WE L S H R U G B Y UNION - R U G B Y P A T H W A Y
UNDER 10’S – 10-A-SIDE RUGBY
AGE: Under 10 as on the 1st September at the start of the season.
TEAM SIZE: 10 players: 5 forwards maximum - 3:2 formation
5 backs maximum
The WRU requires that both teams shall field the same number of
players throughout the game.
PERIODS OF PLAY: 2 halves each of up to 15 minutes playing time – no extra time.
BALL SIZE: Size 3.
COACH WRU Level 1..
QUALIFICATION: WRU Level 1 Coach Award recommended.
REFEREE QUALIFICATION: WRU Level 1 Referees’Award.
SCRUMS: A non-contested scrummage will be awarded at all times;
i.e. no contest for the ball;
the team putting in the ball must win it;
neither team is permitted to push.
Both scrummages must be of the same formation
10 a side: 5 forwards (maximum) 3:2 formation
A player who is a member of a scrum cannot pick up a ball from a
scrum.
Penalty: penalty kick.
SCRUM HALF: The Offside line for the scrum half at a scrum is the mid line of the
scrummageThe scrum half must not follow his opposite number round the scrum
until the ball is out
Penalty: penalty kick.
LINEOUT: Both teams must have the same number in the lineout.
10-a-Side: 5 forwards: 4 players from each side (maximum) in the
lineout–i.e. all forwards must be involved in the lineout.
Rule 2:–The jumpers must attempt to win the ball unaided.
On landing players may bind around the jumper.
Penalty: penalty kick 15m in from touch.
KICKING: Within a players own 22m area, normal laws apply to kicking the ball
out of hand and on the ground in general play, free kicks and penalty
kicks.
In all other areas of the field (outside a players own 22mm area) kicking
the ball out of the hand or on the ground in general play is not
allowed. All penalty kicks and free kicks in areas of the field outside a
players own 22m area are to be taken as free kicks.
Penalty: free kick.
PENALTY: All penalties are free kicks – the ball must be propelled from the hands.
HAND OFF: FEND OFF:A player must not hand off/fend off an opponent in any way to the
head, face, neck or any other part of the body.
Penalty: penalty kick:
Definition: A hand off/fend off is: “Any movement of the hand or arm to ward
off an opponent.’’
METHOD OF SCORING:Tries and conversions only: Notes:–
(i) if goal posts are available on the mini-pitch, conversions are to be taken as
normal.
(ii) if goal posts are available only on the full size pitch, conversions are to be taken
in front of the goal post.