Wellingborough R.F.C.

Approach
Children (both boys and girls) in Year 4 at School can join. We will provide a fun, safe, environment to introduce your youngster to the world of rugby. We encourage a player-centred approach to training and playing

Training Details

Training will start at 10.00 and will finish at 11.15.

For Matches the meet time will be 9.30 and may last slightly over an hour depending on the number of players each side has and therefore the number of games.

Under 9 Rugby

The key elements of the Under 9s Rules of Play are:

Team numbers: a maximum of 7-a-side
Maximum pitch size: 60 metres x 30 metres
Ball Size: 3
Maximum minutes each half: 15
Scoring: Players permitted to go to ground to score tries
First season of tackling
No kicking, rucks, mauls, scrums or lineouts

Link to full Rules of Play for Under 9 Rugby can be found here

Player Membership

New players can just turn up and join in the first couple of sessions for free. Alll playing membership is completed online through this website (click on the membership tab on the main page). Players are also asked to wear club short and socks which can be purchased through our online club shop or through our shop in the clubhouse which is open on a Sunday pre and post training/friendly matches.

Equipment

Mouth guards - The RFU strongly recommends that mouth guards (also referred to as gum shields) are worn for any contact rugby activity (both training and matches). The use of mouthguards can help to protect the teeth and face.

Body Armour - Wearing a body armour should be the personal choice of the player and/or parent. Shoulder pads (also referred to as body armour) can help to reduce the impact of a tackle, by absorbing and dispersing the force. They do not increase the power of the tackler in any way. Headguards (sometimes referred to as scrum caps) can help to protect the head from cuts and abrasions, and protect the ears.

Parents & Guardians

Remain responsible for their children at training/matches and need to stay, especially if their children are Under 12 years of age.

We empathise with those who have to spread themselves between pitches but please do ask another parent for help if you need to run into clubhouse or across to another pitch, so we know where you are etc.