Get Canada Rugby Ontario Application For A Player To Participate In A Different Age Category

The senior national representative sevens team of a union where the player is aged 20 or older or, if at an Olympics or Sevens World Cup, the player has reached the age of majority (18).

Age Grade Rugby is the game for all players aged 6 – 18 in clubs, schools, colleges and within the representative pathway and it incorporates the rules of play, regulation, competition formats and the structure of the season.

For 17yr and 18yr olds who wish to play in age grade teams and are also eligible to play in adult rugby; they will need both an age grade player registration and an adult registration. Please ensure that you have done the sign off process and have CB approval to play as an adult first.

Age Grade Rugby is the game for all players aged 6 – 18 in clubs, schools, colleges and within the representative pathway and it incorporates the rules of play, regulation, competition formats and the structure of the season.

U9 - U11. U9 rugby introduces full tackles for the first time. The team sizes and the length of the game increases. More of the complexities of rucking, mauling, scrums and line outs are added each year, teams start to get bigger as do the size of the pitches.

For safety and retention purposes players should always play in their defined age/year group where possible. Regulation 15.3 (Playing Up) and 15.4 (Playing Down) permit individual players for whom it may be more appropriate, to play above or below their defined age group.

Playing Down Out of Age Grade Consent Form The form requires to be verified by, firstly, the proposer / coach and then, the parent / guardian or in respect of school or college rugby, the approval of an individual who has parental responsibility for the player [who may be the principal in loco parentis] is obtained.

Yes. I was with a club that had an over 35s team and there were a good number of players that started in their better years. They were very welcoming of new players, even new to the game. At 35 you would be one of the younger players.