STAGE 1

The emphasis at this early stage is on the basic individual skills of running with the ball, passing gathering the ball from the ground, tackling and wrestling for the ball.

1.	Running, evasion
2.	Handling, carrying the ball in two hands, passing, scrum half pass, screen passing picking up, falling and gathering, passing off the ground.
3.	Contact Tackling, wrestling, driving at opponent, making the ball available when held or tackled.

The Game

1.		Pitch size (see diagram).
2.		All starts and restarts are by a pass-off and must be on the whistle. THE OPPOSITION MUST RETIRE 10 METRES FROM THE SCRUM HALF/PASSER and can only move once the scrum half/passer places their hands on the ball. The first receiver must start NO MORE THAN 2 METRES BACK from the scrum half/passer. Following a try and at the start of the second half, the pass-off will be from the centre of the pitch.
3.		There are no line-outs and no scrums.
	a)	when the ball goes in touch, the non - offending team has a pass — off 5m in-field (opposition 10 metres back from the mark).
	b)	If a ball is knocked on or a forward pass is made the non-offending team is awarded a pass-off.
4.		Penalties are taken by a pass-off and ON THE WHISTLE, the opposition being 10 METRES BACK from the mark (or behind the goal line). Penalties must be taken through the mark.
5.		Rucks and mauls - referee talks players through it and after 5-sec. use it or lose it.
6.		All players on panel must play in all matches.