Mini League Rules

1.The game is to be called Mini League and is a modified version of Rugby League

2.The game to be played by all children up to Year Four primary school which is under the age of nine years at midnight of 31st August (at the start of each season), thereafter players upto and including Year Six of primary school, which is under the age of eleven at midnight of the 31st August (at the start of each season) will play Mod League as prescribed by the Youth Commission.

3.The maximum number of players per team shall be 9 and there is no limit to the amount of substitutions, but each player MUST play at least half a whole game.

4.Rule (a): All single games should be played in two halves of fifteen minutes.

Rule (b): All Festival games should be played in two halves of seven and a half minutes maximum with a two minute interval. No player should be allowed to play for more than a total of forty minutes in any one day.

5.Size of the playing area 60 x 40 metres (maximum) with a minimum of 50 x 30 metres but the game can be played on any grassed area.

If two games are to be played on each half of a full pitch, consideration should be given to the following:

(a) Safety: The goal posts should be outside the playing area.

(b) Width: Too narrow an area should be avoided.

6.Size of the ball: The game will be played with a Mini League ball or size three standard Rugby League ball.

7.The normal six tackle rule applies

8.A try is scored in the normal way by placing or touching the ball down on or over the opponents try line.

9.After each tackle all players must retire five metres prior to the play the ball restart. (i.e. no square markers). The tackled player should restart the game by way of a play the ball. The ball must be played backwards in the correct manner and where the tackle occurred.

(a) The defending side cannot move until the ball is passed by the acting half back or the acting half clears the ruck (runs with the ball).

(b) The minimum distance the ball is played from the try line is 5 metres.

(c) If the acting half back is tackled with the ball, it will result in a handover of

possession to the opposition

10.NO ball stealing.

11.All infringements will result in a hand over to the non-offending team at the place the infringement occurred except in the following situations:

(a) If the ball goes into touch the restart will take place five metres in from touch

opposite the place that the ball crossed

the line.

(a) If in the goal area the restart will be ten metres in the field of play (centre)

The restart by the non-offending team.

12.There will be no kicks allowed except after a try has been awarded when the scoring team will take a place kick conversion in front of the goal posts. No player is allowed to take more than one attempt at goal until every other player has had an attempt.

13.The game will commence with a play the ball on the centre line at the beginning of each half by:

(a) the team who win the toss of a coin, and

(b) thereafter alternately

After a try has been scored the non-scoring team will restart with a play the ball as described in Rule 9.

14.Any rule not covered will be as per international rules.