Under 8’s
Under 8’s Coaches 2011-12 season
We welcome all players of all abilities to our club
All players are welcome to come and play rugby with us.
Has Saracens RFC mascot 'Sarrie' met his match?
Please feel free to contact Andy Nash on
or andy-nash@hotmail.co.uk
Alternatively come down to the club on Sunday mornings at 10.00am and give it a go!!
(please be on the field at 9.55am ready to start promptly at 10am)
Training times:
Sunday 10am – 12pm
Pinner rugby Club
Shaftesbury Playing Fields,
Grimsdyke Rd,
Pinner,
Middlesex
HA5 4PW (Link)
Andy Nash andy-nash@hotmail.co.uk
Richard Evans: richardevansgb@yahoo.co.uk
As a club we have introduced the RFC Proficiency Tag Awards
The under 8s will be able to gain RFU Certificates for the Tag Rugby Award during our training sessions
below are a number of images of us having fun, playing rugby during training sessions, at festivals, on tour and a heap of other things, enjoy
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- chillin’ @ Saracens
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- No the ball went that way
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- now that was fun, playing on the Saracens pitch
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- Coach Andy with his ‘new’ friend
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- the chase is on
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- do you want to use my gumshield?
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- focus, focus, focus
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- Sunday morning training
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- Bognor player of the Tour gets stage one of his trophy!
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- playing a game @ Vicarage Road home of Saracens RFC
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- mud, mud, glorious mud
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- preparing for the game in front of 5000 spectators
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- playing in front of 5000 fans – no sweat
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- Bognor Tour take to the beach
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- taking a breather during training
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- coaches on tour – silly men
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- coach Richard offering advice
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- if I go right and you go left
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- Has Saracens RFC mascot ‘Sarrie’ met his match?
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- Sarrie popped down to see us, great
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- now that’s cheating
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- not scarecrows, a defensive line
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- that sweet was off!
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- Oh go on, share the joke
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- we were keen to get on the pitch
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- Pinner RFC pull together @ Pinner Show tug of war
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- coming off the pitch @ Saracens RFC v Newcastle Falcons
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- coach Andy leads the way
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- player of the week
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- we know, the trophy is the same height as us!
For the RFU U7/U8 Continuum Regulations (PDF)(90Kb)
- Play games with small numbers, no more than seven players and not less than five players.
- Match squads of 10.
- Mini Tag Rugby.
- Size 3 rugby ball.
- Maximum pitch size is 40 metres x 30 metres, plus 2 metres for each in-goal area.
- 10 minutes each way – Game no longer than 20 minutes.
- Passes may be sideways or backwards through the air.
- Free pass restart, opponents 7 metres away on line parallel to goal line.
- No scrum.
- No lineout.
- No kicking.
- A tackle – a ‘tag’ – is made by removal of one of the two tags from the ball carriers belt.
- The tagged player must pass the ball to a team mate.
- The tagger must stop running and wait for the tagged player to reclaim their tag before re-joining the game.
- No hand offs, fend offs or barging.
- Under 7s and under 8s may play together, utilising the Mini Tag format.
- No under 7 or under 8 child may play with under 9 children or above in any circumstances.
- Under 7 players must be limited to playing in not more than 12 fixtures and 3 festivals / tournaments per season.
- Mouthguards, shin pads are mandatory.
- Checking of studs at regular intervals.
- On match days, a coaching session lasting no longer than 60 minutes with the addition of no more than 20 minutes devoted to match play against outside opposition is mandatory.
- All matches must be used as an extension of the coaching session, with the emphasis being on the quality of performance rather than the result.
