of England guarantees great success and fantastic support.
We now look forward to welcoming the Red Roses back to Doncaster in the Spring
2019 when, on Sunday 10th
February, they will take on France Women in the 6 Nations Championship. England
v France has always been a top match in this tournament and we hope that we can
top the 4,000 mark in terms of attendance.
RWC Warm up Matches - at the meeting on 23rd November
Council agreed the prices for Rugby World Cup Warm Up matches next year.
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Price
Category
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England XV v
Barbarians (02/06/19)
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Premium
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£50
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1
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£40
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2
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£20
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Child
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£10
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England v
Wales (11/08/19)
England v
Ireland (24/08/19)
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Premium
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£90
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1
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£80
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2
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£60
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3
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£45
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4
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£25
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Child
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£15
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England v
Italy
(St James’ Park)
(Friday 06/09/19)
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Premium
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£90
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1
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£70
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2
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£45
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3
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£25
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Child
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£15
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In addition England will play Wales in Cardiff on 17/07/19.
Steven Brown – as you will all be aware Steve Brown
has resigned as CEO of the RFU for personal reasons. Without doubt the past six
months have been extremely challenging for Steven and Council respected his
decision to resign, wishing him well for the future.
Nigel Melville, currently Professional Rugby Director, will become
Interim CEO whilst the Board Nominations Committee under the leadership of
Dominic Proctor (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director) begins the process
to appoint a new CEO. This is likely to
be a lengthy process (most people in this type of role are expected to give
nine months notice). The first stage in the process is to appoint a search
company and this will probably be achieved in January 2019.
RFU Annual Report – this is due to be released to the
general public on 04/12/18. Both Jim and Ted will be happy to answer any
questions you have on the Report and Financial Statements.
International Ticket Allocations – Council received and endorsed the
following (as part of a wider paper that considered all sections of the Game).
To be eligible for a ticket allocation a club must :
· It must be a voting member of the RFU.
· Every club receives an initial
allocation of 6 tickets.
· Each club with an aggregate total of 30
players or more at U13 and below
registered on GMS receive an additional
2 tickets.
· The remainder of tickets being allocated as a percentage of the
number of 15-
a-side games (adults to U14s1, male to female) played by the club (over a 2 year
period) of the national total of such
games. The GMS Team Management Tool
will be used to
collect the number of 15-a-side matches a club plays each season.
In addition the following timetable for
implementation was proposed by the International Rugby Ticketing Sub-Committee
(IRTSC)
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Date
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Action
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Comments
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Nov / Dec 18
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Game advised of revised
methodologies, timescales and
actions needed.
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Dec – Mar 18
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RFU local development staff have campaign to
increase use of GMS Team Management Tool to record all 15-a-side match
results.
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System to be used to collect
data for RFU voting clubs. Work has already begun
with a
Technical Working Group to
solve any technical issues;
significant initial progress made.
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May 19
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Based on results of 2018/19
season, IRTSC give clubs,
geographic CBs and referee
societies an indication of their
potential ticket allocations.
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IRTSC also need to decide if
transition arrangements are
needed and, if so, what those
might be. If potential allocations are so abnormal
or recording results on GMS tile has been poor, IRTSC can review whether to
continue.
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Sep – Nov 19
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Communication campaign
reminding clubs of importance of recording their
15-a-side results on GMS Team Management Tile
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Jan – Mar 20
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Clubs eligible for ticket allocation
due to having U13s and below
identified and those just above
criteria verified.
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May 20
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Ticket allocations for 2020/21 and 2021/22
calculated and used for Autumn Internationals 2020.
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County
Championship Regulations - Council
passed revised regulations for the U20, Senior and Senior Women County Championships
giving delegated authority to a small group to finalise the regulations. One
regulation regarded eligibility for all three competitions and stressed that
CBs (Counties) are responsible for monitoring the eligibility of players
included in County sides. Particularly, with the U20s Jason Leonard Cup where a player
can become ineligible if he plays for a Premiership club in the Premiership
Rugby Shield.
The Regulations
should be finalised and distributed to Counties early in the New Year
A Review of the
County Championships will also be undertaken towards the end of this season.
Competitions Development Sub-Committee will discuss Terms of Reference and membership
of this review group in the New Year.
Competitions Review Meetings – Thank you to those who attended the
initial consultation meeting on 8th Nov at West Park Leeds. The Group, under the chairmanship of Jim
Chapman, has had an initial meeting to consider the views expressed at these
meetings. A report will be produced and distributed to all clubs at level 7
(Yorkshire Div. 1) and below during December. A further round of meetings will
then be held during January.
Activities in November
(Jim Chapman)
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Date
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03
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England v South Africa (Twickenham)
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06
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Competitions Review Consultation (Durham City RFC)
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08
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Competitions Review Consultation (West Park Leeds)
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10
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Meeting with Rob Briers/Steve Grainger (Twickenham)
England v New Zealand
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12
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YRFU Financial AGM (Morley)
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14
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Yorkshire West District Sub-Committee (Old Brodleians)
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15
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Community Game Board (Telephone Conference)
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17
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England v Japan (Twickenham)
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18
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England Women v Canada (Doncaster RFC)
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21
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Competitions Review Meeting (Twickenham)
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22
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Meeting with Paul O’Leary
Meeting with Ben Lowe
Community Game Board – Competitions Priorities
Competitions Development Sub-Committee
Community Game Board (ALL –
Twickenham)
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23
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RFU Council
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24
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Meeting with Council Board Members
England v Australia
England Women v Ireland (Twickenham)
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28
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Area 6 Forum (Headlam Hall)
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Activities in November
(Ted Atkinson)
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Date
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03
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England v South Africa (Twickenham)
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05
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Interview with Radio Leeds
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06
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County Championship Organising Committee (tele-conference)
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10
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Meeting with Rob Briers/Steve Grainger
England v New Zealand (Twickenham)
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14
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Central District (Bramley RUFC)
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15-16
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Education & Age-Grade Sub-Committee (Twickenham)
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17
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England v Japan (Twickenham)
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18
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England Women v Canada Women (Doncaster RFC)
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21
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Player Development Sub-Committee (Twickenham)
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22
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Meeting with Mark Saltmarsh (Twickenham)
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23
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RFU Council Meeting (Twickenham)
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24
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Meeting with Rob Briers
England v Australia (Twickenham)
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28
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Area 6 Forum (Headlam Hall)
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Ted Atkinson & Jim Chapman
November 2018
