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November 26, 2010
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Dear
Tricia
Welcome
to November's CB newsletter, there are 11 items that I would like to
tell you about:
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Message
from John Steele
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I would like to thank
all those CBs who have hosted question and answer sessions with Martyn
Thomas and myself over the last two months.
So far we have been to Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset & Wilts, Yorkshire,
Bucks, Eastern Counties, Hertfordshire and have Essex (December 6) and
Surrey (December 9) to come before Christmas.
These visits are invaluable to us in meeting volunteers and getting to the
heart of issues that matter to the game. Please pass on our thanks to all
involved.
We are keen that these sessions should not just be a ‘talking shop’ so we
will follow up with the relevant people on specific questions asked during
the evenings.
Diaries for everyone are presenting a challenge but the roadshows will
continue next year, and I look forward to visiting more CB’s and clubs
then.
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President’s
XV Awards
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The 2011 President’s XV Awards, supported by QBE, are now
open. There are 15 categories you can nominate your club for,
from recruiting more volunteers, to fundraising or improving your
facilities. The winners receive £500 prize money for their club, with two
highly commended projects in each category also receiving £100 prize money.
If you know an outstanding team of rugby volunteers, complete the online
nomination form at www.rfu.com/presidentxv by February 1.
Download the President's XV
Award 2011 flyer here
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National
Under 17 Competition registration deadline
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The National Under 17s Competition starts on March 6, 2011 with each
CB nominating clubs to represent them in the divisional stages soon.
It is essential all players taking part are registered with their club on
RugbyFirst prior to December 31,
2010, so please ensure you remind all of your clubs to
ensure their squad is registered before it’s too late. Anyone registered
after this date is not permitted to play in the competition. The
dates for the competition are as below:
Divisional Stages
Quarter Finals March 6, 2011
Semi Finals March 20, 2011
Finals April 3, 2011
National Stages
Semi Finals April 17, 2011
Finals May 1st, 2011
For further information on financial support for travel and other matters
relating to the competition please click on the following link for
the RFU Regulations 16
Appendix.
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Law
variations in women's matches
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In recent weeks, a number of clubs have informed us that referees
have been applying incorrect Laws to their Women’s’ matches. This is by no
means widespread; however, referee societies have been asked to remind
their referees of the appropriate Law variations. The following link
to download the RFUW Law Card 2010-11 may prove useful.
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Constituent
Body Conference 2010
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The Constituent Conference
Report 2010 has been mailed to CBs and clubs in the November
edition of Touchline and provided electronically to all delegates. We trust
you will find it an interesting read and reflective of some of the
experiences and insights from clubs already living the One New Team goal.
Feedback about how CBs are helping their clubs gain ‘One New Team’ is most welcome.
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E-CRB
Applications
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The RFU Safeguarding Team is pleased to report that there has been a
significant uptake in clubs applying for CRB checks on the new fully online
system. In the first six weeks of operation 25% of applications came in
through the new system. During that period the Criminal Records Bureau
reported that paper applications took them 21 days on average to be
processed whereas the online ones took 7 days on average. Several club
applications have been turned around in 48 hours using the new
system. “The new CRB e-application system is fantastic,” said Alan
Roberts of Old Cryptians RFC. “We have now completed three CRB checks
all done in less than a week; I can take my laptop to the rugby club and do
multiple checks at one time making it a lot easier to do. It is a vast
improvement on the old system. Well done to you and your team.”
For more information or to get set up on the new system contact Chris
Rawlings on chrisrawlings@rfu.com or 0208 831 7454.
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JustGiving
for Sports Clubs who are CASC registered
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The JustGiving for Sports Clubs scheme enables CASCs to raise money
through the JustGiving website without having to pay the monthly
subscription fee (worth £180 per year). This helps clubs raise money online
and makes it easier for them to take advantage of Gift Aid on donations.
More information about the scheme and details on how to register can be
found at the JustGiving website www.justgiving.com/sportsclubs. Please read the case summary
based on how Farnham RUFC has made use of JustGiving over the five months,
raising over £23,000 (including £4,000 of Gift Aid).
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RFU
loan and grants available for level 3 and 4 clubs
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Clubs at level 3 and 4 can apply for grants of up to £5,000 for
capital projects. The grants need to be matched on a pound for pound basis.
If clubs are interested in applying then please make contact with your RFU
Regional Funding and Facilities Manager in the first instance to discuss
the project in more detail. The RFU also have a loan scheme that is
available to clubs in level 3 and 4 which has the ability to make loans up
to £100,000 to clubs for capital projects. Currently the loan scheme is
interest bearing with the interest level set at the Bank of England base
rate plus 1%, capped at a maximum of 5%. Again if clubs are interested in
applying to this scheme then please make contact with your Regional Funding
and Facilities Manager in the first instance to discuss the project and the
process for application.
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Rugby Football Foundation
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The
Rugby Football Foundation is still open for applications for clubs at level
5 and below. Again, there are two schemes that are available: the
groundmatch grant scheme which will match grants on a pound for
pound basis up to £5,000, and a scheme of interest free loans up to
£100,000.
For more information please visit www.rfu.com/microsites/rff and contact your Regional
Funding and Facilities Manager for further information. (See contact
details listed above)
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16-24?
Your Game, Your Voice, Get it Heard
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The RFU National Youth Council (NYC) is a group of ten 16 -24 year
olds from around the country, involved in all aspects of the game, working
to bring the views of young people to the attention of the Rugby Football
Union. To kick start this, they have just launched a nationwide youth
survey to find out what it is like to be involved in rugby union right
now. Whatever their role, young people have an opinion and we want to
hear it. Please forward the survey to your youth members:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rfuyouthsurvey Closes on Christmas Day.
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Share
some Christmas spirit with the RFU Injured Players Foundation
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What better way can there be to give back to the game this festive
season than to buy the IPF's charity Christmas cards? There is a large
selection of many different styles available and 15p from each card sold
will go directly to the Foundation which supports people who sustain a catastrophic
injury (CI) whilst playing rugby. Available to order online, simply go to www.rfuipf.org.uk
to browse and order online in plenty of time for the last posting dates.
You will be asked to sign in to access a full range of customisable cards
and calendars so that you can choose your own image and greeting to spread
your personal seasonal message.
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If you have any 'hot
topics', queries or feedback about this communication, please contact me.
Kind regards
Carole
Carole Thelwall-Jones
Volunteer Manager
Email: carolethelwall-jones@rfu.com
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