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Festival Sponsors : Bateman's Bresatwery
Entries are invited for tournaments as follows: (timings approximate at this stage)
Saturday May 1st 12 noon - 6 pm Open Cup and Open Bowl
12 noon - 4 pm Women’s Tournament
Sunday May 2nd 11 am - 4 pm Junior (Under 16)
11 am - 5 pm Youth (Under 17)
11 am - 5 pm Colts (Under 19)
The closing date for receipt of entries is Saturday April 17th 2010.
Any entries received after this date will only be accepted at the discretion of the organisers.
Please take careful note of the following financial arrangements which are tighter than in previous seasons.
All entries (including any late entries at the discretion of the organisers) must be accompanied by a cheque (or cash) to cover the total amounts as given in the table below. No entry will be accepted otherwise. Cash will only be accepted if
delivered by hand. Note that, for entries received by Saturday March 27th 2010, the fee and deposit will be reduced. (Please note withdrawal conditions overleaf).
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OPEN CUP |
BOWL |
WOMEN |
COLTS |
YOUTH |
JUNIORS |
Deposit |
£75 (£50) |
£50 (£30) |
£50 (£30 ) |
£30 (£20) |
£30 (£20) |
£30 (£20) |
Fee |
£75 (£50) |
£50 (£30 ) |
£50 (£30) |
£30 (£20) |
£30 (£20) |
£30 (£20) |
Total |
£150 (£100) |
£100(£60) |
£100(£60) |
£60(£40) |
£60(£40) |
£60(£40) |
The fee is to cover the costs of organising and running the Festival, plus, for the Open Cup, Bowl and Women's Tournaments, a contribution to the Prize Money. Deposits will be returned on the day, provided the team registers on time and plays all their matches as per programme. For Colts, Youth and Juniors, fees include a contribution to a Prize Draw for a kit voucher. All teams which fully complete their matches will be entered into this draw.
Any team withdrawing at any time after their entry is received will forfeit their deposit. Any team withdrawing after Tuesday 27th April 2010 will forfeit their deposit and their fee. So you are strongly advised to check availability of players and commitments of your team before sending in your entry
All information given here is provisional on numbers of entries.
The normal minimum required initial entry for each tournament is 8 teams. If, following the closing date, there are any problems in this respect, the organisers will contact the teams entered with any proposals for changes in the arrangements.
The premier tournament will be the OPEN CUP for the Hardisty Perpetual Challenge Trophy. For this tournament, all men’s teams are welcome, whether from clubs, universities and colleges, halls or “invitation” sides. (But please note the important point below re insurance) .
The OPEN BOWL tournament will be open to bona fide club teams (At RFU level 6 and below), and invitation teams at the discretion of the organisers.
The WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT will be open to all women’s teams. (But please note the important point below re insurance)
For the COLTS, YOUTH and JUNIORS Tournaments, all entries must be from bona fide club, school or college teams. These tournaments are for players Under 19, Under 17 and Under 16 respectively on 31.08.09.
Cheques must be made payable to Loughborough RFC (Sevens): Please pay one cheque covering the total amount as overleaf for each team. The deposit will be paid back on the day after all conditions have been met.
All teams entered must be suitably covered by insurance:
Teams under the name of an RFU-affiliated club, school, college or university, Must ensure that they are covered by the compulsory RFU insurance.
“Invitation” teams are not likely to be so covered: in this case, the options are:
(i) Where a team is from two or more affiliated clubs etc. combined, to get one of those clubs to agree to sponsor the team so that it is then officially a team from that club.
(ii) go to www.rfu.com/virtualadviser : Click on "Insurance" then "Club Administrators" then "RFU Arranged Cover". In "One-off Match Cover", click on "Request for Single Match/Tournament Insurance" ; follow instructions on official form.
Any team that turns up without the Insurance cover will not be allowed to take part.
A cheque must accompany entries, on the form enclosed, and forwarded to myself:
David BLISS (Hon Sevens Sec., LRFC)
8 Cleveland Road, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 2SP.
If you have any queries, you can telephone me on 07714 190048 or email davebliss17@hotmail.com
Further details and information will be sent to those entered immediately after the closing date for entries.
The Sevens Committee is dedicated to provide a festival of Rugby in the spirit of the game, and looks forward to receiving your prompt entries.
Yours in sport,
David BLISS, Hon. Sevens Sec., LRFC. 07714 190048.
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