Competition

This guidance below is designed to help clubs resume adapted contact training from Wednesday 2 December to give players time to prepare ahead of the permitted return to local friendly fixtures from Friday 18 December

The RFU Council has made the difficult decision to cancel the Adult Competitive Leagues (Level 3 and below for Men, Level 2 and below for Women) for the 2020/21 season.

Steve Grainger, Rugby Development Director at the RFU, provides an update on our continuing plans to get rugby returned

the Community Game Board have taken the decision to pause implementation of any changes to league structures (should these be approved at a future date by RFU Council) to season 2022/23

No organized RFU or non-RFU Leagues including merit tables, adult or age grade competitions will be played before January 2021 at the earliest

The key high level findings from the most recent survey conducted over the summer found there is:

With the exception of clubs impacted by local lockdown restrictions, effective Tuesday 1 September, we have moved to Stage D on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap

Clubs are reminded that the powers around local restrictions lie with their local authorities. We are advised that unless local restrictions specifically mention restrictions on team sports and/or rugby, clubs should follow the NGB guidelines.

The Future Competitions Structure Group (FCS) has today released a Recommendation Paper on the adult male competitions structure