Youth Summer Rugby
During the summer, Rugby Virginia offers 7-a-side rugby, both contact and
non-contact, for girls and boys.
The season runs from early June and ends
with the Youth Summer Rugby
Tournament in late July or early August.
See Schedules -
Touch and
Tackle.
The Revised Laws for Youth
Summer Rugby - Touch and Tackle are available at
laws_for_youth_rugby.aspx
Registration
To register for Youth Summer Rugby, click on the "Register for Youth
Rugby" button. You will be taken to a secure server where you may enter
your personal contact information and use your credit card to pay the
registration fee. Your browser will open the page in a new window.
For more information
contact Director of Youth Rugby
.
Watch Youth Rugby Video
A brief five minute video introduction to the sport of rugby.
Youth Rugby
There are currently some 20 youth rugby clubs in Virginia
playing in the summer. A full list of clubs and
contact information is available at:
Youth Summer Rugby -
Clubs .
See also Youth Rugby FAQs
and Schedules -
Touch and
Tackle.
These clubs provide a mixture of non-contact (touch) and
tackle rugby in various age groups.
See: Rugby Virginia: Position
Statement on Mixed Gender Contact Rugby
Touch: u-8,
u-9, u-11, u-13, u-15. All touch teams are coed. Children play
2-hand touch “7sâ€rugby (7 players per team on the field). The 2-hand
touch game is the only difference from the standard game. All the
other rules apply.
Tackle:
boys u-13, boys u-15, boys u-17, girls u-15, and girls u-17. The
modified tackle game provides kids with a safe introduction to tackle rugby.
All other elements of rugby – including scrums (uncontested), and lineouts
are allowed
Laws:
The Laws that shall be applied to summer youth rugby by referees officiating
youth rugby matches played under the auspices of Rugby Virginia are
available online at: Laws
for Youth Rugby
A full list of clubs and contact information is available
at: Youth Summer
Rugby - Clubs
