UPDATED March 7, 2021
REGIONAL HEALTH MANDATE
TRAINING
TEAM ACTIVITIES
COMPETITION
INSURANCE
STAGE 1
STAY AT HOME
- At home individual training with personal equipment
- Participant should be symptom free before engaging in training activities
- Rigorously clean and disinfect home training area
- All communication and interaction done via virtual method
- No competition or inter-squad rugby activity
- Accident and Liability Insurance claims not accepted
STAGE 2
STAY AT HOME LIFTED
SOCIAL DISTANCING
- Individual training with personal equipment at home or state approved outdoor locations
- Adhering to social distancing rules if not at home
- Coaching occurs virtually
- Rigorously clean and disinfect training area
- All communication and interaction done via virtual method
- No competition or inter-squad rugby activity
- Accident and Liability Insurance claims not accepted
STAGE 3
SMALL GATHERINGS
NON-CONTACT
- Group size under local government approved amount
- Non-contact drills and activities
- No participation of players or coaches experiencing symptoms within previous 14-days
- Temperature check all participants on arrival must register lower than 99.6 F
- Coaches and Admin wear masks
- All communication and interaction done via virtual method or at distance of 6ft
- All on site, continue to adhere to social distancing wearing masks
- No competition or inter-squad rugby activity
- Non-contact intra-squad scrimmage permitted
- Accident and Liability Insurance claims accepted
STAGE 4
MID-LARGE GATHERINGS
OPEN PUBLIC FACILITIES
LIMITED CONTACT
- Group size under local government and facility approved amount
- Limited contact drills
- No participation of players or coaches experiencing symptoms within previous 14-days
- Temperature check all participants on arrival, must register lower than 99.6 F
- Rigorous cleaning of communal equipment
- Coaches and Admin wear masks
- Team meetings and gatherings under local government approved amount
- All on site, continue to adhere to social distancing wearing masks
- Limited contact intra-squad scrimmage permitted
- No scrums, ruck, mauls or lineouts
- Touch rugby suggested
- Accident and Liability Insurance claims accepted.
Club Training
- Full contact (scrums, lineouts, rucks, mauls)
- Full scrimmages (within your club)
- No participant limit (follow local guidelines)
USAR RTP Requirements
- Temperature check ALL participants before practice. Must be under 99.6℉ to participate.
- Coaches and administrators must wear masks at practices and adhere to social distancing protocols
- No participation of anyone experiencing symptoms for 10 days after first symptoms appear
- Rigorous cleaning of equipment required
- TRU Requirement: All Clubs must appoint a COVID-19 officer that has completed the WR COVID Education Courses
STAGE FIVE
NORMAL SOCIAL ADVENTURES
FULL TRAINING & COMPETITION
- Traditional training and contact protocol
- Continue rigorous cleaning of communal equipment
- Traditional team gathering protocol
- Continue rigorous cleaning of communal equipment
- Full sanctioned competition permitted with permission from local rugby organization
- Fan and crowd attendance permitted with permission from local health officials
- Continue rigorous cleaning of communal equipment
- Accident and Liability Insurance claims accepted.