A game for all

All shapes and sizes, men, women, girls and boys, all ages...rugby can be played by all.At Colne&Nelson RUFC we firmly believe there is a place on the rugby field for all physiques and sporting opportunities for the enthusiastic as well as the talented!
Properly supervised and coached, rugby is a safe rewarding team game, thoroughly enjoyed by the thousands that play the game in this country.
Rugby for children is a progressive sport, starting off playing contact rugby. As they get older, the various elements that make up the full game played by seniors are gradually introduced on a year-by-year basis.
The age group a child plays in for each season is determined by their age on the 31st August. This means a child in Year 2 at school will play for the Under 7s, one in Year 3 will play for the Under 8s, and so on. They stay in their team for the season.
The following are the key milestones in rugby:

• Midi rugby - At U9 the players are introduced to proper contact tackling, and play 3 man uncontested scrums and uncontested line-outs. At U10, the scrums and line-outs become contested. There are nine players in a team and the pitches are a little larger.
• Midi rugby - At U11 the players have conversion attempts after scoring a try, and at U12, they can kick during normal play. They are now playing with twelve players (five in scrums and line-outs), and are playing on a half size pitch.
Junior rugby - At U13’s and above, more players are introduced, they play on a full size pitch and can hand off opponents trying to tackle them.