ITRA Terms & Conditions

  1. Kick-Off Times / Two Games on Same Night
  2. Change of Time / Venue / League Format / Grading
  3. Cancellation of Events
  4. Valid Contact Details (Email & Mobile)
  5. Team Cancellations
  6. Approved Match Shorts
  7. Insurance
  8. Payment Options
  9. Teams Paying by Cheque
  10. Team Names
  11. Discipline
  12. All Ireland Finals
  13. Forfeiting a Match
  14. Match Results
  15. Team Kit / Footwear
  16. SMS & Email Communication
  17. Find a Team Players
  18. Referees
  19. Disclaimer

These Terms & Conditions govern registration for all Irish Tag Rugby Association (hereafter “ITRA”) managed events. Participation in all such events is subject to acceptance of these Terms & Conditions. For team events, the person registering the team must accept these Terms & Conditions (hereafter “person who registered”) on behalf of:

  • their team; and
  • any other person who may participate on their team at any stage during the event.

1. KICK-OFF TIMES / TWO GAMES ON SAME NIGHT

Fixed kick-off times operate for all ITRA Leagues. These kick-off times will be posted on the Fixtures & Results page of the website at least 48 hours before the start of the event. Teams with specific time requests should avail of the Book a Time Slot service (where available). Otherwise, teams should be prepared to play at their appointed times.

ITRA reserves the right to change the kick-off times of any event due to unforeseen circumstances. This includes matches that have been abandoned or need to be replayed. In certain circumstances, ITRA reserves the right to instruct teams to play two shortened matches on the same night, including during the grading phase of a league.

In all cases:

  • the affected team captains, vice captains and registered players (if applicable) will be notified about any changes in advance via email and/or SMS. It is then the responsibility of the team captain to ensure that this information is communicated to their team members. It is therefore important that ITRA has valid email addresses and mobile numbers.
  • ITRA’s decision is final.

2. CHANGE OF TIME / VENUE / LEAGUE FORMAT / GRADING

ITRA reserves the right to change the venue of any ITRA Event, due to unforeseen circumstances. This includes venues that are deemed unplayable due, for example, to poor weather conditions. Where possible, each ITRA venue will have a back up venue where games can be played if the original venue is deemed unplayable.

All affected team captains, vice captains and registered players (if applicable) will be notified as soon as possible about any changes in advance via email and/or SMS. It is then the responsibility of the team captain to ensure that this information is communicated to their team members. It is therefore important that ITRA has valid email addresses and mobile numbers. ITRA’s decision is final.

ITRA also reserves the right to alter the number of teams playing in a league, based on exceptional circumstances. These changes may be made at any stage before the start of the league to ensure all fixtures can be fulfilled.

If a kick off time changes within 48 hours of a match, the captain and vice captain of the teams involved will be emailed, texted and/or called by ITRA Head Office with the revised KO time.

If the change is made more than 48 hours before a match, the change will be made on the website only; the captain and vice captain will not be contacted. It is therefore the captain and/or vice captain’s responsibility to check their match kick off time on the website within 48 hours of their game.

ITRA reserves the right to change the grading of a team in exceptional circumstances, such as walkovers, no shows and forfeits. These changes may be made at any stage during an ITRA League or Event and will be taken to preserve the integrity of the overall tournament.

3. CANCELLATION OF EVENTS

ITRA reserves the right to cancel any event due to unforeseen circumstances. If your team has already registered and paid for the cancelled event, you will be notified by email and refunded in full.

4. VALID CONTACT DETAILS (EMAIL & MOBILE)

ITRA communicates primarily by email with the captains, vice-captains and registered players (if applicable) of teams who have registered for an ITRA Event. Please make sure therefore that, at registration, you enter a valid email address for each person. You should also have regular access to your email account, as you will receive important information from us about the ITRA Event you have registered for.

Please also make sure that you have provided valid mobile contact numbers at registration. If we need to contact you urgently regarding your game, we will firstly try and ring and/or SMS you.

ITRA accepts no responsibility for information not received by a team, due to, for example, an incorrect email address/mobile number entered at registration, mailbox being full etc. It is the responsibility of the team captain to ensure that:

  • you have regular access to the email account specified at registration;
  • the mobile phone numbers ITRA has for your Captain and Vice Captain are correct; and
  • you pass all relevant information sent by ITRA onto your team mates

Please make sure that the contact details (email and mobile) we have for you are up to date. If not, call us on +353 1 2020100 or email info@tagrugby.ie immediately with the correct information. See also Point 17 below - SMS & Email Communication.

5. TEAM WITHDRAWALS

If your team needs to withdraw from an ITRA Event, you must contact us by telephone (+353 1 2020100 and leave a message if necessary) AND by emailing info@tagrugby.ie to confirm your team's cancellation.

League Cancelations
Should a team withdraw from an ITRA League:

  • more than 7 working days after the team’s registration has been confirmed by ITRA; or
  • after the closing date for registration (which will be announced by ITRA)
ITRA cannot guarantee a refund, unless a replacement team is found. If a team pulls out after the league has started, any replacement team will acquire the points accumulated by the team they are replacing, regardless of the stage the league is at.

One Day Events
Should a team withdraw from an ITRA One Day Event:

  • more than 7 working days after the team’s registration has been confirmed by ITRA; or
  • within 10 working days of the start of the Event

ITRA cannot guarantee a refund, unless a replacement team is found. This does not affect your statutory rights.

6. APPROVED MATCH SHORTS

For health and safety reasons, it is obligatory for all players to wear approved tag shorts at all ITRA Events. Tag shorts from all reputable suppliers, including Tagrugby.com (www.tagrugby.com), are allowed in ITRA Events. Your Venue Manager will also have tag shorts for sale at the venue.

7. INSURANCE

Health Checkup
ITRA recommends that all players and referees who have health-related concerns about taking part in an ITRA Event visit their local GP for a health checkup before participating in the Event.

Personal Accident Cover
Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport and, as with all sport, there is a risk of injury. All players in an ITRA Event take part at their own risk and it is entirely at the discretion of each team and player whether or not to take part in an ITRA Event as a whole or in any particular game.

It is the decision and responsibility of each individual player to ensure he/she is fully covered, in accordance with his/her specific needs when participating in tag rugby. ITRA strongly recommends that every player has their own Personal Accident Cover insurance while playing tag rugby or while present at any ITRA venue. Please speak with your financial advisor regarding Personal Accident Cover while playing tag rugby.

ITRA takes no responsibility for players who choose not to have insurance cover. Every player must sign a team registration form before each ITRA Event acknowledging this. The registration form is available at the venue from the Venue Manager.

  • If the team is taking part in a league, every player must sign the registration form before each game. The completed team registration form, which should be printed and signed by each team member, should then be handed to the Referee before the team’s game.
  • If the team is taking part in a One Day Event, every player must sign the registration form before the tournament starts. The completed team registration form, which should be printed and signed by each team member, should then be handed to the Venue Manager before the team’s first game.

Personal Property
ITRA takes no responsibility, and hereby, excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law, for any personal injury or loss or damage to any personal property sustained while playing tag rugby or while present at any ITRA venue.

Third Party Organisations
All players use the services of third party organisations at ITRA Events at their own risk.

8. PAYMENT OPTIONS

There are three ways to pay for your tag rugby team:

  1. Pay in full by laser or credit card. In this case, your team is confirmed straight away, subject to availability.

  2. Pay a deposit and the balance before a specified closing date. Here you pay a deposit with a laser or credit card and receive an email with team log in code to pay the balance. You can forward this email onto all your team mates and invite them to log into the team’s account to pay their portion of the fee directly online. If there is a balance outstanding after the closing date, the card used to pay the initial deposit will be charged what is owed.

  3. Pay in full by cheque. Please make your cheque payable to the Irish Tag Rugby Association, write your team name and ITRA Event (eg Summer League) on the back and post it to ITRA, 5 Rogan’s Court, Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Note that we cannot confirm your team until we receive the cheque, therefore we recommend that you use registered post or a courier when sending cheques to us.

Your team is only confirmed when you have received a Confirmation Email from ITRA.

9. TEAMS PAYING BY CHEQUE

Teams are registered on a first come, first paid basis, subject to availability. Teams who choose to pay by cheque, but who have not yet paid the registration fee, run the risk of forfeiting their place to a team who is willing to pay immediately.

For example, if Team X chooses to pay by cheque and is “Pending” then that team can still lose its place, if another team registers and pays before Team X´s cheque has been received by ITRA. Payments by debit or credit cards are therefore strongly advised as this may improve your team’s chances of securing your chosen venue or league.

It is your responsibility to make sure ITRA receives your cheque in time, so if using postal services, we recommend sending it by registered post or courier.

10. TEAM NAMES

Team names for ITRA Events can have no more than 20 characters in length. As team names are live on the ITRA website and may also be published in local or national media, they should be suitable for a family audience. ITRA therefore reserves the right to request a team captain to choose an alternative team name if ITRA decides the original one is inappropriate.

11. DISCIPLINE

All players who take part in an ITRA Event agree to play in a sporting manner. ITRA operates a Strict Zero Tolerance Policy where referees are encouraged to discipline players or supporters whenever they show disrespect to ITRA laws.

ITRA also reserves the right to discipline individual players who show unacceptable behaviour to:
  • the referee; 
  • another team/player;
  • Venue Manager; or
  • anyone else associated with the Event.

The incident will be reviewed by the ITRA Disciplinary Committee and punishment may be handed out to the relevant player. This may include a ban preventing that player from taking part in any ITRA Event over a specified time period. The player’s captain and vice- captain will also be informed of any disciplinary action.

In the case of a team’s unacceptable behaviour to:
- the referee;
- another team/player;
- Venue Manager; or 
- anyone else associated with the Event

ITRA’s Disciplinary Committee reserves the right to discipline that team, by deducting points from their league total or, in extreme circumstances, by removing that team from the tournament with no refund.

12. ITRA ALL IRELAND FINALS

The All Ireland Finals take place each year at the end of the Summer League. Participation in the All Ireland Finals is strictly by invite only and ITRA reserves the right to refuse entry to teams.

Similar to ITRA One Day Events, there may be no grading at the All Ireland Finals. The grade you played during the Summer League will determine your seeding with the aim of finding the best tag teams in the country.

All teams taking part in the All Ireland Finals must wear jerseys with the player’s squad number on the back.

13. FORFEITING A MATCH

If you are unavailable to field a team for a match, for example due to a shortage of players, please let us know before 4pm on the day of your match by calling 01 2020100 and emailing info@tagrugby.ie – out of courtesy, we like to contact the opposition and inform them that you will not be there. After 4pm, most teams have made their plans for tag that evening so ringing us after that is often too late to cancel the team travelling.

If your team cannot play your match and fail to let us know in advance of the game, we may deduct up to four points from your team’s league score.

ITRA reserves the right to withdraw a team from the league, if that team does not show up for two or more of their league matches.

14. MATCH RESULTS

ITRA reserves the right to change the result of a match if an ITRA referee is proven to have made an error in the match score. This may result in a 5 minute period of extra time being played or alternatively a complete replay of the game (date, time and venue to be determined by ITRA, which both teams must comply with). ITRA's decision is final.

If you have a query about your match result, you should contact your Venue Manager within 48 hours of the scores being updated on the website. We may not be in a position to change a match result if more than 48 hours have elapsed since the result was published.

15. TEAM KIT / FOOTWEAR

Teams are not permitted to wear tshirts or jerseys which may clash with those of the ITRA referees. ITRA reserves the right to ask teams to change their team tshirts if the colours clash with the referee.

Players should wear suitable footwear for the weather conditions and venue. ITRA reserves the right to remove players, and in exceptional circumstances, penalise teams if the footwear rules of a venue are breached.

16. SMS & EMAIL COMMUNICATION

When you sign up to become a team captain, vice captain or registered player (if applicable), your mobile and email contact details are automatically added to our database. This allows us to contact you with information relevant to your tag team, including match fixtures, registration launches, venue updates etc.

If you want to be removed from this database, simply email info@tagrugby.ie with your contact details.

17. “FIND A TEAM” PLAYERS

  • The “Find a Team” service is open to any individual or corporation.
  • Players signing up to the service are entitled to a full refund within 5 working days of subscribing, or if a replacement player is found.
  • No refund can be made if we have found a team for the subscriber and provided them with contact details of everyone on that team.
  • It may be possible to transfer “Find a Team” subscriptions to a friend. Contact Head Office on 01 2020100 about the options available.
  • ITRA reserves the right to remove any player from “Find a Team” if found to be guilty of inappropriate behavior towards fellow team mates, opponents, referees, venue managers etc. This player is not entitled to a refund.
  • It is the responsibility of each player to check the website regularly for any changes the terms and conditions of the Find a Team programme. Continued participation in a team will be deemed as acceptance of the current Terms and Conditions.
  • We communicate with subscribers primarily by email and SMS. Please make sure therefore that, at registration, you enter a valid email address and mobile phone number. Subscribers should have regular access to this email, as they will receive important information from ITRA from time to time.
  • ITRA accepts no responsibility for information not received by a player, due to, for example, incorrect email addresses entered at registration, mailbox being full etc. It is the responsibility of the subscriber to ensure they have access to the email address specified at registration and receive all relevant information as may be distributed by ITRA. ITRA reserves the right to refuse any player from taking part in the “Find a Team” service.
  • By subscribing to the “Find a Team” service, you are allowing ITRA contact you via email and/or SMS with important information about ITRA events, including Beach Tag, rule changes, registration dates etc.

18. REFEREES

To qualify as an ITRA Referee, you must attend a specified number of Workshops and Practical Training Sessions. Please refer to the Referee section of the website for more information.

BEFORE MATCHES

  • Each referee will be informed, via their online Referee Account, of their venue and match kick-off times in advance. The referee should therefore present themselvesto the Venue Manager (VM) at their specified venue at least 30 minutes before the scheduled first kick off time.
  • Each referee is responsible for marking their pitch in advance of Round 1. Your VM will provide you with the red, yellow and white cones required to mark the pitch. Please make sure your pitch is marked at least 10 minutes before Round 1 is due to start.

The VM will give you your scorecards for each match, as well as the tags and balls (if necessary) for your pitch. They will also direct you to the pitch you have been assigned to referee on. If you have any problems or questions in advance of, or during, your game, please speak with your VM immediately.

ONLINE REFEREE ACCOUNT

Referees get paid for each ITRA match they officiate at. In order to facilitate this, each referee must update their individual online account with their bank details. It is each referee’s responsibility to make sure they have their up-to-date bank account details in their online referee account.

• The online account will show each referee when they are next refereeing, what matches they have been assigned, how much money they are due etc. Therefore every referee should regularly log in and keep their information as up-to-date as possible.

• In particular, if a referee has holiday or business plans, they should list the relevant dates in their online account as early as possible so that we can find a suitable replacement. We acknowledges that work and family pressures may result in a referee being unavailable at short notice but we urge all referees to inform us as
early as possible so alternative arrangements can be made.

• Payment of referees takes place at least every two months. If a referee has a query about their payment and/or matches they were assigned, they must contact ITRA's Referee Department within 48 hours of the match in question.

UNABLE TO REFEREE ASSIGNED MATCH

If a referee is unable to officiate their assigned match, they must notify the Referee Department by phone before 12pm noon on the afternoon of the game. If a referee cannot officiate their match and does not ring and speak to someone in the Referee Department on time, their match fees will be adjusted as follows, in accordance with the number of matches they were due to referee:

COMMUNICATION WITH ITRA REFEREE DEPARTMENT

ITRA communicates primarily by email and/or SMS with its referees. Please make sure therefore that you have entered a valid email address and mobile telephone number in your online referee account. You should have regular access to this email account, as you will receive important information from us about the matches you
have been assigned. Please also make sure that you have provided a valid mobile contact number at
registration. If we need to contact you urgently regarding your game, we will firstly try and ring and/or SMS you. ITRA accepts no responsibility for information not received by a referee, due to an incorrect email address/mobile number entered at registration, mailbox being full etc.

• Cancelation of ONE Assigned Match = 1 x Match Fee Deducted
• Cancelation of TWO Assigned Matches = 2 x Match Fees Deducted
• Cancelation of THREE Assigned Match = 3 x Match Fees Deducted

HEALTH & SAFETY / INSURANCE
ITRA recommends that all referees who have health-related concerns about officiating at an ITRA Event visit their local GP for a health checkup before participating. Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport and, as with all sport, there is a risk of injury.

All referees in an ITRA Event take part at their own risk and it is entirely at their discretion whether or not to officiate. It is the decision and responsibility of each individual referee to ensure they are fully covered, in accordance with their specific needs when officiating tag rugby. ITRA strongly recommends that every referee has their own Personal Accident Cover insurance while officiating tag rugby or while present at any ITRA venue. ITRA takes no responsibility for referees who choose not to have insurance cover.

ITRA takes no responsibility for, and hereby, excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law, for any personal injury or loss or damage to any personal property sustained while playing/refereeing ITRA Tag Rugby or while present at any ITRA venue. All referees use the services of third party organisations at ITRA Events at their own risk.

REFEREE KIT

Every ITRA referee will receive their Referee Jersey before the start of the Summer League. It is the responsibility of each referee to make sure their kit is clean and in a suitable condition to be worn each time they referee. An ITRA referee should not take to the playing field without wearing the official referee clothing. Shorts must be worn when refereeing - tracksuit bottoms are no longer allowed.

If you referee at a non-ITRA tag rugby event, you MUST NOT wear official ITRA- branded referee kit. This includes club or charity blitzes not run by ITRA.

BEHAVIOUR ON THE PITCH

Tag rugby is a non-contact social sport where all players who take part agree to play in a sporting manner. Referees should also behave in a respectful and courteous manner in keeping with the spirit of the game. If a referee experiences any unsporting behaviour towards:
• themselves;
• any player; or
• any spectator,

they should contact the Venue Manager immediately.

• The Venue Manager will report the incident to the Referee Department who will then bring it to the attention of the ITRA Disciplinary Committee. The incident will be reviewed and punishment may be handed out to the relevant player / team.
• Similarly the referee shall show respect towards players and spectators at all times. The referee shall not get involved in any arguments or disputes.
• If the behaviour of the players and/or spectators is such that the referee deems the match cannot safely continue, then the referee may call a halt to the game and call the assistance of the Venue Manager.

19. DISCLAIMER

ITRA reserves the right to change these Terms & Conditions at their discretion. The user is therefore responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms & Conditions, which will be available to view on the ITRA website (www.tagrugby.ie). This means that we will not notify you of any changes to the Terms & Conditions but will post them on the website.

ITRA reserves the right at any time to amend the laws or add new laws in the interest of promotion and fairness of the game of Tag Rugby.

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland, and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts to settle any disputes  in connection with, or arising out of, the use of this site or its affiliate sites.

If any of the provisions of these Terms & Conditions is found by a court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted from the Terms & Conditions and the remaining provisions of the Terms & Conditions shall continue in full force and effect.



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