Message from the Chair of Rugby

Hi All,

From 1st September we can move to Stage D!

The RFU have confirmed that clubs will be able to start limited and restricted contact rugby training and organise inter-club non-contact fixtures from 1st September. This follows the reintroduction of intra-club non-contact activity at the beginning of August (stage C).

The reintroduction of limited contact training has been approved by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (‘DCMS’) and moves The Return to Community Rugby Roadmap from Stage C to Stage D.

The reinstatement of some contact activity is important to ensure players can continue to practice core skills and are able to start preparing and conditioning themselves appropriately as the game starts to return to normality with regular training and matches.

Varied training conditions will allow the return of tackling, lineouts and rucks, but mauls, scrums, opposed lineouts or upright tackles are still not permissible as the transmission exposure risk remains high. Contact training sessions have to be carried out in small groups of no more than six players with a maximum of 15 minutes allowed for all contact training activities within each training session  (75 minutes being the total maximum time for each session).

We look forward to seeing you back training at Carrington over the coming weeks.

Paul Kelly

Chairman of Rugby

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