Dues Procedures

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It is the policy of the Texas Rugby Union that each and every player, coach, referee, administrator and club will comply with the USA Rugby’s Club and Individual Participation Program (CIPP) for ALL matches.

MINIMUM PLAYER ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • Men’s Division I & II League Clubs are required to have a minimum of 34 players CIPP enrolled by their first scheduled league game for the upcoming season.
  • Men’s Division III Clubs are required to have a minimum of 22  players CIPP enrolled by their first scheduled league game for the upcoming season.
  • Women’s clubs should have a minimum of 17 players CIPP enrolled by their first scheduled league game for the upcoming season.
  • Collegiate Clubs are required to have a minimum of 22  players CIPP enrolled by by their first scheduled league game for the upcoming season.
  • All clubs are required to pay annual dues to USA Rugby and the West TU which will be done via the on-line USA Rugby CIPP process. Additionally each club will be required to pay annual dues to the TRU.
  • A one-time annual fee covers 2009 TRU club and player dues together with referee fees. This one time annual flat fee to the TRU is regardless of the total number of the players  a club has and will vary according to the level of rugby at which each individual club plays at in Texas.

ANNUAL CLUB and PLAYER DUES & REFEREE FEES

  • Men’s Club Division I: $1600 dues and $600 fees
  • Men’s Club Division II: $1350 dues and $550 fees
  • Men’s Club Division III: $1100 dues and $400 fees
  • Women’s Club:  $800 dues and $300 fees
  • Men’s Collegiate Division I: $1200 dues and $400 fees
  • Men’s Collegiate Division II: $800 dues and $350 fees
  • Women’s Collegiate: $500 dues and $250 fees
  • Social Club: $600 dues and $300 fees
  • Texas Youth Rugby Association: $100
  • Texas Rugby Referees Association: $100

For Clubs that have more than one competitive side entered (i.e. multiple divisions) the Club shall pay one Club Fee and the applicable Referee Costs for both sides as denoted above.

Checks need to be made out to the Texas Rugby Union – please send the original dues form [ download from TRU Website] and check to the Financial Officer of the Texas Rugby Union.

DAVID PFLEGER
FINANCIAL OFFICER, TRU,
P.O.BOX 980405
HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77098
Email: DPFLEGER@COMCAST.NET

IF YOUR CLUB PREFERS TO MAKE AN ONLINE PAYMENT VIA CREDIT CARD PLEASE NOTIFY DAVID MCPHAIL, TRU.PRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM TO COORDINATE THIS TYPE OF PAYMENT.

To be in good standing with the TRU & Western RFU, all dues have to be paid & processed not later than February 27th 2009.

As this is a very simple one time payment each year, any team that fails to send in their dues check to the TRU Financial Officer by that date will be declared ineligible for any TRU or West Championships that they are involved in and will also be suspended from the TRU.

Additionally any club requiring an invoice or receipt should contact the TRU Financial Officer.

USA RUGBY & WEST RFU DUES

  • All clubs should complete on-line registration for their club and players using the USA Rugby Website.
  • When the on-line registration occurs via the USA Rugby website, the club and player dues to the West RFU are paid at the same time.
    The TRU strongly recommends that all Texas club register their club and players using the USA Rugby on-line system, thus implementing the long standing policy of all the sport’s sanctioning bodies that all players and referees must be CIPP registered before participating in ANY rugby match.  Please note the West RFU will also be operating under the same policy.
  • No club will be allowed to play players who are not officially listed on their clubs USA CIPP roster.
  • The TRU will be checking the CIPP rosters for all Texas clubs and will be aware of any club that attempts to play games with any players who are not officially registered. If any club attempts to do this, then they will be subject to disciplinary actions, as will any club who plays against a team with unregistered players.
  • All players will still be required to sign a hard copy of the USA Rugby member liability waiver.  Once a member’s online registration is complete, an e-mail will automatically be sent to the club or member to confirm their registration status.
  • Coaches should access the forms specific to them.  As a reminder, all collegiate teams are REQUIRED to have on their roster a registered coach (it is to your advantage to register all coaches, not just one).  As per USA Rugby directive, all coaches at the youth, high school and college level are subjected to a background check prior to being approved to coach at that level.
  • Please ensure that the players read the back of the CIPP form and in doing so, agree & certify that they have insurance coverage. Failure to have insurance coverage will lead to the player’s suspension and the clubs suspension, in the event that they made no effort to inform the players of this requirement.