School rugby recommended match times & age-banding

Recommended match times

AGE GROUP	PER HALF	TYPE	SIN BIN	HALFTIME
Open (1sts)	35min	Playing Time	10min	10min
Open	30min	Playing Time	5min	5min
u16	30min	Playing Time	5min	5min
u15	25min	Playing Time	5min	5min
u14	25min	Playing Time	5min	5min
u13	25min	Running Time	5min	5min
u9-u12	20min	Running Time	5min	5min

Definitions:
Playing time: the time that has been played excluding time lost as defined in Law 5 – Time.
Running/Actual Time: continuous elapsed time (includes time lost for any reasons).

The only occasions when above is altered is when permission is sought from SARU for tournaments such as the National Youth Weeks, etc, because of TV schedules and/or other factors.

SARU age-banding

Under 19	u19	Players aged:	16 turning 17	+	17 turning 18	+	18 turning 19	+	having turned 19	in the year in question
Under 18	u18	Players aged:	16 turning 17	+	17 turning 18	+	having turned 18			in the year in question
Under 17	u17	Players aged:	15 turning 16	+	16 turning 17	+	having turned 17			in the year in question
Under 16	u16	Players aged:	14 turning 15	+	15 turning 16	+	having turned 16			in the year in question
Under 15	u15	Players aged:	13 turning 14	+	14 turning 15	+	having turned 15			in the year in question
Under 14	u14	Players aged:	12 turning 13	+	13 turning 14	+	having turned 14			in the year in question
Under 13	u13	Players aged:	11 turning 12	+	12 turning 13	+	having turned 13			in the year in question
Under 12	u12	Players aged:	10 turning 11	+	11 turning 12	+	having turned 12			in the year in question
Under 11	u11	Players aged:	9 turning 10	+	10 turning 11	+	having turned 11			in the year in question
Under 10	u10	Players aged:	8 turning 9	+	9 turning 10	+	having turned 10			in the year in question
Under 9	u9	Players aged:	7 turning 8	+	8 turning 9	+	having turned 9			in the year in question
Under 8	u8	Players aged:	6 turning 7	+	7 turning 8	+	having turned 8			in the year in question
Under 7	u7	Players aged:	5 turning 6	+	6 turning 7	+	having turned 7			in the year in question
Under 6	u6	Players aged:	4 turning 5	+	5 turning 6	+	having turned 6			in the year in question