BokSmart Under Age Rugby Legislation

To ensure the success of the BokSmart program, legislation forms a crucial cog in the wheel. BokSmart aims to legislate that no coach or referee may put a team on the field or blow a game respectively, unless they have undergone the BokSmart training workshop. They would have to renew their “licence” every two years. Unfortunately you cannot enforce legislation unless you have provided everyone with the opportunity to be trained, and therefore the extended deadline for legislation. BokSmart also aims to legislate and enforce specific medical protocols and minimum medical guidelines for rugby participation. BokSmart aims to motivate any other legislative changes in the game within South Africa on the basis of scientific evidence or current best clinical practice guidelines.

Under-age Rugby Regulations
IRB Age Grade Guideline and Policy
SARU Regulations for Under-aged rugby (April 2011)
BokSmart – Waiver Application Score sheet
Parental Consent and Indemnification template
Voluntary Assumption of Risk and Indemnification template
Schools Rugby Age-Banding Regulations (accepted December 2012)
Procedural document for high-performance testing of Elite Under-aged players- June 2014
Addendum 2 to Under-aged Rugby Regulations – Sevens Rugby