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Touch Rugby "Freedom Day" Event   
Gender & Level
Mixed, Recreational
Players
7-a-side
Location
Timing
Friday
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Date
08-Apr-2011

Welcome to the DUPLAYS "Freedom Day" Touch Rugby Tournament as part of action-packed South Africa Day! 

Players/teams of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Come celebrate South Africa's national day, whether you are South African or not, and get in some great games of recreational touch (mixed, 7 v 7, min 2 women per team) as well as the chance to win great raffle prizes. Check out http://saweekend.com for a full list of the day's activities! Come cheer on the South African Legends team square off against the British/Irish Legends team after our recreational touch tourney!

Registration deadline: April 7th

Sign up process:

If you’ve come to the website for the first time then Register/Login with DUPLAYS.com (top right corner) and then select the following options

Individual – sign up here if you don’t have a team and would like to be placed on one

Team – sign up here if you’re entering your own team into the tourney, we allow corporate as well as private teams. Captains please note that all your team mates must sign up online

Pricing: please note that is this is a ticketed event, each team member must pay 120 AED to participate. There is no set 'team' fee like in other DUPLAYS leagues. Whether you have 7 players or 10 players, each team member must pay the 120 AED. Disregard the 'free' under the pricing on the event details page. Thanks!

Rules: Read the Rules section for specific details like duration, footwear, timings, etc

Payment:

You are able to pay online or offline -- what ever's easier for you!

Office Payment

  • All payments will be made to our DUPLAYS accountant Suraj
  • Call 04 447 2394 in you plan on popping by the office to pay 
  • Office timings: between 10am-5pm - Sunday to Thursday
  • Map - http://dubai.duplays.com/office

 

Frequently Asked Questios (FAQs): 
  • Teams will play a minimum of THREE 12-minute games -- tourney structure to be determined by number of teams that sign up
  • Play is 7 v 7 mixed teams (minimum of 2 females on pitch at all times)
  • Six touch
  • Play starts and restarts at the centre with a "tap"
  • Try is scored by grounding the ball on or behind the try-line
  • 1 pt is awarded for try
  • 2 pts for women
  • Legal touch is on any part of body, clothing or ball
  • Player must claim touch by raising hand & shouting "touch"
  • When touched, player in possession must place ball on ground at exact point of touch
  • Touch-pass in effect; player picking up ball (dummy-half) may run but if touched changeover occurs
  • All defending players must retire more than 5 metres in line with the mark of touch
  • If the ball is dropped or if a player crosses the sideline before being touched, change of possession will occur

12h00: Gates open

12h00-15h00:  DUPLAYS touch rugby tournament gets underway!

13h30-14h00:  Biz-Group kids talent show 

15h00-16h00: Kids rugby clinic

15h30: Spinneys Potjiekos Challenge -- Cooking competition & judging 

17h00-19h00: eLAN Legends rugby match

19h00-19h15: eLAN Legends game trophy award and Spinneys Potjiekos Challenge winners

19h30- 20h30:  Biz-Group Adult Talent Show

20h30-21h00: Main prize give-aways: car and holidays prizes

21h00 onwards:  Live band and DJ

**Food and beverage stalls galore & large fun zone for the kids**

Check out http://saweekend.com for a detailed list of the day's activities! Come cheer on the South African Legends team square off against the British/Irish Legends team after our recreational touch tourney!

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