If at any point anyone in your household is experiencing symptoms or has experienced symptoms (whether confirmed or not as COVID-19) in the past 14 days, please DO NOT attend the training session. Anyone who has been asked to self-isolate via NHS Test and Trace must not attend. If this is the case, please contact the captain or lead coach / team manager.

All quarantine periods - whether due to symptoms or to returning from international travel - must be adhered to.

All participants should be aware of the increase in transmission risk associated with partaking in even socially distanced group activity. Participants should understand that they are opting to participate in rugby activity, which is not risk free.

All Participants MUST register for the session using the Teamo registration system, either by following the link provided by the Team Manager, or by scanning the Playsafe QR code on site on arrival. Anyone participating who has not signed in will be ask to leave the session immediately.

BEFORE THE SESSION - IN BRIEF

Wash hands and sanitise before arriving at the match
No changing rooms are available-all players and coaches must turn up changed ready to play.
Kit bags etc. should be left in an outside area.
Hand sanitiser to be carried by all players/officials at all times.
No sharing of any equipment (with the exception of a rugby ball).
A central record will be kept of all training participants (players and coaches) attending each session to assist with track and trace activity.

DURING THE SESSION - IN BRIEF

Social distancing guidance should be followed (currently 1 metre plus), there should be no face to face or close contact and equipment sharing should be kept to a minimum.
Under no circumstances should there be any contact training. This includes tackling, scrum, ruck, maul and lineout.
Clothing and personal equipment is not to be handed to the coach.
Players to bring their own food and drink to be consumed during the session i.e. drinks breaks-players will drink from their own water bottles only.

PARENTS & SPECTATORS

The Club will outline specific areas for officials, players/coaches, spectators.
Parents and spectators should remain socially distanced at all times
Spectators should have no contact with the ball - please don’t pick it up and return it to the field of play.
Spectator/parent groups must be restricted to six person gathering limits and spread out, in line with wider UK Government guidance.
The clubhouse toilets will be available to training participants, but only one person to use the toilets at any one time.
Please do not leave any litter and take it home/dispose of it in the bins.

AFTER THE SESSION

All participants should sanitise their hands after the completion of a session.
Participants should exit whilst maintaining social distancing.
Social gathering after the activity will be allowed in line with current UK Government guidelines on hospitality and social distancing must be maintained.
One Club representative/volunteer should be responsible for collecting and disinfecting any shared equipment.

It is essential that we follow this guidance. Non-compliance puts clubs and coaches in breach of government policy and RFU guidance and could invalidate insurance.

This checklist is adapted from the full RFU and TRFC Guidance, which can be explored via these links:

RFU Roadmap

TRFC COVID 19 training protocols 110720