W E L S H R U G B Y U N I O N - R U G B Y P A T H WA Y
UNDER 10’S – 10-A-SIDE RUGBY
AGE:
Under 10 as on the 1st September at the start of the season.
TEAM SIZE:
10 players: 5 forwards maximum - 3:2 formation 5 backs maximum. The WRU requires that both teams shall field the same number of players throughout the game.
PERIODS OF PLAY:
2 halves each of up to 15 minutes playing time – no extra time.
PLAYING AREA:
60m (L) x 40m (W) maximum.
45m (L) x 30m (W) minimum.
BALL SIZE:
Size 3.
COACH QUALIFICATION:
WRU Level 1 Coach Award recommended.
REFEREE QUALIFICATION:
WRU Level 1 Referees’Award.
GAMES, MATCHES, COMPETITIONS, FESTIVALS:
No Inter Club / Inter School Leagues. Where teams have entered Festivals/Tournaments (which start and finish on the same day) it is recommended that each game should not exceed 7 minutes (maximum) each half.
IRB Under 19 Laws apply apart from:
SCRUMS:
A non-contested scrummage will be awarded at all times; i.e. no contest for the ball; the team putting in the ball must win it; neither team is permitted to push.
Both scrummages must be of the same formation.
10 a side: 5 forwards (maximum) 3:2 formation. A player who is a member of a scrum cannot pick up a ball from a scrum.
Penalty: penalty kick.
SCRUM HALF:
The Offside line for the scrum half at a scrum is the mid line of the
scrummage. The scrum half must not follow his opposite number round the scrum until the ball is out
Penalty: penalty kick.
LINEOUT:
Both teams must have the same number in the lineout.
10-a-Side: 5 forwards: 4 players from each side (maximum) in the lineout–i.e. all forwards must be involved in the lineout.
Rule 2:–The jumper s must attempt to win the ball unaided. On landing players may bind around the jumper.
Penalty: penalty kick 15m in from touch.
KICKING:
Within a players own 22m area, normal laws apply to kicking the ball out of hand and on the ground in general play , free kicks and penalty kicks. In all other areas of the field (outside a players own 22mm area) kicking the ball out of the hand or on the ground in general play is not allowed. All penalty kicks and free kicks in areas of the field outside a players own 22m area are to be taken as free kicks.
Penalty: free kick.
PENALTY:
All penalties are free kicks – the ball must be propelled from the hands.
HAND OFF/ FEND OFF:
A player must not hand off/fend off an opponent in any way to the head, face, neck or any other part of the body.
Penalty: penalty kick:
Definition: A hand off/fend off is: “Any movement of the hand or arm to ward off an opponent.
METHOD OF SCORING:
Tries and conversions only
Notes:–
(i) If goal posts are available on the mini-pitch, conversions are to be taken as normal.
(ii) If goal posts are available only on the full size pitch, conversions are to be taken in front of the goal post.
After a try the referee must allow all players to get back to their respective sides before the restart.
Swinging a player around by his jersey is dangerous and must be penalised with a penalty.
If a player is sent off then he will be replaced by an appropriate substitute. If there is no substitute available then that team will be disadvantaged.
The non-offending team does not lose a player.
