COMPETITION RULES

1.     FOREWORD

2.     COMPETITION FORMAT

3.     ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

4.     PLAYER ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY

 5      GROUND AND HOSTING REQUIREMENTS

6      DISPENSATIONS

7.     TEAM & PLAYER NUMBERS

8.     GAME ON

9.     CHANGE OF FIXTURE

10.   DEFAULTS

11.   TEAM SHEETS

12.   SERIOUS INJURY REPORTING

13. COMPETITION POINTS, COMPETITION TABLES & DETERMINING WINNERS IN PLAYOFF AND FINALS MATCHES

14.   DISCIPLINARY PROCESS

15. COMPETITION RULES BREACH PROCESS

16. MISCELLANEOUS COMPETITION RULES

       16.1      REFEREE MATCH REPORTS

       16.2      REFEREE INSPECTION

       16.3      ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE

       16.4      MATCH BALLS

       16.5      CLASH OF JERSEY COLOUR

       16.6      BLUE CARD CONCUSSION

       16.7      NIGHT GAMES

       16.8      LIGHTNING SAFETY

       16.9      ABSENCE OF REFEREE

       16.10    HAKA PROTOCOL

17. APPENDICES

1. FOREWORD

This competition rule book incorporates the various competition rules and handbooks from the all of the Baywide and sub union hand books that have existed in previous years.  It standardises the way in which all of the competitions within the Bay of Plenty rugby region are administered and creates a one stop shop for all of those involved with either participating or administering those competitions.

World Rugby provides the laws by which the game is played. 

New Zealand Rugby provides the national framework for which the game is played, including the provision of the domestic safety law variations to the law book, the policies that guide the age for which participants can play age grade rugby, the dispensations policy and the disciplinary process.

Bay of Plenty Rugby provides the framework on how the law book and domestic safety law variations are implemented as well as the mechanisms for matters such as participant eligibility, registration, dispensations, venue and event management, match day protocols, disciplinary, appeals, competitions rules.

The various competition committees design the competition formats, dispensation criteria, points tables, semi-finals and finals determination.​​​​​​​

2. COMPETITION FORMAT

The format for any competition is determined by the committee responsible for the administration of that competition.  Those committees and their competitions include:

2.1:     Senior Club Working Group: Any Baywide Competition for example: Baywide Senior Mens, Baywide Senior Womens, Baywide U21/85s.   Appendix “1”.

2.2:     Western Bay of Plenty Rugby Sub Union: Western Bay Senior Local, Senior Reserves and Junior Competitions. Appendix “2”.

2.3:     Central Bay of Plenty Rugby Sub Union: Central Bay Senior Local, Senior Reserves and Junior Competitions. Appendix “3”.

2.4:     Eastern Bay of Plenty Rugby Sub Union: Eastern Bay Senior Local, Senior Reserves and Junior Competitions. Appendix “4”.

2.5:     Bay of Plenty Rugby Secondary Schools: Secondary Schools Competitions. Appendix “5”.

2.6:     Bay of Plenty Primary Schools Rugby Football Union: Tai Mitchell Competition. Appendix “6”.