BGS 7s Programme 2026

Welcome

Welcome Message from the Head:

It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the second Bristol Grammar School Netball and Rugby 7s Tournament. We’re delighted to be hosting this annual event at our Failand sports ground, and we hope that you’ll really enjoy all that the day has to offer.

We are excited this year to have added a Girls’ U16 Rugby 7s tournament to the programme, to complement the U18 Boys’ tournament and the U19 Netball tournament.

The day promises to be a fantastic showcase of all that BGS celebrates about sport: collaboration, teamwork, camaraderie and a healthy dose of competition. We look forward to seeing the enthusiasm and commitment of all the teams taking part.

I want to thank all the staff from all the schools who have joined us today, and made today possible, and I’d like to pay particular tribute to the BGS staff who’ve put so much effort into organising and running the event. I would also like to thank our sponsors, without whom we would not have been able to run the event.

Best of luck to all the teams taking part. I am sure that – in victory or defeat – they will exemplify our BGS Sport values of teamwork, respect, kindness, integrity and rigour.

Jaideep Barot Head, Bristol Grammar School

Map of Grounds

Adult Toilets

Adult toilets upstairs

Student toilets outside downstairs

IMPORTANT INFORMATION -RUGBY-

Registration:

Please register each of your teams at least 30 minutes before your first kick oﬀ time.

The Rules:

• 7 a-side - max 14 players per squad

• All games, 7 minute each way. 1 min half-time

• Games are started and ended by the referee

• In result of serious injury where player cannot be quickly removed from pitch, current score will count as result

• All U18 Rugby 7s laws apply

• Captains - please do toss with pitch referee prior to scheduled start time of your game

Discipline:

• Red cards issued by referees - Player will be forbidden to play in the rest of the tournament

• Yellow cards = 2min sin bin

• Any disciplinary issues - please refer to tournament director

Referees:

• Referees provided

• All refs will be given scorecards for each game by the pitch marshall which will be retrieved by pitch marshall after the game

Group stage:

In result of two teams tied at end of group stage, head to head winner proceeds, if drawn then greater points diﬀerence across all pool games proceeds

Knock out stage:

In result of draw at full time, sudden death extra time ensues Points

Win - 3 , Draw - 1, Loss - 0

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE - RUGBY

U18 Boys

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE - RUGBY

U16 Girls

11:00 Crypt BGS

11:30 12:30 13:00 BGS

Clifton High Bromsgrove Crypt Clifton High BGS Bromsgrove Crypt Bromsgrove 12:00 14:00 Clifton High

Society ref Society ref Society ref Society ref Society ref Society ref

IMPORTANT INFORMATION -NETBALL-

All players to be under 19 on the 1st September 2025 and be on the school role for the academic year 2025/26.

Rules:

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All group games to be 10 minutes each way.

There will be a central timekeeper who will indicate the start and the end of the game with an air horn. Captains should toss for first centre pass or choice of end well before the start of each match and inform the umpires.

Captains should ensure that their teams are ready to go on court as soon as the preceding match has finished.

If the umpire’s whistle to end a period of play (quarter or half) or to hold time is blown after the ball has left the hands of the shooter and the shot is successful, the goal will count.

Penalty shots may be completed.

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Players should play to the whistle not the bell.

Captains will toss for choice of end or first centre pass.

Tactical substitutions can be made by asking the umpire but not in the last 30 seconds of play

No gloves or jewellery are to be worn and fingernails should be cut short. Positional bibs/Patches must be worn. There will be no injury time.

Playing Format:

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Scoring will be 5 points for a win, 3 points for a draw and 1 point for the losing team if they score 50% or more of their opponents score.

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If there is a tie on points at the end of the group stages, positions will then be decided by: a) Goal diﬀerence, THEN, b) Goals for c) Goals against d) The result of the game between the two teams e) Coin toss.

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If there is a tie in the semi-finals or final 5 minutes extra time one way will be played. If the score is still a draw a period of golden goal will happen and continue after the end of the 5 minutes.