entries 2026-2027

ENGLAND RUGBY SCHOOLS – MEMBERSHIP:

In order to participate in the National Schools Competitions, including the Continental Tyres Schools Cups, your school will need to be in membership of the England Rugby Schools for the season 2026/27.

Please note membership must be renewed every season.

In order to register your membership, please complete the form in the following link:

https://engrugbyschools.typeform.com/to/Gs72yykh

CONCUSSION EDUCATION CODE OF PRACTICE:

The RFU, our national Constituent Bodies and partners, are determined to ensure that we lead the way in keeping the welfare of our players at the forefront of all we do.  The below is mandatory and part of the competition regulations: 

All HEADCASE eLearning modules may be accessed here: https://www.englandrugby.com/run/player-welfare/headcase-e-learning

The school will be required to meet and evidence the following criteria before the first round of the competition:

•          An educational establishment will only be eligible for the Competition upon it providing evidence that the named coach / team manager for each age group has completed the HEADCASE eLearning module for Age Grade Coaches and Teachers, which must be included on the entry form.

•          All players in extra-curricular contact rugby in Year 7 and above to have successfully completed the 30-minute HEADCASE eLearning module for age grade players.

•          The HEADCASE Overview Guidance and HEADCASE eLearning module for parents are shared with all rugby parents in the school.

AGE GRADE CODES OF PRACTICE – CONTINENTAL TYRES SCHOOLS CUP:

As the Rugby Football Union’s flag ship Schools competition, we are committed to the ongoing promotion of the games values, ensuring schools, participants, parents, spectators, and staff feel safe and respected. The values lie at the heart of everything we do to support an enjoyable environment. We are committed to develop this culture and so you can find a set of codes of conduct for players, coaches, spectators, and parents in the link below and we encourage schools to utlise these in line with their own school values.

https://rfu.widen.net/s/7xrm8plgrs/code-of-conduct---official-posters

APPLICATIONS FOR 2026-2027

Preparations are now underway for 2026/27 season and we are delighted to provide you with the links to the entry forms for the Under 18 and Under 15 competitions below:

To access the Under 18 entry form, click the following link:

U18 Registration Form

For the Under 15 entry form, click the following link:

U15 Registration Form

Please complete and submit the application forms by 30 April 2026 at the latest.

Applications received after this date may not be entered into the draw.

Please note there is a specific link for the U18 competition and a different one for the U15 competition. If you wish to enter both, you must complete the registration in each of the individual links.

The four tiers structure – Cup, Plate, Vase and Bowl - has been successful in the last few seasons, providing meaningful and appropriate matches; therefore, we will keep the same format for next season.

Please note that due to there being a limited amount of spaces in this competition, places will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Schools who enter after the cut-off will be placed on a waiting list.

The Cup competitions will see 128 schools competing across both the U15 and U18 age groups.

Whilst teams choose their preferred tier and region to enter, teams may be placed into either the Vase or the Cup competitions and in a different region to which they have selected, at the discretion of the Competition Organiser.

REGULATIONS – YOUR COMMITMENT:

Note that by registering to entering the competition you are agreeing that you are fully aware of, understand and will abide by the competition regulations, competition match dates and RFU Regulation 15 (Age Grade Rugby).  This is an important commitment in your entry.  Sanctions may apply in any failure to do so.

This includes playing players out of age grade (Reg 15.2 to 15.7) and Half Game Rule (Reg 15.12), to which, for avoidance of any doubt, all matches at all stages in the competitions are played.  More information on this can be found on www.englandrugby.com/halfgame. If you do not feel that you will be able to play fully to the regulations then please do not enter the competitions.

The full regulations will be sent to all entrants in due course and made available in the following webpages: 

Continental Tyres Schools Cup Regulations – https://www.englandrugby.com/run/rules-governance/rfu-rules-and-regulations
Age Grade Rugby (Reg 15) – https://www.englandrugby.com/governance/rules-and-regulations/regulations

Your application to enter the National Continental Tyres Schools Cup is your commitment to align to regulation and deliver these codes. 

Once the draw is completed, no later than the end of 19 June 2026, it will be sent to all participating schools via email and made available on https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/browse-competitions

In line with the RFU communication policy used in the past few seasons, we will keep email send outs to a minimum. Therefore, please ensure that any email address supplied is operational and will be checked on a regular basis.

Have You Registered on GMS?

The RFU have moved online and need you to register your main rugby contact on our Game Management System (GMS) to keep your profile updated.

Without this, we will be unable to contact you and provide membership support; including access to the international ticketing ballots and Continental Tyres Schools Cup entry forms.

If you haven’t already registered, for further information, please check the following PDF guide:

https://www.englandrugby-schools.com/s/GMS-Log-in-and-role-one-pager.pdf

or use the following link: https://help.rfu.com