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ELIGIBILITY OF TEAMS
- The Tournament shall be open to senior boys’ teams from British Columbia secondary schools who are members in good standing of the British Columbia Secondary Schools’ Rugby Union.
- Except in extenuating circumstances, the British Columbia Secondary Schools’ Rugby Union shall accept one team only per registered school to represent that school at the Tournament.
ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS
- All participating players must meet the eligibility requirements set out in Section 6 of the BC SCHOOL SPORTS Competitive Rules and Regulations.
- Each participating team shall be limited to a maximum of twelve registered players.
A completed ‘Player Registration Form’ shall be submitted to the Tournament Coordinator before the team’s first game of the Tournament.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
- The sixteen participating teams shall be grouped into four pools of four teams each.
- On the first day of competition, play shall consist of matches between teams in the same pool on a round-robin basis. Three points shall be awarded for a win and one point for a tie.
- Placing with in each pool shall be determined according to the total number of points accumulated for wins and ties in round-robin play. Should two teams have the same number of points, the winner of the pool game between the two teams involved shall advance to the next level of competition. Should there be three or more teams with the same number of points,advancement to the next level of competition shall be determined according to the following order:
- more tries scored;
- more goals (converted tries) scored;
- the difference between points scored and points conceded;
- a coin toss.
- On the second dayof competition, pool winners together with the second
place teams shall competefor the ‘Cup’ and ‘Plate’. Third andfourth
place teams shall compete for the ‘Bowl’ and ‘Shield’.