2018 Club 7s Handbook

1. Introduction
2. Changes for 2018
3. 7s Working Group of Performance Game Board
   1. Purpose
   2. Membership
   3. Terms of Reference
4. Club Registration
   1. General Requirements
   2. Team Registration Form
   3. Club Eligibility
5. Player Eligibility
   1. Qualifying Tournament Eligibility
   2. National Championship Eligibility
   3. Waivers
6. Match Officials
   1. Overview
   2. Sevens Referee Program
   3. Sevens Referee Program Criteria
7. Qualifying Structure
   1. Competitive Regions
   2. Competitive Region Management
   3. Competitive Region Responsibilities
   4. List of 7s Directors
8. Qualifying Tournaments
   1. Qualifying Tournament Registration
   2. Schedules
   3. Venue Set-Up
   4. Check-In
   5. Player Welfare
9. Men’s Open Tournaments
   1. Purpose
   2. Dates for the 2018 Men’s Open Tournaments
   3. Awarding of Events & Hosting Preferences
   4. Who may enter?
   5. How do they work?
10. 7s National Championship
    1. Bidding Process
    2. Seeding
    3. Format
    4. Emil Signes Cup
11. Sponsorship
    1. Qualifying Tournaments
    2. Men’s Open Tournaments
    3. National Qualifying Series
    4. Club 7s National Championship Event
12. Appendix & Best Practices
    1. Men’s History by Modern CR
    2. Women’s History by Modern CR
    3. USA Rugby Match Commissioner Guidelines Document
    4. Qualifying Tournament Management Checklist
    5. Sample Tournament Host Guidelines
    6. Sample 7s Director Job Description
    7. Sample Competition Rules & Regulations Document
    8. Sample Tournament Rules & Regulations
    9. Bracketing & Schedule Standards Document
    10. USA Club Rugby Resources

Did you know? 2017 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year first made his name playing Club 7s – first for the Daytona Beach Coconuts, and later for 1823 Rugby