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Tournament Rules  

Division One

  • Will be 2 x 30 minute halfs with a ten minute interval.
  • No extra time will be played.
  • Division will be ‘Round Robin’ format in two pools. Pool A will consist of 3 teams and Pool B will have 4 teams. The top 3 teams in each pool will be involved in a ‘play off’ on the last match day. The 4th place team in Pool B will not have a match on the last match day - 17th December 2005.

    • Division Two

  • Division two will be ‘Round Robin’ format only in one pool. –  Total of 3 matches.
  • Will be 2 x 35 minute halfs with a ten minute interval.
  • No extra time will be played.

    • Pool Matches (Division 1) and ‘Round Robin’ (Division 2)

    • Match points will be awarded on the following basis:
    Win 4 Points
    Draw 2 Points
    Loss 0 Points
      • Bonus points will be awarded in the pool matches for teams scoring 4 tries or
        more and to teams if it loses by 7 points or less.
      • Points will be awarded at the completion of the match and no extra time shall be played.
    • After the completion of the pool matches teams shall be ranked 1-3 in Pool A & 1-4 in Pool B on the basis of the most match points.
    • In the event of two teams being equal on match points for any position then such position shall be determined by the winner of match between the two teams.
    • If this does not produce a result or the two teams did not meet, then the ranking shall be produced on the following basis:

    i. Best differential between points scored for and points scored against.  If this does not produce a result then

    ii. Best differential between tries scored for and against.  If this does not produce a result then

    iii. Most points scored.  If this does not produce a result then

    iv. Most tries scored.  If this does not produce a result then

    v. Toss of a coin.

    In the event of more than two teams being equal on points then points (i) – (v) shall be used.

    Draw after no side on the final round (5) – Division 1:

    If after no side the teams have tied, then no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by the following method:

    a) The team to score the most tries in that particular match, if no winner can be declared then,

    b) The team to score the most converted tries in that particular match, if no winner can be declared then;

    c) Penalty shoot-out between the two teams

    e) A penalty shoot out shall take place as follows:

    i) The kicks at goal should be part of the match and be the responsibility of the referee.  The touch judges and match commissioner may help the referee.  Before the kicks at goals, the two captains shall toss a coin to decide which goal posts and toss again to decide who will kick first.

    ii) The first series will consist of 5 placed kicks taken on the 22 metres line in front of the posts. The kicks at goal will be taken, for each Team, by each of the five players, nominated by the Captains, who were on the field of play at the end of that match.  In the event of an injury, a player initially nominated to kick, may be replaced however his replacement shall be a player who was on the field of play at the end of that match.
    The five players shall take it in turns to kick at goal.  Teams will alternate: Team A, Team B, Team A, Team B, etc.

    iii) In the event of a tie after the first series of kicks at goal, additional kicks shall be taken, still from the 22 metres line in front of the posts, alternatively by each Team, until one Team has an advantage for the same number of kicks taken.

    iv) Each of these additional kicks shall be taken by a different player who did not participate in the first series of kicks.
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