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Issue: 04/10 |
17th February 2010 |
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Issue: 04/10 |
17th February 2010 |
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BAFRA STATEMENT ON 2010 FIXTURES
BAFRA continues to actively monitor the discussions taking place between BAFA and BAFL directors over BAFL's withdrawal (or threat of withdrawal) from the National Governing Body. We trust that a resolution will be reached that will allow all clubs to play a full season this year.
Because of the nature of BAFA membership, players and coaches associated with BAFL-member clubs will remain members of BAFA until at least 31st March 2010.
Beyond 31st March, BAFRA is happy to accept fixture notifications from teams and organisations. However this is conditional upon the teams and organisations still being BAFA members beyond that date. To be completely clear, this means that any team competing in a non-BAFA-affiliated competition after 31st March 2010 will need to seek officiating crews from the appropriate officiating body for that competition.
As stated before, if any BAFRA member has a question about this, please contact one of the directors. If anyone outside BAFRA has any questions, please contact the President. Be assured that all questions will be answered as openly as possible.
Jim Briggs
FINANCIAL MATTERS
Will all crews be aware that a request for payment must be completed for all games when payment is not made on the day. This INCLUDES Prepay teams. I cannot pay any fees unless it is filled in.
I also can not pay your expenses on time if the game day paperwork doesn't arrive the same week as the game. If you do not receive payment then it is normally because the paperwork has not been submitted. Please ensure the referee on your game completes the paperwork, or arrange to do it yourself!
Note that Canterbury are now prepay for next home game.
Hotel rooms for the convention need to be paid for by the 28th Feb, please send cheques to BAFRA Ltd at 89 Smithfield Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7LD. Note that this is the address for all payments. All cheques sent already will be cashed on Friday 19th Feb.
Charlie Dean Young
ASSIGNMENTS
In case you may have missed the emails I have placed the latest assignments on the web page. There are games being played at Leeds Carnegie on March 5th (Friday) and at Liverpool on March 6th (Saturday). If anyone can help with these games please let me know asap.
Games for March the 7th are still waiting to be confirmed. I will ensure that these games are assigned crews by Sunday 28th at the latest. I apologise for the inconvenience but I need further confirmations from the league before I can assign crews. I also suspect that the weather may have a bearing this coming weekend which may in turn add further complications for the league. I appreciate your patience.
Pete Johnson
NOMINATION PAPERS FOR DIRECTOR POSTS
The current nominations for the directors posts that are up for election at the AGM is: (correct to 10:00pm on Wednesday 17th February):
Director without Portfolio #1:
Phil Clarke (Nominated by Alan Dobson, Seconded by Dan Bridgland)
Martin Cockerill (Nominated by Steve Tonkinson, Seconded by Pete Johnson)
Director of Training:
No nominations yet received
General Secretary:
Paul Sutton (Nominated by Pete Johnson, Seconded by Tzvi Lindeman)
President:
Charles Dean-Young (Nominated by Tim Vickers, Seconded by Ray Grace)
David Parsons (Nominated by Paul Sutton, Seconded by Pete Johnson)
Nominations close at 5:00pm on Saturday 20th February. The final list will appear in next week’s Newsflash.
Paul Sutton
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Congratulations to Jonathan Swithinbank on completing the Induction Training Programme. Thanks to Russell Newton who helped with Jonathan’s training.
Davie Parsons
REGIONAL TRAINING MEETINGS
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REGION |
DATE OF NEXT MEETING |
VENUE |
CONTACT |
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Solent |
18th February |
Jim's House, Havant |
Jim Briggs |
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Thames Valley |
22nd February |
Pete's House, Reading |
Pete Parsons |
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OFFENCE |
SUSPENDED |
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New this week |
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Unknown |
76 |
Worcester Royals |
FPF |
2 |
Punched opponent when on the ground. |
28/02/10 v Reading Knights |
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Previous weeks |
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Unknown |
32 |
Loughborough Aces |
FGT |
3 |
Player rolled on top of another player who had just tackled him and threw a punch to his helmet. The player who was punched did not react. The roster provided by Aces contained the names and BAFA registration numbers of the players but omitted the squad numbers – this omission was only noticed after the game had ended. |
21/02/10 v Staffordshire Stallions |
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Note: it is the responsibility of the individual teams to ensure that their suspended players serve their suspensions in the proper game (according to the BAFA Disciplinary Code), and any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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HOME TEAM |
REPORT |
NEXT HOME GAME |
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New this week |
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Warwick Wolves |
Warwick only supplied 1 ball person and 2 chain crew. BNU supplied the other member of the chain crew. Graham Coleman #177 |
28/02/10 v Birmingham Lions |
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Newcastle Raiders |
As usual for Gateshead International Stadium, no team area, goalposts behind end line. Tzvi Lindeman #381 |
21/02/10 v Durham Saints |
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Imperial Immortals |
Rugby pitch with no infield markings/yard lines,etc. Field size was adjusted using cones. Richard Vernon #103 |
21/02/10 v Southampton Stags |
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Swansea Titans |
Game played on a soccer pitch with soccer goals and soccer markings. As there were no uprights no kicks were made after touchdowns or field goals. No numbers, nine yard lines, NFL hash marks and the team areas were inadequately marked. Due to the late arrival of the visiting team, the game started 30 mins late to allow players to warm up. Played 15min first and second quarters. 12min third and fourth quarters. Special praise for the cheerleader chain crew. Ray Grace #272 |
28/02/10 v Plymouth Blitz |
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Southampton Stags |
Game did not take place as the away team Royal Holloway failed to turn up for the game Dave Knight #135 |
28/02/10 v Portsmouth Destroyers |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Oxford Cavaliers |
50% of all lines on the field were extremely faint. 80 yard field, no hashmarks in bounds or at sidelines. Team areas marked with cones (no lines). Goals leaned over at an angle. Cones used for line markers and hashmarks at the perimeter. Changing room small, cluttered and dirty. Brian Yates #29 |
28/02/10 v Bristol Barracuda |
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Canterbury Chargers |
Game played at Kent University as the normal field was unplayable. Field extremely muddy and by end of game virtually no grass remained between the inbounds lines! Inbounds lines at kickoff were uneven in their distance from the sidelines. Game kicked off 20 minutes late due to late arrival of officials' assistants. 2 members of chain crew changed at half time. Crew not paid and should have been. However game quite enjoyable despite the very cold weather and muddy field. Dan Bridgland #506 |
21/02/10 v Hertfordshire Hurricanes |
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Loughborough Aces |
Only one set of posts. Restricted team areas and limit lines, due to field being enclosed by fence. 90 yd pitch Cam Gibson #286 |
28/02/10 v Leicester Longhorns |
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Staffordshire Stallions |
Only one ball supplied. No hash marks in middle of field, unable to make measurements, both teams informed. Team areas not marked with lines Charlie Dean Young #258 |
21/02/10 v Loughborough Aces |
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Bangor Muddogs |
Due to their regular pitch being waterlogged, Bangor had to play on a artificial pitch at another part of the University. The pitch was hastily marked out and had wonky lines, no 5 yd lines and two sidelines did not extend to the endzone at one end. The endzones were 7 yds in length, there were no posts so no field goal kicks were permitted. There were hash marks on the sideline and in inbounds but no 9 yd markings. Despite having received an invoice prior to the game, the officials were not paid as the AU President had disappeared before the game ended.
Bangor have stated that they hope to move to their grass pitch once the weather allows them to. In the meantime, they will address their current pitch issues brought to their attention by the crew. C Unwin #570 |
28/02/10 v Tarannau Aberystwyth |
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Brighton Tsunami |
No solid yardage lines apart from goal lines, only extended hashmarks every 10 yards. No team areas on either sideline; improvised barrier to keep non-players out on home team sideline. Goalposts lashed to fence surrounding field and set back from end line. Changing rooms locked and no key available at both half-time and full-time. Chain crew and ballpersons changed at half-time necessitating delay to second-half kickoff whilst new chain crew were trained. Crew not paid. Tim Ockenden #481 |
21/02/10 v ARU Phantoms |
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Lancaster Bombers |
The game was scheduled to be played an an all weather astro-turf pitch which had in the days leading up to the game been deemed playable. On the day of the game there was confusion between the two teams and the groundsmen as to the playability of the pitch and the markings of an alternative pitch. As a result of this the game was not played. The officials were paid for their time. Ben Griffiths #228 |
21/02/10 v Manchester Tyrants |
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Worcester Royals |
80 Yard Pitch. Only 1 ball person provided, and that wasn't until after half time. Graham Coleman #177 |
28/02/10 v Reading Knights |
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Solent Redhawks |
The game was played at Southampton Rugby Club and the changing room provided was small. There was not enough room to hold a pregame and so we moved to the Rugby Club bar and held it there. The field was 80 yards long and was marked every ten yards. There were no clearly marked team area. The ambulance was 55 minutes late arriving. The game did not begin until then and was played with 12 minute quarters. Keith Wickham #423 |
28/01/10 v Essex Blades |
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UWE Bullets |
This game was played at Filton which has only one set of goal posts consisting of white tubing strapped to the wire fence. A kick dislodged the tubing so the game was suspended whilst the tubing was strapped upright again. Russell Newton #324 |
21/02/10 v Oxford Cavaliers |
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Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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PLAY OF THE WEEK:
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New this week |
Play:
A's ball on B's 3, try. A6's
kick from placement is successful. B76 commits a running into the
kicker foul. Assume that Team A accepts the point.
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Last week's play |
Play:
Team A's punt is first touched by A88, then picked up by B45,
who runs five yards and fumbles. A22 picks up the fumble and
scores. During A22's run, B75 holds. |
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Date |
Event |
Contact for details |
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2009 |
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February 20th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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March 20th – 21st (Sat - Sun) |
BAFRA Convention & AGM |
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May 8th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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May 9th (Sun) |
BUAFL Final |
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July 24th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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October 31st (Sun) |
Broncos @ 49ers, Wembley |
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November 20th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
Jim Briggs |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
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Finance |
Andrew Lovell |
Operations |
Pete Johnson |
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Recruitment |
Ben Griffiths |
Training |
David Parsons |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Dan Bridgland |
Director without Portfolio #2 |
Steve Tonkinson |
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The opinions expressed in this Newsflash are those of the contributors, and not necessarily of BAFRA or its Directors. All Incident Reports to be submitted via www.bafra.org. Deadline for articles submitted by email (newsflash@bafra.org) is midnight Tuesday. |
Editor: Dean Wright - Email: newsflash@bafra.org