Protocols for 2021/22 Season
**Effective from Sunday 15th August 2021**
In line with IRFU and Government guidance, the following information and guidance shoud be followed at all times. If this is you or your childs first attendance at WRFC, you should register your details with the club Covid Officer before attending.
For access to the WRFC Attendance Checking App (for coaches/helpers) please contact 0866024671.
1. Do not attend WRFC without clearing through the club Covid Officer if any of the following is true:
You have been abroad and have returned within the last 14 days.
You have any of the symptoms associated with Covid-19
You have a family member with Covid-19
You have been diagnosed with Covid-19 within the last 14 days
You have been requested to self-isolate or Quarantine
You are returning to Rugby having been diagnosed with Covid-19
2. The processes and forms noted on this page are currently rolled out for the following sections:
Visitors
Warriors
Vets
Kinders
U7
U8
Boys U9
Boys U10
Boys U11
Boys U12
Boys U13
Boys U14
Boys U15
Boys U16
Boys U17
Boys U18
Girls U10
Girls U12
Girls U14
Girls U16
Girls U18
Senior Men
Senior Women
3. The following Form must be completed THE DAY OF TRAINING before the training session. Any forms completed outside of this window are automatically removed and will not be visible to attendance checkers at training.
You can complete the form embedded below or click here to open the form in a new tab.
3. General Team and Training Protocols
3.1 Teams with sufficient numbers will be divided into Pods (~15 Players). These training Pods must be kept separate at all times. Any suspected or actual cases of Covid-19 notified to WRFC will trigger isolation of the entire Pods from training activity until test results are confirmed.
3.2 Each Team with sufficient numbers to form Pods will have an assigned Pod Covid Lead. This person ensures that attendance sheets in the club Covid App are completed, pitch-side, on the day of the training, match or club activity.
3.3 If there are not enough players to require Pods, the Section or Team Covid Officer assumes that role.
3.4 All attendees must wash hands prior to arrival.
3.5 Access to dressing rooms and club house facilities is prohibited. Players should try and use bathroom before leaving home but if necessary will be available.
3.6 Parents & guardians not directly involved in training session are not permitted to attend or observe training. Parents must either stay in their vehicle or leave the grounds and return at the appointed collection time.
3.7 Parents & guardians of players with specific medical conditions can remain in the Car Park in case of emergency, providing they adhere to these guidelines.
3.8 For drop off and collection, Know your Zone! This will have been communicated to you prior to Training. Zones are marked here.
3.9 Players must arrive at their designated drop zone no more than 5 minutes prior to session commencing.
3.10 Post Training, players must leave immediately. Collection from appointed drop zone only.
3.11 Hands should be washed and sanitised as soon as possible after training.
3.12 If a player becomes unwell after training, they should first contact their GP/HSE and then inform their Section Covid Officer. The club will then follow advice provided to them by the HSE on the next steps.
3.13 Members should be encouraged to remind other members of the guidelines, in a respectful manner, when they witness poor practices.
3.14 Repeated poor practice will result in sanction
4. Wicklow RFC Covid-19 Plans and Documents
5. Wicklow RFC Covid-19 Safety Officer
| Wicklow RFC COVID Safety Officer | Graham Burleigh | 086 854 8556 |