Selection will take place every week after the previous week’s game on a day, time location determined by the selection committee.

The selection committee will consist of the coach, each team captain or nominated vice captains if the captains cannot attend.

It is the captain’s task to bring to the meeting players availabilities for the forthcoming weekend’s game and training.

The coach and 1st team captain will select the first team and the players picked to represent the club in this side will depend on his attitude, the effort he puts into playing and training and his regular availability. The 2nd team captain will then discuss with the coach and 1st team captain on his selection for the coming Saturday. The intention is to create a squad of players who can swap between the two sides giving 100% for whatever side they play for. The 3rd team captain will select the third team after the 1st and 2nd teams have been selected. All sides will select 18 players including a front row sub if possible.

The players selected for the 1st team will be notified on training night by the coach/captain. If a player is dropped from the first team for whatever reason the coach will explain his decision and he will discuss it with the player at the training the following week. All other players will be called by their relevant captain. If no player has heard which team he is playing for by Thursday evening he should call the club captain. If possible Selection for all three sides will be displayed on the notice board at the club.

Any player who consistently does not show or is it late to games will be dropped to the lowest side until such time their attitude or attendance improves.

Our aim is to make sure everybody gets a game and enjoys their rugby. It is also the purpose to create a club structure and not teams within a club. We are one club with a structure in place for people to follow and people will be given the opportunity to play at every level, we also understand some players only want to play at certain levels.

Training will be taken by the coach and will take place every Tuesday and Thursday evening throughout the summer starting at the club from 7pm. Training is for all players and is not centered on certain individuals or a team. All players are encouraged to attend training but training is not compulsory and we do not have a no train no play policy! However we do expect all 1st team players to make extra effort to attend training the training night before the league game on a Saturday. Training is there to be enjoyed and improve your skill and fitness levels and enhance the team’s chances of winning.

For all Kent Division 2 league games all players are expected to wear a white shirt and club tie before and after the game.

It is important to communicate any problems or grievances with team play or selection with the coach, team or club captain.