OADBY WYGGESTONIAN R.F.C. CLUB RULES
1. The Club is called the “OADBY WYGGESTONIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD”. The Club shall be governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The following are either highlights of, or supplements to, those Articles.
2. The Club is affiliated to both the Rugby Football Union and the Leicestershire Rugby Union and any other such union as the members shall in General Meeting decide.
3. The Club plays under the laws of the game of Rugby Football.
4. The Club colours are Black, White & Gold shirts, Black shorts and Black socks.
5. The Club shall consist of, a President, Vice Presidents, Honorary Life Members, Playing Members, Non Playing Members and Associate Members.
6. A full individual member in any category of membership shall be eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meetings and may be invited to participate in other meetings at the General Committee’s discretion. Membership of the Club, other than by Associate membership, confers voting rights upon the members at those meetings which they are eligible to attend.
7. Associate membership of the Club may be conferred by the General Committee upon Club patrons and sports clubs which use the ground and facilities. Members of sports clubs using the ground and facilities will be Associate Members by virtue of their membership of such clubs. Associate membership will not confer voting rights and where there is conflict between any rules of the Associate Club and the Rugby Club, the rules of the Rugby Club will prevail.
8. The General Committee shall be responsible for the management of the Club and hold meetings at regular intervals throughout the year. The General Committee shall be comprised of elected and appointed officers of the Club in the following positions; President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Clubhouse Manager, 1st XV Captain and Vice Presidents’ Representative(s), and other persons elected or appointed to various positions designated by the General Committee each year.
9. A Playing Committee chaired by an elected or appointed officer of the Club, to be appointed annually by the General Committee, will have direct responsibility for the maintenance and development of playing standards within the Club and the performance of playing members on the field. The Playing Committee shall be accountable to the General Committee.
10. A sub-committee concerned with the control and discipline of playing members within the Club will meet as required to consider these matters and the following officers shall constitute a quorum at any meeting called; three persons amongst the President, Chairman, Secretary and 1st XV Captain also the team captain with direct knowledge of the conduct of the individual in question and one or two of the club coaches. In addition, in discipline cases involving junior players, one relevant age group coach shall be required to be present for the meeting to be quorate and the player’s parent or guardian shall be invited to be present also.
11. That at the Annual General Meeting of the Club, of which no less than 21 days notice in writing shall be given, the following will appear on the Agenda:
To receive the Treasurer’s report and accounts for the preceding season.
To fix the amount of annual subscription for the forthcoming year.
To receive the Secretary’s report.
To elect the officers and General Committee for the ensuing season.
Any other business.
12. That the General Committee shall have the power to suspend or otherwise deal with any member who contravenes these rules or whose behaviour is calculated to bring discredit to the Club.
13. All resignations from the Club shall be sent to the Secretary in writing. Any member resigning after the commencement of the playing season shall be liable for the whole of his subscription for that season subject to the discretion of the General Committee.
14. That should any matter arise not herein provided for, the General Committee shall have full power to deal with same.
15. The annual subscription rates set for the various categories of membership at the Annual General meeting before the season commences, will be payable not later than the 1st September in that playing season. Where the subscription remains unpaid by the 30th September, the General Committee shall have the power to increase the subscription due by means of a penalty premium of 50%. If such subscription and any penalty premium remain unpaid at 31st October, the defaulter’s membership may be suspended at the discretion of the General Committee until full payment is received.
16. Where a bona fide new playing member is accepted after 30th September, the General Committee shall have the discretion to reduce the full subscription rate.
17. That the Club accounts be prepared by the Treasurer before the Annual General Meeting.
18. The Codes of Conduct for players, coaches and parents shall form part of these Club rules.