Silverdale Rugby & Sports Club

Silverdale 10’s & 7’s Festival

Date and Location:

Eligibility:

All players must meet the North Harbour Junior rugby regulations for age and weight. Male players cannot be attending secondary school (Year 9 upwards) *Link to Harbour Rugby Rules.
(Year 9 & 10 Female players are eligible to play U15 Girls Rippa)
Every team must include a 2025 Small Blacks accredited Referee familiar with the grade your team is entering

Grades:

Tens Tackle Grades: J1 (Under 13’s), J2 (Under 12’s), J3 (Under 11’s), J4 (Under 10’s)
Girls Rip 7’s: Girls Rip (U15), Girls Rip (U13), Girls Rip (U11)

Registration and Payment Info / Weigh In:

All teams must Enter Online – CLICK HERE
All players must be registered in Rugby Xplorer.
All registration fees must be paid in full by 12th September
Team Sheets, including DOB must be completed by Friday 12^th September
Weigh-in takes place on the morning 1 hour before the team’s game.
$250 per team
Payment can be made via the registration page or, if paying via direct transfer, please make one payment per team – to 02-1298-0090292-50 (please put “JNR Tens” or “JNR Sevens” and your team name as reference).

Dispensations

Any players that have been dispensated by their provincial union to play up or down a grade can still play with their team at the festival, as long as they meet the weight requirement.
Maximum of 2 dispensated players per squad
Maximum of 1 dispensated per team on the field during play
Dispensated players cannot be used to dominate play or team tactics. I.e. lead rushes from free kicks or penalties.
Any players weighing in over the weight cap will be classed as your dispensated players. This means you can only have one of these players on the field at a time.
Teams must rotate dispensated players if more than one is present; these players should play only half a game each, subbing at halftime.

Format:

Each Grade, dependant on number of entries will play a “round robin” ensuring all teams play a minimum of 4 games on the day.

Abbreviated Game Rules:

J1 (u13’s), J2 (u12’s) Full Field
J3 (U11’s), J4 (U10’s), Girls Rip (U15, 13 & 11) – Half Field
10’s Tackle: each squad must have a minimum of 12 players
7’s Rip: 10 players minimum for Girls Rip
10-minute halves - 2-minute half-time break
Half game rules apply for all players
Conversions drop kick – J3, J4 in front of post. All others up to 15m (conversion must be taken within 40 seconds).
Scrums J3, J4 uncontested. J1, J2 contested. Backlines back 5m. Halfback must not pass the tunnel
Lineouts – non contested, no lifting. Backlines back 10m
Kick offs – scoring team kicks off
Tackles – below sternum
Penalties – Opposition back 10m
Ball – J3, J4 and Girls U11 size 3. J1, J2 and Girls U13/15 size 4
Mouthguards are mandatory for all players
Each team referee will manage one half of each game