Twenty eight teams will lock horn at this years Tag Rugby Tournament the“Red Bull Off side” which is to be competed in a new concept from the game of rugby will be held at the CR & FC grounds Longden Place on September 2, where the kick-off is scheduled from 9 a.m. onwards.
All the teams are slated into three groups with the Men’s category will consist of 12 teams while the Youth and Women category will have eight teams each. This tournament will deviate from the conventional rugby format, where players will be allowed to move forward without stoppages. Some of the unique features in this tournament is that players won’t be penalized for off side play and the scorer has to just retain the ball in the hand without out touch down and there is no conversion done. A try scored under the post will enable the team to gain 6 points and 4 points will be granted for scoring on either side of the corner flag.
The organisers have infused several other rules to see the game is competed in the highest spirits while minimizing the injuries.
The Men’s event will be competed in four groups with three teams in a group where the top teams will move forward for the quarter-final stage. In the Youth category, the players have to be over 18 years and it has been divided into two groups where the top team will surge ahead to the semi-final stage while the Women’s segment will be conducted on a similar format.
A total of 49 games will be staged in two pitches where the length and width of a pitch will be 60 and 40 metres respectively. Each half will be 6.5 minutes and nine players have to be registered and six will be in fray. Red Bull, a brand that has long been at the forefront of changing the landscape of sports in Sri Lanka, is ready to unveil its latest venture into the arena of modern sports with Red Bull Offside.
Men Group-E- Marrons, Team Bulls, The Papare, Group-F-The Untaggables, Harlequins, Group-G- Sharks, Blues, Green n White, Group-H-The Untouchables, Team Red, Team Alpha
Women -Group-A- Rugberries, Team Sri, Colombo Reds,Taglete, Group-B- Team 1 & 2 to be notified, Saints, Agoal Rugby
Youth Group-C- Maroon Sharks, Green Lions, SC Boys, As Girls, Group-D- Agoal Rugby Academy, Alaxnder, Red Lions, AS Boys.
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