Medical

The RFU Pitch-Side Care Standards provide invaluable information about first Aid requirements for playing and training, Age-Grade and adult rugby at all levels of community rugby.

If you are a team manager, coach, First Aider, Safeguarding Officer, parent or adult player you really should read this document so you can be sure that your team is compliant and safe.

The required standard for an appointed pitch-side emergency first aider in rugby remains a Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification or an equivalent nationally recognised Level 3 first aid qualification. Rugby clubs must now source face-to-face training independently through local or national external providers rather than booking directly via the RFU.

The EFAW course provides learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to give care and manage minor injuries. It sits on the national qualification framework and is transferable into the workplace.

All clubs and those involved in arranging any rugby activity must ensure that:

1. there is an appropriate level of immediate care and/or first aid cover, and
   equipment provided for that rugby activity as determined by a risk assessment.
   Further guidance for different rugby activity is set out in the RugbySafe First Aid
   and Immediate Care Provision Guidelines
2. there is access to a telephone to ensure that the emergency services can be contacted immediately when needed; and
3. there is clear vehicular access for an ambulance or other emergency vehicle.

Regulation 9 can be viewed in full here

As always, the England Rugby site contains useful information and forms for injury reporting.

All players must consider their own fitness before any training or match.

Any player with suspected or confirmed concussion must comply with IRB Regulation 10 and any requirements issues by the RFU.

Below are the links for this:

RFU HeadCase website has excellent guidance

Concussion assessment tools

Concussion SCAT3

Pocket SCAT3