Dear CCC
I would be most grateful if you could circulate the
consultation statement below to your club coaches at all
levels, and endeavour to promote the importance of
involvement in this survey. This will not only assist the
RFU in formulating a response to the ELVs, but will also
further enhance the role and status of the Club Coach
Coordinator.
RFU consults grassroots over new laws experiment
The Rugby Football Union is giving everyone involved in
English rugby the chance to have their say on the
International Rugby Board’s proposal to introduce eight new
Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) throughout the game next
season.
The RFU believes that some of the ELVs could fundamentally
change the nature of the game as it is currently known and
that all those potentially affected by their introduction
should be consulted.
The RFU is therefore launching a special consultation
website
www.rfusurvey.co.uk to enable all parts of the
game to express their views on the ELVs and whether they
should be trialled in the manner proposed.
The survey is scheduled to go live tomorrow evening
(Thursday) and is open to players, coaches, referees and
supporters and gives people chance to compare and vote on
the existing law and its associated ELV before the
Union formally responds to the IRB.
RFU Chief Executive Francis Baron said: "We have a number
of concerns about the ELVs and the proposed process that is
being followed regarding their introduction.
“As these Experimental Law Variations could potentially
result in major changes to the Laws of the Game, the RFU
believes it is important to consult those involved in the
game at every level and give them an opportunity to express
their views.
"In order to discover what participants in rugby union in
England actually feel and to assist us in formulating the
RFU’s response to the proposed changes, the Union has
compiled an online questionnaire.
“I would urge everyone with an interest in the future of our
game to go to
www.rfusurvey.co.uk and spend ten minutes completing the
questionnaire so we can paint as accurate a picture as
possible of people's views in England when the matter comes
up for debate at the IRB in May."
I thank you in advance for your cooperation with this, and
in general for excellent work that you are doing
Regards
Gary
Gary Townsend
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