Festival Entry is Free and is open to all local schools
Location, Dates and Timings
Please arrive before 12:30 so that matches can start.
Finishing at 15:00, medals, photos & wrapping up
Barnet Elizabethans RFC, Byng Rd, Barnet EN5 4NS
Parking is available & free
Parents are welcome to be onsite; there will be tea and coffee available.
Format & Match Rules
Teams can be maximum of 10 players
Matches will be 7v7 and of 7 minute duration, rolling subs are allowed
Passing
The ball may only be passed sideways or backwards (not forwards)
Free Passes & restarts
At a free pass, the opposition must be 7 metres back from the mark.
A free pass is awarded….
To start the match (for safety reasons, no player may run until this pass is made)
From the side of the pitch when the ball or ball carrier goes out of play.
For all infringements
The Tag
Only the ball carrier can be tagged. The ball carrier can run and dodge potential taggers but cannot fend them off using their hands or the ball and cannot guard or shield their tags in any way.
If a player does not have two tags on their belt, one on each hip, they will be penalised if they become a ball carrier or if they tag an opponent and a free pass will be awarded
ACTIONS BY THE BALL CARRIER:
When the ball carrier is tagged the ball must be passed within 3 seconds. The ball carrier must attempt to stop within approximately 3 strides, the ball can be passed in the act of stopping.
After a ball carrier has been tagged and they have passed the ball, that player must go to the tagger, retrieve their tag and place it back on their belt before re-joining play. If the player continues to play and influences the game without collecting their tag, a free pass is awarded
Player is allowed one step to score a try after being tagged.
ACTIONS BY THE TAGGER
When a tag is made, tagger must stop running, must hold tag above their head and must shout, “Tag”.
The tagger must move back towards their goal line to allow room for the ball to be passed.
Once the ball has been passed, the tagger must hand the tag back to the player and cannot re-join the match until this has been done.
Offside
Offside only occurs at the time of the tag, where the offside line is through the centre of the ball. When a tag is made, all players from the tagger’s team must attempt to retire towards their own goal line. If a player, in an offside position, intercepts, prevents or slows down a pass from the tagged player to a team mate, a free pass will be awarded to the non-offending team
Infringements: The following are not permitted:
Tackling or contact: The only contact allowed between the two teams is the removal of a tag from the ball carrier. Any other type of contact on the ball carrier, such as shirt pulling, running in front of or barging the ball carrier, forcing the ball carrier into touch, etc. must be penalised with a free pass.
Kicking the ball of any kind
Hand off or fend off (Hand Off, the placing of an open palmed hand against an opponent. Fend off is an outstretched arm by the ball carrier towards an opponent to discourage from making a tag)
The ball carrier or potential tagger must not deliberately make contact with an opponent. No Barging!
The ball must not be pulled from the ball carrier’s grasp
Any acts of foul play.
6 Tag Turnover
Teams can select to have an additional rule of 6 tag turnover, this can be suitable option for stronger teams.
After 6 tags are taken, play is stopped and the ball is turned of to the opposition.