MAY-DAY WEEKEND MINI- RUGBY FESTIVAL 2016 RUGBY FESTIVAL

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1 MALONE U12 U11 MAY-DAY WEEKEND MINI- RUGBY FESTIVAL MAY-DAY Saturday WEEKEND 30th April MINI- RUGBY FESTIVAL 2016 SATUURDAY 30 TH APRIL 2016 MALONE MINI RUGBY (BELFAST) CLUB ARE HOLDING A 4-NATIONS FESTIVAL FOR P7 KIDS (children eligible to play in this tournament will born between August 2004 / July 2005) WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOUR TEAM TO TAKE PART IN THIS FANTASTIC FESTIVAL OF MINI-RUGBY ONLY 50 PER TEAM (MAX. 16 TEAMS) This payment will cover cost of participation, lunch and a medal

2 INAUGRAL MALONE MINI-RUGBY 4-NATIONS FESTIVAL ADVANCE EVENT BRIEFING This document is intended to give Coaches and Parents a preliminary update on the Event to allow everyone to make the necessary arrangements that will help to make this an enjoyable, memorable experience for all involved. OVERVIEW The 2016 Malone Mini-Rugby Festival, will see 16 squads of P7s (born between August 2004 and July 2005) from all over UK and Ireland. The whole purpose of this event is to give the children in attendance a memorable experience while playing against teams from all four home nations. Time Activity Saturday 30 th April :00-11:30 Teams arrive 12:00 Coaches briefing 12:30 Matches Commence 2:30 Break for lunch and group harmonization 3:00 Rugby commence 5:30 Matches end 6:30 Presentations 7:00 Event BBQ

3 At Malone 4 nations tournament we hope to have a team representing England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland in each group so the festival will take place in the following format. Ireland 1 vs Wales 1 England 1 vs Scotland 1 Ireland 1 vs Scotland 1 Pitch 1 Wales 1 vs England 1 Ireland 1 vs England 1 Wales 1 vs Scotland 1 Ireland 2 vs Wales 2 England 2 vs Scotland 2 Ireland 2 vs Scotland 2 Pitch 2 Wales 2 vs England 2 Ireland 2 vs England 2 Wales 2 vs Scotland 2 Ireland 3 vs Wales 3 England 3 vs Scotland 3 Ireland 3 vs Scotland 3 Pitch 3 Wales 3 vs England 3 Ireland 3 vs England 3 Wales 3 vs Scotland 3 Ireland 4 vs Wales 4 England 4 vs Scotland 4 Ireland 4 vs Scotland 4 Pitch 4 Wales 4 vs England 4 Ireland 4 vs England 4 Wales 4 vs Scotland 4

4 Harmonization Process Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Each group will have a representative from Malone who will co-ordinate match results and teams ability and size. This will be taken into consideration when the groups are decided for the second period of play so that the second group matches will be competitive balanced games. Pitch 3 Pitch 4

5 Match Rules age group (s) Ball size 4 Time per match Minimum time per half No. of players per term 10 No. of forwards 5 No. of backs 5 Tackle height Hand off Time allowed for rucks and maul No. of players per team allowed in rucks and mauls Kicking in play Method of scoring Line out Scrum Start / restart match Under 12s 8 minutes per half 2 minutes Waist Below shoulder 5 seconds use it or lose it rule It is illegal to collapse a maul 5 Defence zone only Try 5 players (inc thrower) 5 players Strike & 1 step allowed Drop kick from half way line All players, coaches, parents and spectators should adhere to the code of conduct, as outlined by the IRFU. See website below: hhtp:/ by_2012_to_2015.pdf

6 Travel tips- How to get here and places to stay in Belfast Belfast city Airport: Flybe- Aberdeen Birmingham Cardiff East Midlands Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Inverness Leeds/Bradford Liverpool London City Manchester Newcastle Newquay (via Birmingham) Southampton LinksAir- Doncaster and Sheffield British Airways- London Heathrow Citywing- Isle of Man Gloucester (via IoM) Belfast international: Easy jet Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow Jersey,, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Nice, Ferries: Cairnryan to Belfast Liverpool to Belfast Holyhead to Dublin

7 Hotels in Belfast: Malmaison Belfast Fitzwilliam hotel Belfast Hilton belfast Ramada Encore Premier Inn DaysHotel Belfast City Centre Hotel ibis Belfast city centre Benedicts Park Inn by Radisson Belfast Jurys Inn RADISSOn BLU Wellington Park hotel Holiday inn Belfast Balmoral hotel The merchant Ramada Plaza Madisons hotel Hotel ETAP Belfast La mon hotel and country club Park Avenue Hotel B and b s in Belfast Maranatha house Cherryville B and B Ravenhill guest house

8 Queries If you have any queries, please don t hesitate to contact me on malonefestivalu12@yahoo.co.uk or This is shaping up to be a memorable event and we would like to say a big Thank You to all of the club, coaches and administrators who have shown such great interest in the event and who have worked with us to ensure that the young players will leave with a smile on their faces. With regards, Gary Hayes (event co-ordinator)