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SCHEDULE is being tweaked

The new website has some great new features that make it much easier for scheduling, maintenance, and administration purposes. However, like anything new, a few bugs have developed on the schedule feature and are being worked on. We appreciate your patience. As always, clubs must contact referees to confirm assignment at least 4-5 days prior to the match.

Referees Needed

ERRFU needs you!

There are not enough referees to cover all the matches this fall. If you have ANY desire to learn about becoming a referee and helping out our society, the rugby community needs your help! No experience necessary.

Please email: Jim Russell or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info.

USA Rugby -- Variation to Law 3

USA RUGBY - National Union Variation for Law 3
September 14, 2009
The following competition regulation applies for any match that leads in any way to a USA Rugby National Championship

• All matches shall be governed by IRB Law 3 with respect to substitutions and front row replacements. In particular, Law 3.14 "Union Specific Variations" will apply to front row replacements.

• Failure to have three trained and experienced front-row players at the start of a match will result in a forfeit.

• Teams shall submit a match roster nominating a maximum of 23 players – 15 starting players and a maximum of eight reserves.

• The table below indicates the required numbers of suitably trained and experienced front row players for different numbers of players on the match roster.

More details here

HELP WANTED - ERRFU Disciplinary Committee Chairperson

....We also need a LEAGUE COMMISSIONER to review match rosters to check on compliance with eligibility; review refs reports and forward red and yellow cards to the DC for action or posting to the web; coordinate scheduling of all ERRFU-run leagues (D1 Men's Colleges, if any, D2 Men's Colleges, D2 Men's Club and D1 & 2 Women's Colleges), and post results on the web (including standings points). This will be a paid position. Stipend TBD.

Please contact Rich Cortez for more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

RED CARD for Dangerous Tackle

In 2007, the IRB Council approved a Laws Designated Members Ruling which essentially made it clear that tackles involving a player being lifted off the ground and tipped horizontally and were then either forced or dropped to the ground are illegal and constitute dangerous play.
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IMPORTANT PLAYER REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Every player in every match played in the Eastern Rockies Rugby Union (ERRFU) must be enrolled in the current membership program (CIPP) with the club they are representing before they participate in any rugby match. ERRFU will compare the Match Rosters and Reports to the current CIPP rosters for clubs for all matches played. Clubs using ineligible players in any match will forfeit the match and may be further sanctioned by ERRFU per the current competitive regulations. Repeated use of ineligible players in Eastern Rockies' league matches may result in the offending club being removed from league play for a period of time as also provided by the regulations. Matches played within the geography of Eastern Rockies that are organized by the Western Territory, USA Rugby and/or the International Rugby Board are governed by the rules of those governing bodies.

ERRFU
Mission Statement

"To foster and promote the growth and development of rugby in the greater Rocky Mountain Region; to increase the awareness of rugby, and its traditions; to adhere to the Laws of the Game and the Regulations as framed by the International Rugby Board and adopted by the United States of America Rugby Football Union; and generally to advance interest, education and participation in rugby nationally and internationally"