Rules of the game ...

How can a competition be structured?
The principle of round robin or world cup format (appropriately sized pools leading to a knockout in the later stages) should be followed, depending on the number of teams entered.

In pools the winner will be decided upon the total game points accumulated throughout the day (5 points for a win, 3 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss).

In an event of a tie the following rules will determine which team will be placed higher: total tries scored for, and the lowest tries scored against, then the winning team from the game between the two sides. If still no separation, the decision will be made by the toss of a coin, the captain/coach in charge of the team according to alphabetical order will call (e.g. Bournemouth v Poole, the Bournemouth captain/coach will call).

Games should be a minimum of two halves of 5 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes each way with 2 minutes for half time. A try is worth 1 point.

A choice of ends will be decided by a coin, toss the team named first in the match will get to pick heads or tails. The winning team will take a free pass the losing team will choose which side they wish to defend first.

Any dispute must be raised immediately after each game with the event organiser.