The Rochdale Swarm will NOT be signing up to the rules posted today.

The rules agreed with Tom Allen of the RFL are the only version we as a team will be perpared to use in any and all competiitions.

For 7 a side competition

No Irregs you are mistaken or misinformed the rules posted today have no backing by the RFL at all. The rules I posted this week approved by the RFL cover all aspects of Tag Rugby League in this country no matter how many a side.

The most serious consequence of trying to railroad through an individuals personal agenda with these "new" rules are as they are not approved by the Governing body (in our case, the RFL) players will not be insured. It really is as serious as that.

The quicker we finally get the League meeting the better.

These rules are set for this year if when Irregs play you, you dont want to use these rules and want to play Tournement and 7 a side rules then we can its as simple as that stop spitting your dummy out and get on with it.

I agreed all rules with the RFL we are allowed to use what ever rules we want for the league TOM and the others have no problem with us using this in our league providing when competition time comes and 7's tournements are played we use the RFL version slight change to ours nothing special.

These are the rules for this year Mark and saying something at the meeting will be heard and if change is needed this will be done next year!


Have you sorted your fixtures with us yet mark clearly asked you enough times get it sorted.

Because contact connot be helped in any game mark you should be insuring your players for full contact anyway this is not a game of hise and seek people will make contact with each other you should insure your players properly

Obviously your spell checkers not working, but if I understand you correctly you are struggling with the concept of democracy.

You have posted the rules you say we are using, just when was the vote taken to accept these??

Also I have spoken with the representatives of the RFL and what they say and what you say isn't the same, so who is not telling the truth??

As for when will we play your side, once the Rules are sorted we will look at the possibility.

If you read the rules it caters for all, if you dont want the hand offs and stand ground you dont have to use them simple. Only you so far has a problem.

Ill spell it out for you again

You have the option to not use them 2 rules

We will happily play you to the rules you want however when we play all other teams (thats the majority by the way) we will play with the 2 rules changed.

So there is no problem Mark The commitee made the decision on the opinions of the clubs.

You seem to be the only team that cannot accept that there is always contact of some sort in this game.

FWIW when we played you in the group games and the final 2 weeks ago, there was more contact from your side than ours - so if we play by your rules so we can actually play you twice this year so be it

Again you are struggling with this democracy thing, let me explain, you take a vote in which people then can express their views. Now unless this vote has been taken in our absence then no vote has taken place.

Your attitude stinks mate. Coach has worked hard on these rules for many weeks - and it seems (and I would have put money on) that only YOU have problems with the way things have worked out.

I arent getting into an argument with you.

However thinking i cant get a grip of the democracy thing when i have an IQ of 148
A Bsc Hons Degree In structural Engineering
HND
HNC
Numerous A-levels etc etc

Dealt with more Blue Chip clients then you've used spell check.

Proves to me that its you that dosnt know what your talking about

Teams where asked what they wanted you and leeds had taken the no contact rule.

The rest of the league where ok with minimum contact so if i use my Mathematical ability your outnumbered 8 to 2 im sure thats democracy but hey what do i know !!!

Celtic Barbarians
Dewsbury Greenhorns
East Riding RLFC
Halifax CRL
Hull FC Irregulars
Leeds Lost Loiners
Leythers MB XIII
Rochdale Swarm
Wakefield CRL
York Crusaders

If you have an issue we can listen to it at the meeting but i doubt your changing 8 teams mind Mark.

Just chill out and play the game we love playing stop barking on like a pi$$ed off wife.

Good call - (both on and off the field, please!)

what a pratt he is, the best way around it for everybody is kick Rochdale Swarm out of ower league. let him start his own league with his own rules, then he will be happy, he is trying to take over the running of this league, get rid of him, nowt but a trouble

I can't see why everyone in complaining, all Mark has said is that rochdale will default to the RFL rules rather than the admended rules. As it happens, Wakefield will be doing the same.

Some great diplomatic skills on display here! Rather than being insulting can I suggest people don't post in the heat of the moment? Comments like those above cause more harm than good.

I'm a bit confused. The new rules seem to differ from those that were sent around a few weeks back. That first set seemed pretty clear, now we seem to have another set where teams can decide on the day what they want in terms of contact.

Is it down to teams to agree what rules they are following before each game? I suggest that this is done well in advance or you'll get some farcical situations.

Just for the record Leeds do not play a game that allows any fending or "putting the shoulder in". We won't be playing any games where that is allowed.