Ages: 4-7 years School year: reception - year 2
Type of rugby: Tag 4-a-side Ball size: Size 3
Max pitch size: 20 x 12m Max team size: 4 players
Max per half: 10 minutes Max per day: 50 minutes
New: tag

UNDER 8's

Ages: 7-8 years School year: year 3
Type of rugby: Tag 6-a-side Ball size: Size 3
Max pitch size: 45 x 22m Max team size: 6 players
Max per half: 10 minutes Max per day: 50 minutes
New: 6 tags to score

UNDER 9's

Ages: 8-9 years School year: Year 4
Type of rugby: Contact 7-a-side Ball size: Size 3
Max pitch size: 60 x 30m Max team size: 7 players
Max per half: 15 minutes Max per day: 60 minutes
New: contact game starts, tackle including hold

UNDER 10's

Ages: 9-10 years School year: year 5
Type of rugby: Contact 7-or-8-a-side Ball size: Size 4
Max pitch size: 60 x 35m Max team size: 8 players
Max per half: 15 minutes Max per day: 60 minutes
New: 3 player uncontested scrum plus ruck & maul, 1 support player per team, tackle not hold

UNDER 11's

Ages: 10-11 years School year: year 6
Type of rugby: Contact 7-or-8-a-side Ball size: Size 4
Max pitch size: 60 x 43m Max team size: 8 players
Max per half: 20 minutes Max per day: 60 minutes
New: 3 player scrum - strike, no push plus ruck & maul, 2 support players per team, kicking, no fly hack

UNDER 12's

Ages: 11-12 years School year: year 7
Type of rugby: Contact 8-or-9-a-side Ball size: Size 4
Max pitch size: 60 x 43m Max team size: 9 players
Max per half: 20 minutes Max per day: 70 minutes
New: 5 player scrum - strike, no push plus ruck & maul unlimited, fend off below armpits

UNDER 13's

Ages: 12-13 years School year: year 8
Type of rugby: Contact 13-a-side Ball size: Size 4
Max pitch size: 90 x 60m Max team size: 13 players
Max per half: 25 minutes Max per day: 80 minutes
New: 6 player scrum - strike & push plus kicking - flyhack

UNDER 14's

Ages: 13-14 years School year: year 9
Type of rugby: Contact 15-a-side Ball size: Size 4
Max pitch size: 100 x 70m Max team size: 15 players
Max per half: 25 minutes Max per day: 80 minutes
New: 8 player scrum - number 8 to pick up & run, plus kicking at goal and uncontested line out

UNDER 15's

Ages: 14-15 years School year: year 10
Type of rugby: Contact 15-a-side Ball size: Size 5
Max pitch size: 100 x 70m Max team size: 15 players
Max per half: 30 minutes Max per day: 90 minutes
New: uncontested line out, lift permitted

UNDER 16's

Ages: 15-16 years School year: year 11
Type of rugby: Contact 15-a-side Ball size: Size 5
Max pitch size: 100 x 70m Max team size: 15 players
Max per half: 35 minutes Max per day: 90 minutes
New: contested line out, lift permitted