TRL Terms & Conditions

The following outlines the Terms and Conditions associated with playing TRL: Touch Rugby League in the locations managed by the website you are viewing (not any other TRL Location). Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. By checking the box, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. References to “TRL” refer to the Franchise Area within which you are registered. These Terms and Conditions are uniform across all Franchises.

A: Code of Conduct

All registered players are bound by this code of conduct. A player, whether on or off the field, must refrain from:

  1. Continual breaches of the rules;
  2. Swearing, foul, abusive or derogatory language which includes comments or actions;
  3. Verbal abuse including language, comments or words that threatens or denigrates a player, referee or spectator on the basis of his/her religion, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, national or ethnic origin;
  4. Talking back to or arguing with a referee;
  5. Dissent or disapproval towards a referee following a decision by the referee;
  6. Intentional physical contact not permitted by the rules or striking a player, referee, spectator or TRL representative;
  7. Attacking the head of an opponent or tripping an opponent;
  8. Entering the field under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
  9. Excessively hard touches or overly aggressive game play;
  10. Any action deemed, in the ultimate discretion of the referee or competition manager, to bring the game into disrepute or any other action which is not in the spirit of the game;
  11. Wearing unsuitable footwear. This includes metal studs, or screw-ins and ensuring only footwear with moulded studs and which are less than 10mm in length, are worn.

Should a player (or team) breach the Code of Conduct above, TRL may take whatever action necessary including but not limited to: suspension of individuals and teams; individual bans or team bans; escalating the matter to Police or appropriate law enforcement bodies.

If more than one player from the same team is involved in an a breach of the Code of Conduct above, TRL reserves the right to remove the entire team. [Should a team be banned or removed from the competition on account of a breach of the Code of Conduct, all monies paid will be forfeited unless TRL agrees to refund a portion of the season’s fee].

PLEASE NOTE, TRL has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy when it comes to acts of violence. TRL takes such incidents extremely seriously. Any player or spectator involved in any violent act will be banned from TRL. The ban will in most cases, be for life and only if there are extenuating circumstances, will that player/spectator be allowed to return. TRL will also escalate such incidents to the police where required.

 

B: Role of the Team Captain/Organiser
  1. Team captains are responsible for their players and associated spectators’ conduct both on and off the field.
  2. The team captain must make sure all participating players register online (see C: Insurance). Forms are available at the Fields but “Regulars” must register online to qualify for finals.
  3. Payment: As soon as a team plays one full game of the Season, the team captain is liable for the full amount required to play a full season.
  4. The team captain is ultimately responsible for the collection of all money which must be paid in full by the required date.
  5. If your nominated competition is using Payment Software to collect payments (i.e. Ezidebit), as Captain you will be bound by the Terms of Agreement with Ezidebit. 
  6. A failure to pay by the required date results in both a forfeiture of the deposit and possible removal of that team, from the competition. TRL also reserves the right to chase the balance amount using a Debt Collector Agency (a process which invokes a fee of 25% of the debt which is paid to the Debt Collector Agency).
  7. If the team qualifies for a specific discount a failure to pay by the due date will waive that discount and the Standard Rate (i.e. most expensive price point) will apply.
  8. Payment means the funds have cleared and have reached the TRL bank account (so paying on the due date will not automatically comply with this requirement).
  9. The captain must assist TRL representatives in identifying players that have breached the Code of Conduct.
  10. To play finals or wildcard fixtures, a player must be registered on or before week 8 fixtures begin. Any player that registers after week 8 cannot play in weeks 9 and 10.
  11. Age Restrictions: Players under the age of 14 cannot play Senior TRL due to safety concerns. Players under the age of 18 must have a signed letter from a Guardian to play TRL and be accompanied by an adult at all times. It is the responsibility of the captain (or parent/guardian if under 18) to ensure appropriate steps are taken to gain relevant parental/guardian approval for each player under the age of 18, to ensure every player under the age of 18 is accompanied by their parent/guardian at games, and to ensure no player is under the age of 14. [Please contact your Competition Manager for a Form if you require one]. Players under the age of 14 may play Junior TRL – please contact your Franchise area.
C: Insurance
  1. To be insured, a player must be registered. Registration can be completed online and appropriate instructions have been provided to team captains and players (via email, text message and via the individual fixture pages) on how to complete this registration. It is the responsibility of the team captain to ensure all players are registered. TRL accepts no responsibility in ensuring that all participating players, register. This responsibility lies with the team captain.
  2. Should a player not have access to the internet, they can sign up offline at their relevant venue. However, they must first seek permission from TRL prior to doing this.
  3. All players are encouraged to seek medical advice before playing to ensure they are fit and capable of playing TRL.
  4. All registered players agree to be covered by the Sports Personal Accident Insurance Policy (Arthur J. Gallagher) as arranged by TRL. [Full TRL Insurance Program Handbook available from: www.ajg.com.au/touch-rugby-league-trl]
  5. For a player to make an insurance claim, they must report the incident to BOTH the referee and competition manager on the night of the injury. A failure to do so voids a player’s right to claim through the TRL Insurance Policy.
  6. Age Restrictions: Players under the age of 14 cannot play Senior TRL due to safety concerns. Players under the age of 18 must have a signed letter from a Guardian to play TRL and be accompanied by an adult at all times. It is the responsibility of the captain (or parent/guardian if under 18) to ensure appropriate steps are taken to gain relevant parental/guardian approval for each player under the age of 18, to ensure every player under the age of 18 is accompanied by their parent/guardian at games, and to ensure no player is under the age of 14. [Please contact your Competition Manager for a Form if you require one]. Players under the age of 14 may play Junior TRL – please contact your Franchise area.
D: Disclaimer & Acknowledgements
  1. In consideration of TRL allowing me, once I am a registered player, to participate in the TRLcompetition and events run by TRL, I agree to release TRL from all liability for any claim or demand or damage or personal injury or illness sustained by me (a) arising from or in respect of my participation in any game or other activity (TRL related or otherwise) arranged by or on behalf of TRL, whether or not the injury is caused by TRL or any other person; and (b) whether or not the damage, personal injury or illness arises from the negligence or breach of any statutory duty of TRL or any other individual.
  2. I acknowledge that: (a) in the conduct of the TRL competition or other activity, some physical contact will occur between myself and other individuals involved in the competition; and (b) I consent to that contact being made; and (c) I will not hold TRL or any other TRL Representative responsible for any injury or illness I may suffer in respect of that contact.
  3. I acknowledge that TRL rent/hire their fields from other Organisations which from time to time will cancel games whether this be on account of weather or otherwise. I accept that in such instances, the Season finish date may be pushed back in order to make up these games; or TRL may decide to run “double headers” whereby teams may play up to two games per night; or the games lost due to this cancellation may need to be played on another night (and potentially at another location). I also accept that TRL may need to change the specific field/location/venue of the Competition I have registered for if the fields are no longer suitable or become unavailable. In such instances, TRL will use best endeavours to ensure the new venue location is within 15km of the original playing venue.
  4. If another team forfeits against your team, TRL will do its utmost to find a replacement opposition but cannot guarantee this. Given the majority of all costs associated with each game are not affected by a forfeit, TRL cannot provide any refunds for forfeits.
  5. I acknowledge TRL will often engage with third party providers such as sports trainers or physiotherapists to bolster care provided at venues. TRL takes no responsibility for treatment of any individual by these third party providers. The third party providers are not employees of TRL and are operating in an independent capacity.
  6. I acknowledge that in order to co-ordinate the TRL competition effectively, my contact details will be used to communicate competition updates via email (including newsletter service) and phone.
  7. I acknowledge that if I provide my details in the course of enquiring about TRL, that TRL will use these details to provide updates on future seasons and offerings until such time that I opt out of receiving these updates. [Any information is stored and used in line with our Privacy Policy].
  8. I acknowledge that in the course of a season, photos and videos will be taken of games being played and teams. I consent to these photos being uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook, the TRL website and for these photos to be used in marketing and advertising campaigns.