2023/24 Mini Rugby Season

Welcome to the new 2023/2024 season of Dungannon Dragons Mini Rugby at Stevenson Park.

To all new players, returning players and parents, a particularly warm welcome is extended from the Coaching Team.

Mini Rugby will start back on Saturday 2nd September for all mini year groups.

P1-P3 at 9.15-10.15

P4-P7 at 9.15-10.40

U12’s (Year 8) will start back on Friday 1st September, 7-8pm.

Registration - You need to do the following for each player

Step 1 - Rugby Connect

Rugby Connect registration means that ALL players must register online before they will be eligible to play in any competitive contact games. This is also for insurance purposes.

Please use the link below for renewal of a player;

Click here for player renewal

Please use the link below if you are a new player or have not registered before;

Please click here for new player registeration

ID must be uploaded for all new players that register (as indicated and highlighted on the online registration form)

Step 2 - Annual Mini Membership

The Mini Membership for this season is 1st Child - £70 / Additional family Child - £50 each

Please make payment via our app called Pitchero, you will need your child’s IRFU No (received once you register in Step 1) from Rugby Connect to complete payment.

Pitchero App

It is vitally important all parents download the app.

Below is a step-by-step guide how to register yourself as a parent, your child, add your child to their age group and make a payment for your annual mini membership. Returning players just need to make your payment.

Before you do so, renew or register on Rugby Connect

Download Pitchero Club App
Register with e-mail or facebook (Parents Details)
Confirm e-mail address before proceeding (check junk mail)
Choose a Sport – Rugby Union
Join a Club – Dungannon RFC
Accept Dungannon RFC Consent
Apply for Roles – Parent
Register your own details
Add a Child as a Player - If your child is returning to Mini Rugby from last season their details have already been uploaded onto the site, so you can search for them
If your child is new to Dungannon Mini Rugby, please fill in all the relevant details (button on bottom right of screen)
Ensure you add your child/children to their academic year as of September 2023. In mini rugby a player has to play in the year group of the academic year that their DOB falls in.
Next Stage is Paying your child/children’s mini membership
You will see a shopping cart symbol – click on it
Click View All
There is a mini section with 4 Options
1 Child
2 Children
3 Children
Additional Child
Once you select an option – you select your 1/2/3 children
Then proceed to make payment
You will receive payment confirmation by email

Both Rugby Connect and Annual Mini Membership needs to be submitted by Saturday 16th September, if not your child will not be allowed to play our first fixture the following week due to insurance purposes.

Pitches

P1-P5 on front pitch

P6-P7 on back pitch

THURSDAY NIGHT TRAINING

This season P4/5/6 will train each Thursday 7-8pm at the Integrated College Dungannon 4G pitch, commencing Thursday 7th September. This is a huge commitment on behalf of our coaches and club. We encourage all to attend to ensure players progress at the same level with their team mates.

P7’s will train 2 nights a week, Monday and Thursday’s at ICD 7-8pm.

U12’S

U12’s (Year 8) will train 2 nights a week, Monday’s at ICD 7-8pm and Wednesday’s at the Club 7-8pm and either train or play games on Friday evenings at the same times

Fixtures - This season’s fixtures are all uploaded to the Pitchero app.

Kukri Kit

Mini Playing kit can be ordered via www.kukrisports.co.uk/teamshop/dungannonrfcminis and closing date is 22nd October. Payment is direct with Kukri and the bulk order will be delivered to the Rugby Club to be handed out pre Xmas

Rugby Boots / Out-Grown Kit

Have you got out-grown or unwanted boots? Maybe playing kit that is out-grown?

To help parents and young people who cannot meet the cost of a new pair of boots and kit for the new season please donate them to our @RugbyBootBank at the front of the clubhouse. Kit can be left at the Coffee Dock.

#noboots #nobarrier

Coffee Dock / Tuck Shop

The coffee dock / tuck shop will be open each Saturday during the season at the top of the steps under the covered area with P7 Parents manning to support the P7 Rugby Tour.

This will keep watching parents warm and minis refreshed after training.

So please get behind it as each year group parents will do their P7 year and get the benefits for their minis.

Parent Volunteers

All the current coaches give up their free time for the good of our young mini players to develop their skills and make friendships.

If anyone would like to assist with any aspect of the Dungannon Dragon Minis (as not everyone wants to be a coach!) your help would be valued and appreciated.

As we don’t want to cap year groups due to lack of coaches / parent support.

We need the following NEW support for the upcoming season;

Coaches – full coaching support will be available for new coaches

Home Games - Car Park Stewards

Home Games – Catering Support

Home Games – Photographer

Social Media / Marketing Support

Administration

If you can help, please get in contact.

Match Day Sponsors
Why not be a Mini Match Day Sponsor? Get your business some exposure via our facebook page, parent groups and travelling teams. Ask a coach for more information.

Parent Check List

Register your child on Rugby Connect

Register on Pitchero – Parent then child/children

Pay - Annual Mini Membership via Pitchero

Place your Kukri Kit order via https://www.kukrisports.co.uk/teamshop/dungannonrfcminis by 22nd October

Request to be added to your child’s whatsapp year group via their coach

Weekly notification for Training will be via whatsapp groups

Ensure at each Training session your child brings a gum shield and a named water bottle

Support the Mini Section and become a volunteer

If any of the above is unclear or you need more clarification don’t hesitate to contact your year group coaches at training in early September.

Dungannon RFC

Start of Season Briefing

Start of Season Briefing - Coaches

Safeguarding Policy

Welfare Officer

Rugby Code of Conduct Season 2022/23