Golden Lions Rugby Union 2017 Season

6.2 Rescheduling of matches of any official Competition.
6.2.1 As decided by the Chairmen's Council all matches of official competitions takes place according
to approved and official fixture list.
6.2.2 The appointed Union Competition Committee shall only change Matches included in the official
fixture list in the event of extraordinary circumstances.
6.2.3 In the event of extraordinary circumstances, no club shall change the date, place and time of a
fixture match unless:
· The particular opposing club ahs agreed in writing, to the proposed change at least two (2)
days prior to the day of the fixture match/s.
· The new date, time and place have been confirmed, in writing, with the GLRU Amateur
Manager at least two (2) days prior to the match/s as originally scheduled.
· The Manager of the Referees, appointed referees and first aid service provider have been
informed of the changes approved by the GLRU at least two (2) days prior to the fixture
match/s as originally scheduled.
A club not adhering to these procedures will forfeit five log points for every scheduled match.
The match will be recorded as 28 - 0 in favor of the opposing team.
These procedures shall:
· Not deprive the GLRU of its rights to apply disciplinary measures according to its Constitution.
· Be subject to leave of appeal to the GLRU Competition Committee whose decision will be final.
6.3 Competition Committee.
Jurisdiction
The Competition Committee will only review allegations regarding the Competition Rules and
Regulations of the GLRU. The Competition Rules are contained in the Competitions Manual, while
copies of the Regulations had been distributed to all roll players on several occasions. The Competition
Committee will forward decisions on complains to the Secretary of the GLRU's Disciplinary Committee
for administrative purposes. The Disciplinary Committee mostly handles cases of foul play, and cases of
brining the game into disrepute.
Procedure.
· A clubs Chairman/Manager has seven (7) days to lodge a written complaint to the Manager Amateur
Rugby after an incident of apparent breach of rules and/or regulations.
· The GLRU offices would then inform (in writing) the manager of the club against which the complaint
was filled of the complaint.
· A club allegedly in breach of rules and/or regulations would have to respond within seven (7) days to
allegations by writing to the GLRU Manager, Amateur Rugby. Admission of guilt would be assumed
should a club not respond within seven (7) days.
· The Competition Committee would then meet to review complaints, responses and available
evidence before making decisions.
· A Club would be informed in writing of decisions. A report would also be distributed at Council Meeting.
· Clubs would be allowed to appeal against a Competitions Committee decision in writing to the Manager,
Amateur Rugby within seven (7) days of receiving a letter with the Competition Committee decision.
Other Discussions.
· Clubs could be ask or be asked to attend Competition Committee meetings to give verbal and/or
other evidence.
· Clubs should adhere to Competition Rules and GLRU Regulations, and complete match forum
reports during all league matches. The Competitions Committee when reviewing complaints could
use the match forum reports.
· Match reports and/or team sheets would not be seen as official complaints or a reply on complaints.
· Complaints could not be submitted anonymously.
· All the Clubs playing in the GLRU Club Competitions including the Leopards Clubs must allow the
rules and regulations, and the same disciplinary measures would apply.
6.4 SARU's Regulations on Amateur Rugby.
These documents were attached with the e-mail circulated to all clubs.
6.5 Electronic Players Registration Program (Wononwon).
The Electronic Players Registration Program will be used to register GLRU Club players from 2017 onwards
· ID, Passport numbers and photos on the program.
· All registered club players must have a valid ID number or in the case of foreign player/s case a valid
Passport number.
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