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Forms and Templates
Request to Play Senior Rugby
These forms are to be completed for players who wish to play in a Senior Rugby grade/match that they usually would not qualify for.
Parent/Guardian Permission Form
- players under the age of 18 at the start of the competition
- parent or guardian to complete
Senior Women Consent Form
- for all 16 and 17 year old female players
- for 18 year old front row players also
- player, parent or guardian, coach and doctor to complete
International Player Clearance
International Clearances are a requirement under the World Rugby Regulations which apply to all countries that are members of World Rugby. A player is not eligible to play rugby in another country at any level until they have a valid International Clearance. This could mean that a club or Provincial Rugby Union that plays a player could face sanctions such as loss of points.
Clearance from New Zealand to another Country
- Players wishing to obtain an international clearance to play overseas must complete the following process.
- 1. The player must complete and sign the New Zealand Rugby International Clearance Form.
- 2. The player then needs to seek approval from their Club who will send this on to their Provincial Union. If you cannot get in contact with your Club, please contact your Provincial Union.
- The contact at Canterbury Rugby is Heather Algar - heather.algar@crfu.co.nz
- 3. If all is in order, the Provincial Union will approve the clearance by signing the “Provincial Union” section of the clearance form and will forward a copy to New Zealand Rugby (NZR). Please note, your clearance will not be processed by NZR unless the Provincial Union has first completed and signed their section of the form.
- 4. NZR will record the information in the National Rugby Database and finalise the clearance. New Zealand Rugby will then send the approved clearance to the new National Union and your departed New Zealand Provincial Union. Please contact your Club or Provincial Union if you would like a copy of your clearance, not NZR.
- You must apply at least two weeks before you intend to play rugby in another National Union. Please note, if the above process has not been followed correctly the international clearance may take longer.
Clearance from another Country to New Zealand
- Aspects of this process may differ, depending on the National Union you are coming from, but generally the process is as follows:
- 1. The player must complete the appropriate international clearance form from the National Union the player is coming from.
- 2. The player must send this to their overseas club to approve. The overseas club will then forward this on to its National Union, who will approve and sign the clearance and forward it to New Zealand Rugby (NZR).
- 3. NZR will record the information in the National Rugby Database, finalise the clearance and send a copy to the New Zealand Provincial Union and the departed National Union.
- 4. The new Provincial Union will inform the Club that the player has been cleared. The Club should notify the player accordingly. Please contact your club or Provincial Union if you would like a copy of your clearance, not NZR.
- Please note, if the correct process has not been followed the international clearance may take longer to complete.
- International Tour Applications
Health and Safety Templates
These manuals have been written and implemented to ensure compliance with the following:
- Accident Compensation Act 2001 (also referred to as AC Act 2001)
- ACC Workplace Safety Discount Plan Standard (also referred to as WSD)
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1992 (also referred to as HSW Act 2015)
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