Age Grade Rugby

PLEASE NOTE: 17 year old players who received dispensation to play adult rugby last season DO NOT need to reapply this season

Application 

All applications should be submitted by a qualified* coach via SCRUMS by clicking on ‘Age Banding’ on the left panel. A user guide can be found at the top of the application page on SCRUMS.

*to submit an age banding application, a coach must be registered as a coach in SCRUMS and have completed the Aspiring Coaching Programme, or equivalent UKCC – Level 2 course, and have completed Rugby Right for the current season.

Tackle Assessment

Guidelines on the tackle assessment can be found HERE.

Tackle Assessment Activity 1

Tackle Assessment Activity 2

Safeguarding Guidance

Please see the following safeguarding guidance for 17 year olds playing into adult rugby HERE.

Application 

All applications should be submitted by a qualified* coach via SCRUMS by clicking on ‘Age Banding’ on the left panel. A user guide can be found at the top of the application page on SCRUMS.

*to submit an age banding application, a coach must be registered as a coach in SCRUMS and have completed the Aspiring Coaching Programme, or equivalent UKCC – Level 2 course, and have completed Rugby Right for the current season.

Tackle Assessment

Guidelines on the tackle assessment can be found HERE.

Tackle Assessment Activity 1

Tackle Assessment Activity 2

Physical Maturity Assessment Dates

Assessment dates and locations to be published shortly.

Application 

All applications should be submitted by a qualified* coach via SCRUMS by clicking on ‘Age Banding’ on the left panel. A user guide can be found at the top of the application page on SCRUMS.

*to submit an age banding application, a coach must be registered as a coach in SCRUMS and have completed the Aspiring Coaching Programme, or equivalent UKCC – Level 2 course, and have completed Rugby Right for the current season.

Height and Weight Trigger Values

Physical Maturity Assessment Dates

Assessment dates and locations to be published shortly.

A number of FAQs around Age Banding can be found HERE.

If you have any further questions, please contact age.banding@sru.org.uk

The Girls Age Banding Policy can be viewed HERE.

The Boys Age Banding Policy can be viewed HERE.

Although the youth and schools game is played in Age Grades (based on player age at the start of the season, 1st September), it is recognised that schools, and many clubs, choose to group players in school year groups (1st March cut off for most schools).

2 Year Age-Banding

Current practice is for girl’s rugby to be played within a 2-year age band as this minimises physical and maturational disparities and allows player development in the safest possible environment.

Current Age Bands for female players are: U12; U14; U16 and U18. Players can currently move up to the next age band when they reach the age lower qualifying age (e.g. a player may play U16 rugby providing they are 14 years old on the day of the match).

U12 Rugby

Girls are permitted to participate in U12 rugby if they meet the criteria below:

• are born on or after 1st September 2012 AND;
• are at least 10 years old on the day of the match

U14 Rugby

Girls are permitted to participate in U14 rugby if they meet the criteria below:

• are born on or after 1st September 2010 AND;
• are at least 12 years old on the day of the match

U16 Rugby

Girls are permitted to participate in U16 rugby if they meet the criteria below:

• are born on or after 1st September 2008 AND;
• are at least 14 years old on the day of the match

U18 Rugby

Girls are permitted to participate in U18 rugby if they meet the criteria below:

• are born on or after 1st September 2006 AND;
• are at least 16 years old on the day of the match

On turning 18 years old, girls may elect to participate in adult rugby and/or remain within U18 rugby for the remainder of the season.