Player Registration - RFU

Fri 07 Mar 2025 23:10

Age Grade Player Registration: 

Age Grade Registration is an annual process for players between U6 to U18. RFU Regulation requires players to be registered within 45 days of the start of the season or from first joining the club.

A players' parent/guardian is required to register or renew their child on an annual basis via the RFU's Game Management System (GMS). Visit Community Rugby Help for guides on how to register or renew your child and to submit a help request.

Using the online affiliation and sign up process in GMS removes the need for paper forms, reduces administrative burden, increases data accuracy and places the ownership/update of data with the parents which complies with the RFU Minimum Data Standards.

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Parents / players / coaches - you need to re-register (U6 to U18 players) each season:

Log in to GMS Biggleswade page here:

https://gms.rfu.com/gms/Biggleswade

If you/your child(ren) have played for Biggleswade before you should be able to get in using the email you submitted when you registered
Once in select re-affiliate, check/update all details and save
To add Family members select Add - then ensure you Affiliate if they are playing for Biggleswade this season
If you/your child or siblings have never played before you will have to create a new account
If you are unable to log in using your email address, as it is known in the system, please email biggy@biggleswaderugby.co.uk and confirm your email, your name, and who you want to register and the age group they play in.

Please see further info and guide for parents here:

Register to Play | Rugby Football Union

and step by step how to do it here:

For guidance on how to complete this process, see the 'How to renew Age Grade Registration Guide' on Community Rugby Help.

U17 playing with seniors

The player must complete a form before any activity with ver 18s can take place.  This must be done each season

This has to be completed for all 17 year olds playing adult rugby whether they are playing in an adult team or just training.

A copy needs to be kept by the club to be with the player at all times and one needs to be returned to safeguarding officer to pass to East Midlands

This must be done before they are cleared to play Adult Rugby.  Teams have been disciplined for failing to complete the form.

Adult Player Registration:

From the 2024/25 season, all players in all formats of the game (including non-contact from April 2025), will be required to register themselves annually to play rugby for RFU member clubs. In previous seasons, player registration had been done by clubs on behalf of their players. 
 
Players will register using their Game Management System (GMS) account and clubs will review and approve their registrations. This is in accordance with RFU Regulation 13 & 14. 

If you have never been registered with a club in England, you will need to create a GMS account and register to play.

If you have been registered to play in the past, you will already have an existing GMS account. You will need to log into your account and follow the steps.