COMPETITION MANAGEMENT/COMPLIANCE
COMPETITION MANAGEMENT/COMPLIANCE
EXPLANATION
Requests for venue alterations or start times must be made using the online Match Change Request form. The request must be submitted by the Club Captain or Operations delegate of the club requesting the alteration and contain evidence of agreement from the opposition team.
The request must be received at least 10 days prior to the fixture due to be played.
Any request for a referee within 10 days of the game being played may result in a fee, of up to $50 payable to the Otago Rugby Referees Association, no guarantee of a referee being found is provided.
Defaulting teams must notify with 'good reason' the opposition club captain/club operations contact and the ORFU by 12 noon on the day before the match. Notification must be submitted using the online Default notification form
EXPLANATION
Don't have 15 players? Don't have replacement front rowers? Game On means Club and School rugby still kicks off. Game On is used in all Senior Club and Secondary School rugby (other than those designated as Premier). Matches can be anywhere between 40 and 80 minutes, rolling subs apply, games are still for competition points, teams can be between 10 to 15 players, and scrums can be uncontested if teams don't have 3 front-rowers .
Premier grades: Men, Women Premier 1, Colts Division 1 in Metro, Central and Southern Region and Secondary Schoolboys 1st XV
Non Premier grades: Premier Development Men and Women, Open grade, Championship Colts and Secondary school grades below 1st XV boys
OTAGO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Gate J, Level 2a, 130 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin 9016
Postal: PO Box 691, Dunedin 9054
(03) 477-0928
orfu@orfu.co.nz