Welcome to the Farnborough RUFC Mini's Remembrance Festival for mixed ability players 2022.
We are delighted to be sending you this information pack to enable you to prepare your teams.

MIXED ABILITY
This festival is about providing players of all levels the opportunity to experience competitive rugby
and the thrill of a festival whilst in a safe environment against peers of similar levels. We therefore
ask the coaches to maintain the spirit of rugby and use this opportunity to pick a team made up of
players with varying abilities and not just playing your strongest team. It should also be noted that,
for contact age groups, fielding an 'A' standard team when all the others are to a lower standard can
be a very ‘real’ child protection and safety issue and we ask you to respect the other clubs by
entering into the spirit of this properly.

ADDRESS
Club & Grounds: Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8LS.

DIRECTIONS & PARKING
There is a £5 fee for parking, this fee includes your programme. To ease congestion, we ask that you have the right money or a contactless payment card ready upon entering the car park. Car parking will be open from 8.30am.

Sat Nav: GU14 8LS

The Club house and grounds are situated in Oak Farm Playing Fields within walking distance of Farnborough Town Centre and railway station, close to junction 4 of the M3 motorway.

From Junction 4 of the M3:

• On leaving the motorway follow signs for Farnborough. These lead to the A331 Blackwater Valley Relief Road - a major dual carriageway link between the M3 and A31.
• Within half a mile take the slip road signed A325 Farnborough. After two roundabouts serving the slip roads to the A311 pass the Farnborough retail park on the left - McDonald’s, Curry's, Costa Coffee etc.
• Take the first exit at the large roundabout and move to the outside lane to turn right at the traffic lights. There is a signpost to Farnborough RUFC at this junction.
• Pass the Sixth Form College on the right and at the roundabout at the end of the road, turn left into Prospect Road. Tile Barn Close is about 1/2 a mile on the right and is signposted FRUFC.

• Take the A325 towards the M3. turn left at the traffic lights sign posted to the club and follow the route above

TIMINGS

09.00 Registrations
09:30 Referee and Coaches briefings
10:00 First games kick off
11:00 2 minutes silence in remembrance, please congregate at the clubhouse
12:00 Raffle Draw at Clubhouse – see below for more details
After all games all players will receive a medal.

RULES OF PLAY
Please note that the festival this year will be subject to the RFU New Rules of Play as outlined at
www.englandrugby.com/Regulation15Guidance

REGISTRATION
All players must be registered with the RFU. Due to insurance regulations only registered players can take part. Individual coaches must ensure that his/her players are covered by the RFU insurance schemes. A team sheet is included at the end of this information pack. Please fill it in and bring it with you on the day; teams must register with the relevant age group Control Tent before the start of play.

REFEREES & FIRST AIDERS
Each team entered will be expected to provide a referee and a named first aider.

FOOD & DRINK
There will be plenty of food available on the day, from the usual BBQ burgers and hot dogs to jacket potatoes and sweets for the children. Hot and cold drinks will be available and the bar will be open for those who fancy a glass of wine or pint whilst they watch their children play. We aim to provide as good or better value than our last festival with a decent quality food.

PITCH INSPECTION & GO AHEAD
Clubs will ONLY be notified in the event that the pitches are unsuitable for use. All pitches will be inspected on Saturday.

LITTER
All teams will receive a black bin bag. Please help us to keep our club house and grounds clean and tidy by encouraging all children (and adults) to put their litter into the bag and leaving the bag at the control tent at the end of the day.

DOGS
We welcome well behaved dogs on leads. Please clean up after your dogs.

RAFFLE
Please support our raffle. Tickets will be on sale at £1 per ticket. We are lucky to have prize donations from a number of local businesses.