The principles of selection are as follows
1. Saturday teams are picked at selection committee on Tuesday evening at 5.00 or at another agreed time
2. Selection Committee consists of coaching staff, team managers, captains and vice-captains.
3. Players to be informed no later than pre-training on Thursday night on players section of website
4. Teams must play as selected at committee bar injury or non-availability.
5. When change is necessary through injury captains must consult with the team coach or manager prior to implementation.
6. When returning from injury or non availability it is the responsibility of the player to declare himself available to a member of the committee prior to the Tuesday evening meeting.
7. Players left out of the 1st XV must be selected in the 2nd XV for the following Saturday.
8. Rotational systems for players will be used in cases of high numbers for positional places when possible.
9. Players left out of either side should be contacted by the captain of that team no later than pre-training on Thursday night with an explanation.
10. Wednesday colleges teams will be picked by 1st XV coaches, Colleges captain and vice-captain in consultation with the chairman of selectors by the Monday prior to the game. If this does not suit the selection committee it will be moved to the Tuesday, and all players contacted accordingly.
11. Wednesday colleges Freshers team will be picked by the 1st XV coaches, Freshers captain and vice-captain in consultation with the chairman of selectors by the Monday prior to the game. If this does not suit the selection committee it will be moved to the Tuesday, and all players contacted accordingly.
Yours in Rugby
Chairman of Selectors