2023 Season Information
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE SEASON:
2023 Training Schedule
- Grammar Juniors AGM – TBA
- Registrations open – 23 January 2023
- Rippa Rugby Fun Day – Sunday 19th March 2023 – 8.00am – 9.30am (Under 6 & Under 7 only)
- Pre-season training – as agreed with individual Coaches
- Grammar Juniors Coaches, Managers, Referees function /Rugby Smart & SmallBlacks Accreditation – Thursday 30th March 2023 – Shore Rd Clubrooms
- Club day – Saturday 1st April 2023 (afternoon and evening function) Grammar Juniors Clubrooms, Shore Rd Reserve
- Coaching and Refereeing Courses – http://grammarjuniors.org.nz/coaching-referee-courses/
- Associate Referee Course – Wednesday 10th May – 6.30pm Start. Shore Road
- Rugby Season commences – To Be Confirmed, last weekend of April
- Ron Williams Tournament (U9) – Sunday 25th June 2023
- Team Photos – Wednesday 14th June & Thursday 15th June 2023
- Grammar Juniors U10 Invitational Tournament- August 2023
- Season finishes – Generally the end of August
- End of season Prizegiving function – Sunday 27th August 2023. Terry Jarvis Centre, Shore Road at 4.00pm. Followed by celebrations at the Grammar Juniors Clubrooms
- Queenstown Tournament – 2nd & 3rd September 2023
- Taupo Tournament – 14th – 17th September 2023
- Taupo & Queenstown Tournament – Weigh in dates: To be confirmed
Uniform
Saturday Games Times are as follows:
NB: Timings are indicative only and may change.
- U6 – 8:30am
- U7 and U8 – 9:15am
- U9 & U10 – 10:15am
- U11 to U13* – 11:30am *NB: that last games are at 11:30am but for the U13’s, games can be always scheduled for 1pm – if necessary. U13 games may be scheduled up to 1pm depending on the Auckland Rugby Union Draw.
Auckland Rugby Union – Junior Grade Rules
Under 12 & 13 Combined Grade Rules
Non-Contact Grade Rules – U9 Rippa & U11 Rip
New Rules for the following grades for 2022
NZRU – EDSLVs changes to U6-U8 Grades
(EDSLV – Experimental Domestic Safety Law variations)
| Grade | Type | Change | When |
| U6 | Rippa 7 a-side | ½ field to ¼ field | 2022 |
| U7 | Rippa 7 a-side | ½ field to ¼ field | 2022 |
| U8 | Tackle 10 a-side | Tackle 7 a-side | 2022 |
| U8 | Tackle 7 a-side | ½ field to ¼ field | 2022 |
| U8 | Tackle 7 a-side | Tackles below Sternum (Tummy tackle) | 2022 |
| U8 | Tackle 7 a-side | Deferring Scrum & Lineouts until U9 | 2022 |
Associate Referee Courses
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