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Experimental Law Variations

The Experimental Law Variations (ELV's) are being introduced on the 1st August 2008.

To assist clubs, the Referees Society are holding 5 meetings at venues round the County so that the implementation and impact of the ELV's can be explained in time for pre-season training. There will be presentations and video analysis at each meeting.

The meetings will last a couple of hours from 7pm to around 9.30pm and are open to anyone who wishes to attend (coaches, team captains, players etc etc).

Please note these meetings are to discuss the Adult Game only. Information regarding Under 19 variations and impact on child welfare etc will be sent round once received.

Venues for meetings:-

ELV's to be Trialled Worldwide 

ELV

Key Point(s)

Assistant Referees

Assistant Referees can assist referees in any matter required when appointed by a match organiser.

This currently happens. Under the ELV, touch judge will be known as "assistant referees".

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Posts and Flags around the field

The corner posts, and posts at corner of touch in goal and dead ball line, are no longer considered to be in touch in goal except when a ball is grounded against the post.

Under the ELV, a player can touch the corner post in the act of scoring and the try be awarded; this assumes that neither the ball or the player carrying the ball are in touch.

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Lineout and Throw

When a defending player receives the ball outside the 22 metre line and passes, puts or takes the ball back inside the 22 by any means, the following can occur:-

  • If the ball is kicked directly into touch, the lineout is in line with where the ball was kicked
  • If a tackle, ruck or maul is subsequently formed and the ball is then kicked directly into touch, the lineout is where the ball crossed the touch line.

Under current Law, if the ball is passed back into the 22 and then kicked directly into touch, the lineout is in line with where the ball crossed the touch line.

A quick throw may be thrown in straight or towards the throwing team's own goal line.

Under current law the ball must be thrown in straight.

There is no restriction in the number of players who can participate in the lineout from either side (minimum of 2)

Under current Law, the team throwing in the ball determines the maximum number of players in the lineout.

The receiver in a lineout must stand 2 metres back from the lineout.

This is not stipulated under current law: the "receiver" is the player waiting to receive the ball from a lineout who must stand between the 5m and 15m lines.

The player who is in opposition to the player throwing in the ball may stand in the area between the 5 metre line and touch line but must be 2 metres away from the lineout.

Under current law the player standing in the area between the touch line and 5m may join the lineout as soon as the ball is thrown. This can still happen but this player must do so from a start point 2m from the lineout. He must remain onside as per current law.

Pre-gripping, lifting and using another team mate as a lever is allowed.

Under current law none of these actions is allowed. players may pr-grip a team mate providing they do not pre-grip below the shorts from behind and below the thighs from the front.

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Maul

Players may defend a maul by pulling it down.

Current law states that " a player must not intentionally collapse a maul", which will remain the case. Under the ELV, a player can pull down a maul by pulling a player down from his/her shoulder to hips.

Remove reference in Law to head and shoulders not to be lower than hips.

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Scrum

The offside line for players who are not in the scrum and are not the team's scrum half is 5 metres behind the hindmost foot of the scrum

Under current law players not in the scrum are offside if they are in front of the hindmost foot of a team mate bound to the scrum.

League Fixtures 2008-2009

06 Sept

Mounts Bay

Home

13 Sept

Blaydon

Away

20 Sept

Wharfedale

Home

27 Sept

Launceston

Away

04 Oct

Blackheath

Home

11 Oct

Westcombe Park

Away

18 Oct

Southend

Home

25 Oct

Cinderford

Away

01 Nov

Waterloo

Home

08 Nov

Cambridge

Home

15 Nov

Redruth

Away

29 Nov

Stourbridge

Home

06 Dec

Birmingham & S

Away

20 Dec

Blaydon

Home

03 Jan

Wharfedale

Away

10 Jan

Launceston

Home

24 Jan

Blackheath

Away

31 Jan

Westcombe Park

Home

14 Feb

Southend

Away

21 Feb

Cinderford

Home

07 Mar

Waterloo

Away

21 Mar

Cambridge

Away

28 Mar

Redruth

Home

04 Apr

Stourbridge

Away

18 Apr

Birmingham & S

Home

25 Apr

Mounts Bay

Away

1stXV League Appearances and Scorers

After 25 matches:-

.

Appearances

Tries

Convs

Pens

DGs

Points

Starts

Rep

Total

Beasley

Gavin

16

1

17

4

11

0

0

42

Beasley

Grant

4

5

9

0

0

0

0

0

Belgian

Phil

19

0

19

1

44

19

0

150

Charlton

Aaron

15

9

24

0

0

0

0

0

Duncan

Ben

17

0

17

6

0

0

0

30

Dunn

Graham

4

7

11

0

0

0

0

0

Fieldhouse

Matthew

15

8

23

7

0

0

0

35

Gratton

David

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Gray

Alli

9

0

9

3

0

0

0

15

Harden

Rupert

26

0

26

3

0

0

0

15

Harrison

Jack

20

0

20

4

0

0

0

20

Harrison

Jamie

1

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

Herdman

Dan

0

13

13

0

0

0

0

0

Holroyd

Robin

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Irvin

Greg

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Johnson

Stuart

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Jupp

Douglas

0

10

10

1

0

0

0

5

Lavelle

Tom

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

Laycock

Mark

13

3

16

7

0

0

0

35

MacGilchrist

Graham

7

11

18

3

0

0

0

15

Maddison

Barnie

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Marshall

Ben

22

0

22

0

0

0

0

0

Massey

Will

6

2

8

1

0

0

0

5

McDermott

Rob

10

0

10

3

0

0

0

15

Miller

Robert

16

0

16

12

8

14

0

118

Murray

Andrew

24

1

25

7

0

0

0

35

Murray

Jamie

3

0

3

1

0

0

0

5

Newns

Adam

2

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

Pender

Ritchie

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Rastall

Grant

20

1

21

2

0

0

0

10

Rastall

James

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Samson

Ross

12

0

12

4

0

0

0

20

Smales

Jack

13

1

14

7

0

0

0

35

Southern

Peter

24

2

26

3

0

0

0

15

Swinson

Tim

20

0

20

5

0

0

0

25

Vickers

Rob

10

1

11

2

0

0

0

10

Walker

Stewy

11

1

12

1

0

0

0

5

White

Jake

14

5

18

5

0

0

0

25

Williams

Jonny

2

3

5

2

0

0

0

10

Young

Micky

11

4

15

3

0

0

0

15

Penalty Tries

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

.

.

.

TOTAL

98

63

33

0

715

40 different players have represented the 1stXV in League Matches

Northumberland Cup Finals

Saturday 15th March

Raiders

31

v

Alnwick

0

@ Percy Park

Veterans

10

v

Medicals U21's

31

@ Percy Park

Sunday 16th March

Hoppers

3

v

Percy Park

15

@ Whitley Bay Rockcliff

Saturday 5th April

1stXV

40

v

Morpeth

9

@ Northern

First XV - Northumberland Senior Cup Winners (2008)
Ben Marshall - Captain of Northumberland Senior Cup Winners
 

The Raiders - Northumberland Senior Shield Winners (2008)

International Honours for Tynedale Youngsters

Tynedale's young half backs Rob Miller and Ross Samson have been honoured by their respective countries at Under 20 level.

Ross has played for Scotland in all five matches to date in the U20 Six Nations Championship whilst Rob started his first match last week against Scotland after appearing as a replacement against France in England's previous match.

The England v Scotland 'battle' played on Friday 7th March at Falkirk ended in a comfortable victory for the English with Rob and Ross lining up against one another from the start.

Scotland, still looking for their first victory, play Italy on Friday 14th March whilst unbeaten England will be looking for the 'Grand Slam' when they take on Ireland at Gloucester on the same evening.

The England match kicks off at 7.45pm and will be shown live on Sky Sports 3.

Raiders - Candy League Champions

The Raiders have retained the UBS Wealth Management 2ndXV CANDY League championship and captain Simon Allan was presented with the trophy by Bill Beaumont after the 1stXV match on Saturday 19th April. Click Here to view league.

Honours for Tynedale Youngsters

Two members of Tynedale Colts and QEHS have been selected for the North U18 rugby squad which played in the Divisional championship against the South East, the South West and the Midlands. Philip Scandal (left) and Jonathan Cousin (right) represented the County in a successful campaign against other northern counties before being invited to attend a North assessment day and two development weekends from which the final North squad was selected.

In a warm up match the North comfortably overcame a Newcastle Falcons U19 side, winning 46-5. The North subsequently won all their matches against the three other divisions.

North Results (all matches played at Broadstreet, Coventry):-

London & South-East

20

North

22

Fri 21st Dec 2007

South-West

12

North

13

Sun 23rd Dec 2007

Midlands

16

North

22

Sun 30th Dec 2007

 

EDF Energy National Trophy

Tynedale have been drawn at home to Manchester (currently on top of National 2) in the 4th round of the EDF Energy National Trophy, to be played on Saturday 12th January 2008.

Tynedale last played Manchester in season 1995-96, the fixture being a North 1 match played at Manchester which Manchester won 22-11. Manchester went on to win promotion that season with a little help from Tynedale's 14-14 home draw with Macclesfield in the last league match of the season.

The last time the clubs met at Tynedale Park was season 1994-95 with Tynedale winning 21-11.

3rd Round Results:-

Cambridge

19

v

London Scottish

3

Havant

11

v

Nuneaton

18

Hull

8

v

Tynedale

17

Hull Ionians

10

v

Wharfedale

23

Macclesfield

0

v

Henley

16

Manchester

11

v

Caldy

0

Old Patesians

6

v

Blaydon

15

Otley

29

v

Kendal

9

Paignton

3

v

Blackheath

23

Preston Grasshoppers

8

v

Lydney

6

Redruth

64

v

Stourbridge

7

Richmond

20

v

Westoe

10

Southend

12

v

Mounts Bay

13

Waterloo

13

v

Ealing

12

Westcombe Park

3

v

Halifax

41

Worthing

25

v

Rosslyn Park

6

2nd Round Results (NORTH):-

Hull Ionians

32

v

Altrincham Kersal

5

Kendal

13

v

Huddersfield

9

Leigh

0

v

Preston Grasshoppers

57

Macclesfield

26

v

Beverley

24

Morley

16

v

Caldy

26

Morpeth

17

v

Hull

40

Tynedale

17

v

Darlington MP

11

Westoe

22

v

Fylde

10

1st Round Results (NORTH):-

Altrincham Kersal

17

v

Hinckley

7

Beverley

W/O

v

Kenilworth

Caldy

42

v

Leicester Lions

19

Darlington MP

74

v

Scunthorpe

7

Westoe

28

v

West Park St Helens

27

Huddersfield

20

v

Shelford RFC

17

Hull

22

v

Longton

10

Hull Ionians

16

v

Bradford & Bingley

3

Kendal

27

v

Rugby Lions

7

Leigh

26

v

New Brighton

12

Macclesfield

17

v

Harrogate

0

Morley

43

v

Matlock

17

Morpeth

29

v

Liverpool St Helens

14

Old Northamptonians

10

v

Fylde

74

Preston Grasshoppers

63

v

Malvern

17

Solihull

3

v

Peterborough

34

Tynedale

43

v

Broadstreet

13

Player Injuries & Unavailability 

Jamie Murray

Knee ligaments

Out for season

Ali Gray

Knee Ligaments

Greg Irvin

Knee

Stuart Johnson

Shoulder

Player Movements

Players In 

David Grattan

Back Row

From Ireland, previous club: Gosforth

Greg Irvin

No 8

Falcons Academy, captained England Students last year

Stuart Walker

2nd Row

ex-Durham Univ, Falcons Academy - Scotland U21's

Rob Miller

Back

Falcans Academy, ex-Aspatria - England U19's

Michael Youngs

Scrum Half

Falcons Academy, England U18's

Rob McDermott

Winger

ex captain of Durham University

Grant Beasley

Flanker

Falcons Academy - England U18 (Gavin's brother)

Players Out

Cameron Johnson

Joined Blaydon

Hamish Smales

Joined Launceston (near his Uni at Exeter)

Rupert Neville

Moved to work (& love) down south.

Graeme Smith

Moved to work in London

Paul Scott

Returned to Morpeth

Ben McNeil

Transferred with Army

Rob McDermott

Left area for work

Click Here to view Player Movements throughout National League 3 (North)

Captains for 2007-2008

Captains for season 2004-2005 have been appointed as follows:-

Coach

Tom Borthwick has agreed to continue for 2007-2008.

Tom Borthwick

Tom played all his rugby for Aspatria and Cumbria as a full back or stand off. In 1990 he secured his level 4 RFU coaching qualification and took over as coach of Aspatria. During the next two seasons Aspatria secured successive promotions into National Level 3.

In 1996 Tom took over as Cumbria coach and in his first season Cumbria defeated Somerset in the final of the County Championship. Between 2002 and 2004 Tom has been assistand England Counties coach and currently carries out various coaching duties on behalf of the English RFU.

Jack Smales in England Counties Squad

Jack Smales was selected for the England Counties squad which took part in the FIRA/AER Festival played in South-West France during early September. Jack 'kept it in the family' as younger brother Hamish had recently returned from an England Counties tour of Russia during which Hamish played in two full matches.

England's fixtures were:-

Sept 7th

v Russia

at Fleurance

Sept 10th

v Spain

at Lourdes

Sept 13th

v France

at Mont de Marsan

Feast of School Rugby

On Saturday 15th September convoys of coaches converged on Tynedale Park carrying pupils from Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh and Ampleforth College, York. For the second successive year these two famous schools competed against each other, on neutral territory, at age groups ranging from Under 14 up to 1stXV.

Schools International Tournament - Sunday 2nd Sept 2007

Click Here to view Tournament Results

Click Here to view Tournament History.

Contact Alex Kerr, tel 01434 672816; mobile 07702 093940; e-mail akerr@northumberland

Contact
Alex Kerr
Organiser; Chairman of Rugby Tynedale RFC
Tel 01434 672816
Mob 07702 093940

e-mail: akerr@northumberland.gov.uk 

Coaching/Fitness Training

Training on Tuesday and Thursday evenings - starts 19:00 prompt.

Tom Borthwick is senior coach, assisted by Dick Parker.

Kirk Barclay is fitness coach.

Mike Fieldhouse, Chris Irving and Ian Donkin coach the Raiders. 

Pre-Season Matches (2007-2008)

Sat 11th Aug

Heriots

Home

Sat 18th Aug

Aspatria , Boroughmuir (Round Robin)

Home

Sat 25th Aug

Melrose

Away

The Raiders had a warm-up matches at Wigton on Saturday 25th August and against Novos 1stXV at Novos on Tuesday 28th August.

League Fixtures 2007-2008

01-Sep-07

Fylde

v

Tynedale

08-Sep-07

Tynedale

v

Harrogate

15-Sep-07

Caldy

v

Tynedale

22-Sep-07

Tynedale

v

Darlington MP

29-Sep-07

Bradford & Bingley

v

Tynedale

06-Oct-07

Tynedale

v

Leicester Lions

20-Oct-07

West Park St Helens

v

Tynedale

27-Oct-07

Tynedale

v

Macclesfield

03-Nov-07

Rugby Lions

v

Tynedale

10-Nov-07

Tynedale

v

Morley

24-Nov-07

Hull Ionians

v

Tynedale

01-Dec-07

Tynedale

v

Beverley

15-Dec-07

Preston 'Hoppers

v

Tynedale

22-Dec-08

Harrogate

v

Tynedale

05-Jan-08

Tynedale

v

Caldy

19-Jan-08

Darlington MP

v

Tynedale

26-Jan-08

Tynedale

v

Bradford & Bingley

09-Feb-08

Leicester Lions

v

Tynedale

16-Feb-08

Tynedale

v

West Park St Helens

23-Feb-08

Macclesfield

v

Tynedale

01-Mar-08

Tynedale

v

Rugby Lions

08-Mar-08

Morley

v

Tynedale

15-Mar-08

Tynedale

v

Hull Ionians

29-Mar-08

Beverley

v

Tynedale

12-Apr-08

Tynedale

v

Preston 'Hoppers

19-Apr-08

Tynedale

v

Fylde

Click Here to view all League Fixtures

Community Rugby Coach (CRC) Scheme

Peter Telfer continues in his second year as CRC for the district. The post is funded by Tynedale RFC, Tynedale Junior Section and Northumberland Sport and is administered by Leisure Tynedale's Sports Development Team.

In Peter's first year he visited 25 First Schools for Year 4 (children aged 9) and made 26 other visits for Year 5(aged 10) to Year 11(aged 16). In all, 303 sessions were completed involving 5,578 male and 3,866 female young participants.

Senior County Rugby

Season 2007-2008

03 May 2008

Cumbria

0

v

Northumberland

38

at Kendal

10 May 2008

Northumberland

39

v

Durham

17

at Alnwick

17 May 2008

Northumberland

v

North Midlands

at Tynedale

Season 2006-2007

05 May 2007

Northumberland

42

v

Cumbria

31

at Tynedale

12 May 2007

Notts, Lincs & Derby

10

v

Northumberland

43

at Scunthorpe

19 May 2007

Warwickshire

23

v

Northumberland

17

at Coventry

Both Jamie Murray and Peter Southern acted as Captains of the senior County side with 14 Tynedale players representing the county at this level.

Season 2005-2006

For the opening match of the County season no fewer than 8 Tynedale players were in the starting line up with 5 others on the bench. Phil Belgian skippered the side.

Will Massey, Hamish Smales, Ben Duncan, Phil Belgian, Ed Holmes, Douglas Jupp, Scott Breerton and Andrew Murray were in the starting team whilst Peter Southern, Keith Dungait, Aaron Charlton, Stuart Johnson and Graham Smith started the opening match on the bench.

06 May 2006

Northumberland

16

v

Yorkshire

20

 

 

13 May 2006

Lancashire

23

v

Northumberland

3

20 May 2006

Northumberland

45

v

North Midlands

40

Female Rugby Section

The Panthers (under 17) squad trains on Saturday mornings from 10:00am until 11:30am and on Wednesdays from 6.00pm until 8.00pm - newcomers are always welcome.

The Panthers are coached by James Johnson with appearances throughout the season from Jo Wells, Northumberland's girls Rugby Development Officer.

Please contact Peter Telfer (01434 684121) or Andy Deacon on 01434 609750 (Home), 07971 526651 (Mobile) if you wish to join or help with this growing section.

Law Changes

January 1st 2007

From the 1st January 2007, a new set of laws will apply to the scrum at every level of the game. Here are the new laws laid out by the IRB.

1. For the scrum engagement, there will be four calls. First, the referee will call "crouch" and then "touch". This is when each prop has to touch the point of the opposing prop's outside shoulder with their outside arms. The props then withdraw their arms and then referee will call "pause". Following a pause, the referee will say "engage". The engage is not a command but an indication that the front rows may come together when ready.

2. The scrum must be stationary and the middle line of it must be parallel to the goal lines. A team must not shove the scrum away from the mark before the ball is put in. This reinforces law 20.1 (k).

3. The front rows must crouch so that when they meet, each player's head and shoulders are no lower than their hips. This will ensure that both front rows are at a suitable height.

4. There will be a clampdown on crooked feeds from scrum halves.

5. If when asked, sides do not agree that they are informed of and satisfied with the new laws, referees are instructed to go to uncontested scrums - with implications regarding league points - without further discussion.