Keeping Your Skin Cool and Hydrated During Tag Rugby

Let’s be sensible when it comes to staying healthy and keeping melanoma at bay. This is a type of skin cancer that develops in the skin cells called melanocytes and usually occur on parts of the body that’s exposed to the sun.

To keep your skin cool and prevent heat-related issues, especially when playing tag rugby:

Seek Cool Environments: Find ways to stay in cooler spaces when not playing. If you’re in an exposed space find shelter or bring along some type of shade like an umbrella or gazebo, identify areas that don’t receive direct sunlight or seek out public cool zones during heatwaves.

Stay Hydrated: Make sure you drink plenty of water before, during, and after your game to stay hydrated. This is crucial for regulating your body temperature.

Dress Smart: Opt for light, breathable clothing made from natural fibers like cotton or linen. These materials help your body regulate its temperature and wick away sweat, preventing skin irritation. Avoid synthetic fabrics, as they can trap heat and moisture against your skin.

Sun Protection: Always apply sunscreen to exposed skin and consider wearing a hat (within regulations of the rules of tag-generally hard peaked hats to be reversed but soft ones are allowed) to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful UV rays.

Cool Down with Water: Once you get home take cool or lukewarm baths or showers after your game. This helps to lower your body temperature and soothe your skin.

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RESPECT THE REF

>Please respect the ref, no backchat is allowed.
>No aggressive behaviour / no foul language allowed.

Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport. Attacker’s cannot deliberately bump into a defender. Defender’s cannot change direction & move into an attacker’s path. Whoever initiated contact will be penalised. The onus is on the attacking player to avoid the defender.
Please respect fellow teammates, opposition and supporters.
Remember all levels of players are on the pitch so extra care is needed for those with less experience.
You are responsible for your own warm up.
Those who disobey the guidelines above will face a warning, sin bin or outright ban.

SUMMARY OF CHALLENGE CUP RULES ON THE DAY

Normal rules apply in respect for social and competitive leagues around the UK taking the following adjustments into consideration:

Similar to Inter’l Rules

Includes *Try Box
Includes 50/10 rules
8 a side (Mixed or Single Gender Make Up)
Any gender can kick off on a mixed team

*A-Grade upwards play 8-a-side generally

*BONUS BOX – is the area placed in the middle of the try line measuring 5m wide & 3m deep. Tries scored in bonus box receive an extra point (i.e. male try = 2pts, female try = 3 pts). The bonus box can be entered from the front and the side, but not the back. Kick-off is from the halfway line. 50/10 is in play when made on or behind the kick off point (i.e. the halfway line). Both male and female players may take the kick offs at the start of the game and after a try scored.