CONTINENTAL TYRES SCHOOLS CUP

APPLICATIONS FOR 2023-2024

The full regulations will be sent to all entrants in due course and made available on the following webpage: https://www.englandrugby.com/governance/rules-and-regulations/rfu-competition-regulations

Once the draw is completed (by the end of June), it will be sent to all participating schools via email and made available on englandrugby.com. 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.

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:

“An educational establishment will only be eligible for the Competition upon it providing evidence that at least one member of staff has completed the relevant HEADCASE online concussion module at the time of application.”

The named coach / team manager for each age group must have completed the HEADCASE Concussion Awareness Training Module here

Please note the above training module needs to be completed via GMS, so the completion gets registered. The Open Access version will not work, as it does not provide proof of completion.

After registering for the module on GMS, the link to complete the module will be in a follow up email and spam/junk folders should be checked. The course will appear on GMS records five working days after completion.

Please note the school registration will not be completed without the module being completed, so we encourage completion of this step as soon as possible.

As part of your involvement in the 2023/2024 Schools Cup, we alongside the ERFSU, would like you to commit to Concussion Education Code as follows:

All players in extra-curricular contact rugby in Year 10 and above to have successfully completed the 20-minute “HEADCASE Concussion Awareness Training Module – Open access version”: here

All players in curricular rugby in Year 7 and above to have watched the 7-minute ERTV Concussion video here

The HEADCASE Overview Guidance (get pdf here) is shared with all rugby parents in the school. All parents are also signposted to the HEADCASE Concussion Awareness resources and e-learning here

We believe your application to enter the National Schools Cup is your commitment to deliver this code. We will be sending out a reminder when the draw is published and again in September to ensure your staff and players have completed their course before your first round match.