GREAT PLAINS RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

 

COMPETITIONS GUIDE

 

SCHEDULING REGULATIONS

 

Scheduling will be the complete responsibility of the Executive Committee, with the Secretary serving as the primary administrator in the scheduling process.

 

A MASTER SCHDULE will posted for the entire calendar year by January 1^st. Each team will be contacted by November 1^st with the request to specify dates that are unavailable. They will be required to return this information in writing to the Union's Secretary by December 1^st and the final schedule will be posted by January 1^st.

 

Any rescheduling of matches for any reason will be handled by the Union's Secretary. If a coach or team has a concern about the scheduling of a match they can bring this issue to the Executive Council and a decision will be made within (10) days.

 

All Union events will be on this schedule including meetings, tournaments, special events, UNION MATCHES (Non UNION matches will be up to the individual club), fundraisers, etc.

 

REFEREE REGULATIONS

 

The Master schedule will be presented to the Referee's Society by the Union by February 1^st and August 1^st of each respective season. (FALL and SPRING) Although the Union will submit this schedule, it is still the responsibility of the team to make sure a referee is scheduled.

 

The Referee's Society will return a completed schedule and it will be posted by March 1^st.

 

Teams need to make sure to call and confirm the referee will be officiating their match within 48hrs of the match beginning.

 

A check needs to be presented to the referee that is officiating their match prior to it starting. The amount is based on the assigned amount configured by the Referee's Society Executive Council.

 

Each team needs to have a binder in their possession at each match with contains their current roster (printed from the USA Membership Website), Medical Insurance & Identification Form for each player, and a Liability Waiver for each player on their roster.

 

The binder must be presented to the opposing team's coach or captain 20 mins. before match. If a coach believes that a player is not eligible, they can request an ID check, performed and confirmed or denied from the referee.

 

A match report must be completed online (www.greatplainsrugby.com) by both team's coaches and the referee within 24hrs of the matches' completion. These will stay on file with the Union for 1 year.

 

ADVANCEMENT REGULATIONS (PER DIVISION)

 

Club Men's Division I (NONE)

 

No Active Teams in Men's Division I

 

Club Men's Division II (OMAHA GOATS)

 

Refer to the Western Rugby Football League for Advancement Regulations

 

Club Men's Division III (OMAHA SHAMROCKS, LINCOLN, SIOUXLAND SWINE, SIOUX FALLS CROW, AND NORTHERN STATE)

 

Each Division III Men's Team will play each other one in each of the two competitive seasons. (Spring and Fall) They will alternate traveling to and from each other's location. The team with the best record based on the 3-2-1-0 point system for a win, tie, loss, or forfeit. The bonus point system for scoring more than four tries in a match will be in effect.

 

Club Women's Division I (NONE)

 

No Active Teams in Women's Division I

 

Club Women's Division II (OMAHA AND LINCOLN)

 

Each Division II Women's Team will play each other one in each of the two competitive seasons (Fall and Spring) They will alternate traveling to and from each other's location. The team with the best record based on the 3-2-1-0 point system for a win, tie, loss, or forfeit. The bonus point system for scoring more than four tries in a match will be in effect.

 

College Men's Division I (UNL)

 

Refer to the Western Rugby Football League for Advancement Regulations

 

College Men's Division II (WAYNE STATE, UNO, CREIGHTON, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, AND USD)

 

The FALL Season will serve as the competitive season for Collegiate Men's Division II play. Each Collegiate Men's Division II Team will play each other once in the FALL. They will alternate traveling to and from each other's location based on the previous year. The team with the best record based on the 3-2-1-0 point system for a win, tie, loss, or forfeit. The bonus point system for scoring more than four tries in a match will be in effect.

 

Collegiate Women's Division I (NONE)

 

No Active Teams in Collegiate Women's Division I

 

Collegiate Women's Division II (WAYNE STATE, UNL, SOUTH SAKOTA STATE, AND USD)

 

Each Collegiate Women's Division II team will play each other one in each of the two competitive seasons (Fall and Spring) They will alternate traveling to and from each other's location. The team with the best record based on the 3-2-1-0 point system for a win, tie, loss, or forfeit. The bonus point system for scoring more than four tries in a match will be in effect.