Touch Rugby National Championships Round 2 2023-24

DATE Saturday 23rd March 2024

LOCATION Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham, NG7 2TG

PLAYING SURFACE All games will be played on grass surfaces.

PARKING Parking at the venue, Riverside, is free for all users. Coaches can remain onsite All vehicles must park in the purple highlighted carpark. Only event control and emergency vehicles will be allowed beyond the barrier located at the red line.

FURTHER TRAVEL LINKS For additional information on travel to or from the venue, please visit the University of Nottingham website.

WEATHER, CLOTHING & KIT Weather Please attend the event with the appropriate items of kit that you will need to stay warm and dry throughout the day. All players are permitted to wear any clothing item underneath their playing shirt, that keeps them warm, provided there are no rigid elements to it and it does not cover the shirt number. Kit & Playing Attires Please see Rule 4 of the FIT 5th Edition Playing Rules here for a full breakdown of permitted attire. No jewellery must be worn and it is strongly advised that watches are not worn either. If a participant desperately wishes to wear a watch, this must be covered by a soft wristband, sweatband or medical tape. Boots with screw-in studs are not permitted. 6 2023-24 University Touch Championships Event Guide

CHANGING FACILITIES Full changing facilities, toilets and showers are available at the grounds. Note that all items are left at the owner's risk. Allocation of Changing Rooms will be released at a later date.

EVENT CONTROL Event Control will be located in the main pavilion as shown on the site map. The event briefing will happen here.

MEDICAL SUPPORT Medical support will be located in the main pavilion physio room as shown on the site map. As part of our commitment to quality and making the day a competitive but safe event, we have secured expert physio, sports therapy and first aid cover for the duration of the event and the season. Please note that there will be a £5.00 charge for taping (free if you supply your own). In the case of needing medical assistance during a game, please notify your nearest events assistant or attend event control.

WATER REFILL Water refill is available in all changing rooms and externally on the pavilion building.

FOOD & DRINK Full food and beverage options may be available at the event, this has not yet been confirmed. We would recommend bringing lunch and after event meals. But further light snacks, tea/coffee may also be available. This will be confirmed shortly.

REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL TIME 08:30 Teams are required to arrive and Register. The team sheet must be completed with player shirt numbers.

CAPTAIN’S BRIEFING TIME 09:00 Team Captains are required to attend Event Control for a briefing at this time.

FIRST GAME KICK OFF TIME 09:30

LAST GAME KICK OFF TIME 16:30

PRESENTATION CEREMONY 21:30 - 22:30 Presentations will take place as part of the End of Season Awards Ceremony on Saturday Evening.

Nominating MVPs After each game, team captains will be asked to nominate a female and male player from the opposition. These will be tallied up through the course of the event with the most nominated players receiving an award. This is part of the community we create in Touch Rugby and we think it is very important that this is celebrated.

EVENT CLOSING TIME The event will be closing at 18:00 and the venue will be closed at 18:30.

TEAMSHEETS

Players must be added to teams on the BUCS Play system by 5pm on Tuesday 24th October. These players are then checked against the ETA Membership Database to ensure they have a valid ETA Membership. (Instructions on how to obtain membership are in the Season Info Pack.) Club Captains with be notified of any players not with a membership before the event, it is then their responsibility to sort. Fielding a player without a valid membership may result in a penalty or disqualification. England Touch will then release digital playing teamsheets via this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mCV998VpJfyKzXBYaov6dP39H84-jcMz2TYNKA5f-9Y/edit ?usp=sharing Team Captains must ensure that each player’s shirt number is filled out before their first game on the event day. This is used to track scoring and MVP records.

SCHEDULE & FORMAT https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AC1WvkjfJIEkEozqV4SOZs_wB5G2SnCMYZv5aQXiX6M/e dit?usp=sharing

- The Top 16 Teams are split into 4 Pools of 4 Teams

- Teams will play all teams in their Pool during the morning games

- Teams are seed into quarterfinals

- Teams advance to a semifinal or play-off

- Teams then play a final or a positional play-off game

- All teams in the Top 16 will play 6 Games

- The Bottom 16 Teams are split into 4 Pools of 4 Teams

- Teams will play all teams in their Pool during the morning games

- Teams are seed into quarterfinals

- Teams advance to a semifinal or play-off

- Teams then play a final or a positional play-off game

- All teams in the Bottom 16 will play 6 Games