BT Promotions want everyone to enjoy their time at the rugby festivals and here is some information that will help guide you through the event.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM FOR FREE

the itinerary

Day of arrival
Check-in is from 10am onwards. Check-in for accommodation starts at 4pm at the main reception. The rest of the day you are free to use the theme park or relax at your leisure.  There will be a team managers meeting at The Sports Bar in the early evening – this will be confirmed prior to the festival starting.

Days 2 and 3
All matches will be played over this two day period.  Rugby will be played in the mornings and the afternoons will be free to enjoy all of the facilities at the theme park.  All teams will be invited to attend the presentation evening at the end of day 3, where trophies and awards will be given. The time of this will be confirmed prior to the festival starting.

Day 4
This is the day of departure and no rugby will be played. All accommodation must be vacated by 10am but you are free to enjoy the theme park facilities for the rest of the day.

the rugby pitches

All rugby matches are within the Flamingo Land boundaries and all pitches are grass.  There are changing, toilet and catering facilities nearby.

​TEAM QUALIFICATION

All rugby festivals organised by BT Promotions are accredited by the RFU. In order to qualify for participation in the festival teams must be affiliated to the RFU.

TEAM PLAYER REGISTRATION

In order to take part in the rugby festival all teams are required to complete an official BT Promotions registration form.  The name and date of birth of all players must be entered together with a passport size photograph alongside. Alternatives to the photograph can be an official league identification card or a 10 year passport – these must be signed off by a BT Promotions official.  Only players registered will be able to take part.  Additional players cannot be registered once the first team match has commenced.  Only players on the BT Promotions accommodation form can take part in the festival.  There are no exceptions to these rules and if any player is found to be breaking these rules there will be an immediate disqualification of the team he/she has played for.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Match officials will be either RFU qualified referees or team coaches.

TROPHIES & MEDALS

There are fantastic trophies for every player at BT Promotions rugby festivals.  Winners and runners-up trophies will be awarded to Managers along with the championship cup for the winners to keep. All other competitors will receive an individual trophy.  There will also be a prestigious trophy for the Man of the Match award, for each team that competes.  The referees and managers will decide the winners. 

official bt promotions rugby festival photographer

There will be an official photographer photographing at the majority of the festival events.  Photos will be taken at the rugby pitches and also at the presentation evening.  These photographs will be available on our Facebook page.

first aid cover

Fully qualified first aid personnel will be located at the control point and they are available to deal with any situations that cannot be handled by the team first aider.

child protection

BT Promotions recommend that all team have a child protection policy in place. 
​They support the RFU guidelines on Child Protection.

respect barriers

BT Promotions are committed to following the RFU guidelines on youth rugbyand will continue to respect barriers during all of our 2018 events.