KCRFU approval must be granted before any 17-year-old can play adult rugby. A lack of a response to any application must not be deemed to be silent consent to the application. Unless you have received written approval from the KCRFU, the individual for whom the application has been made must not play adult rugby or train with adults.
The priority is always for age grade players to play in their defined age/year group, with their peers/friends and where those that support them are most closely connected. Playing out of age grade is the exception. For any player to do so, the circumstances, conditions, assessments and approvals required in regulation must be in place beforehand. The ultimate consideration must be the welfare and safety of all the players involved.
Please read Regulation 15.6 and 15.5 in detail before completing this form. Due to DBS and Safeguarding Requirements this is a 2-stage process. In addition to the individual player being approved, the Club also need approval to play 17 year olds in adult rugby by completing the Playing Adult Rugby – Club Approval Form and process.
Please read the accompanying advice in the Club Guide – Playing Adult Rugby.
When completing this form, please refer to the information ‘bubbles’, which provides essential additional instructions and guidance.
Age Grade to Adult rugby approval should be submitted no later than 10 days before the adult match in which the 17-year-old individual is due to participate.
Player applications will automatically be rejected unless a Club approval has been granted for the relevant team(s).
Applications will not be considered until the individual who has parental responsibility for the player has given their approval.
The player must be affiliated to the club before application is made. Unaffiliated players will be rejected.
Details of the player assessment MUST be appended to the application (See club guidance document here and Code of Practice here). The reasoning for playing a 17-year-old in adult rugby should be:
It is unlikely this will be done in less than 150 words.
As a general rule the younger the player in the U18 year, the less likely approval will be granted (i.e. the player must be nearer 18 years of age than 17).
If the Player is eligible for Age Grade Rugby in the following season approval is unlikely.
If the player is still 17 at the start of next season, a new approval will have to be sought.
