Internationally British

On behalf of the whole British School in the Netherlands, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all competing teams, coaches and supporters to The Hague and to the 2016 ISST Rugby tournament.

Rugby recently lost one of its great players of the modern era with the passing of Jonah Lomu. Urban myth refers to a fax sent to the All Blacks before the 1995 World Cup semi- final reminding them that “rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to Jonah.” He extolled the values that rugby instils in players: leadership; respect; teamwork; enjoyment; discipline; and sportsmanship – values that will be evident in our tournament players. These principles not only create an enjoyable environment in which to play, coach and spectate but also go beyond this in establishing a culture where rules are observed, decisions are respected and good play is acknowledged by both sides. I know that over the next few days we will see hard fought battles on the pitch and a united camaraderie off it.

I would like to thank the Tournament Director, Mr Bennett, and all the staff who have contributed to the organisation and staging of this competition. I look forward to a successful contest and watching some high quality rugby.

James Oxlade Acting Headteacher The British School In The Netherlands

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to The Netherlands and The BSN. We are delighted to be hosting the 2016 ISST Rugby Cup and are looking forward to an excellent tournament.

The ISST Rugby community shares a common bond of fair play, hard work and determination and I am very confident you will display these traits in all matches. Rugby is an outstanding example of all that is best in sport, with all players trying their utmost to win, but respecting their opposition and officials at all times. I am looking forward to seeing the quality of play in the upcoming games and seeing ISST Rugby played here in The Netherlands.

We all wish you a very successful ISST Rugby Cup tournament.

Matt Bennett Director of Sport The British School In The Netherlands

Dear athletes, coaches and parents

Participating schoolsAmerican School in London (ASL)

British School of Brussels (BSB)

British School in the Netherlands (BSN)

British School of Paris (BSP)

ACS Cobham (COB)

Team arrivals

Wednesday 9 MarchACS Cobham 13:15 BA434

American School in London 13:15 BA434

British School of Brussels 16:00 Bus

British School of Paris 16:00 Bus

Team departures

Friday 11 MarchACS Cobham 21:00 BA443

American School in London 19:00 WX 0198

British School of Brussels 16:00 Bus

British School of Paris 16:00 Bus

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ISST statement of sportsmanshipThe purpose of the International Schools Sports Tournament is to provide a venue for athletes from the member schools to compete in an environment that is safe, challenging, professional and educational. Each athlete is given the opportunity to demonstrate her/his best athletic ability while maintaining a spirit of respect and cooperation with fellow athletes from various international backgrounds.

Each event involves students and adults in their different roles as athletes, coaches, sports officials and spectators. All those involved in the event are expected to uphold the same spirit of respect and cooperation. This spirit is demonstrated by fair play among athletes, positive encouragement from coaches, impartial judgments from officials and respectful enthusiasm from spectators. The behaviour of the adults is crucial to the successful educational aspect of the tournament.

The adults act as models for our athletes. Therefore profanity, deliberately making noises that distract and interfere with the performance of a competing athlete, the condemnation of coaches or officials, or any behaviour that is disrespectful or degrading to the ISST standard of sportsmanship, jeopardizes the purposes of the ISST organization and, most of all, jeopardizes the quality of the experience for the athletes.

As the event ensues, we ask that all of our parents, coaches, officials and athletes keep this vision of our purpose in mind.

ISST regulations for studentsThese regulations shall be followed by all students participating in tournaments and other athletic events organised by the International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST). Any student who participates in an ISST event must agree to obey the regulations.

● Students shall obey all instructions given them by their host parents and their coaches as if these instructions were given to them by their own parents. This applies to all activities irrespective of location undertaken during the period of the tournament or competition.

● Smoking, any other use of tobacco, the drinking of alcohol and the use of drugs are not permitted.

● Housing arrangements made by the responsible official of the host school may not be changed.

● Students must be in the home of the host parent by the curfew hour set by the school. Students in Grade 7 and 8 or Year 8 and 9 are not allowed out of the host’s care unless chaperoned by the host parent and/or the coach. (This applies for all the days of the visit.)

● Neither host families nor students may negotiate changes to the ISST Regulations for Students with respect to curfew, housing arrangements, the use of tobacco, alcohol or drugs or any other rules or provisions set forth by the host school.

● These regulations apply to all students: both those from the host school and those visiting throughout the competition’s duration and for visiting students. It also applies during the journey to and from the site of the event.

● Violation of these regulations will be reported to the responsible ISST official and to the student’s Head Teacher. The offending student will be removed from the tournament and from the host family home, and will either be placed under the direct supervision of his/her coach or sent home.

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ISST Rugby Cup● Players must be 15, 16 or 17 years of age

on September 1st of the school year.● The maximum number of players

(including Managers) will be twenty- two (22).

● Games will be 2 x 20 minute halves with a five-minute halftime break.

● Rolling substitutions are permitted in all games. A player who has been substituted may replace any player whether or not that player has been injured.

● Any player sent off cannot be replaced.● A yellow card received will require the

offending player to spend 5 minutes off the field of play.

● A precise record of all Yellow and Red card offences should be kept by the Tournament Director. The Tournament Director is responsible for keeping totals throughout the tournament. Any player sent off or ejected in a tournament game is ineligible to play in the following game (i.e. the player is ‘banned’ for one (1) game following the sending off). Two (2) Yellow cards in separate games do not result in suspension from the next game (i.e. the cards do not become Red).

● The host school shall provide a minimum of eight (8) balls for the warm up period.

ScoringThe following number of match points will be awarded for each tournament match:

● Win: 4 points● Draw: 2 points● 4 or more tries: 1 point● Loss by 7 points or less: 1 point

No match points will be awarded to a team which has been expelled from the tournament, refuses to play a match or abandons a match in progress, without direction from match officials or the Tournament Director. When no match points are awarded to a team for a given match, the opponent in that match shall be awarded a win and therefore four match points. Where a team is expelled from the tournament, it shall forfeit all match points previously awarded, and the opponents in each match previously played shall be awarded four match points (which shall replace any match points previously awarded from the particular match). All points scored for and against in these matches shall be discounted in the official pool rankings and team records used for tournament purposes.

NB: The term “match points” shall refer to points awarded to a team based upon the outcome of the match. The term “game points” shall refer to the actual number of points scored by a team during the game.

Tie BreakingFor ties occurring at the end of pool play and final tournament standings (6 team round-robin format)

1) In the event of two or more teams tying for a final pool position or final tournament standing (6 team format), the team winning the head-to-head match or matches shall receive the higher placing. If the match or matches were a draw, then the following criteria will apply in this order:

● Tries scored in the game between the two tied teams

● Points difference● Tries scored in all pool games

If the tie still exists, then a penalty shoot-out will take place (see guidelines below).

Semi-final and final Championship standings (excluding 6 team round-robin format)

A tie in semi finals games or the Championship game at the end of regular time will be resolved by playing 2 x 5 minutes of extra time with no half time interval. If the game is still tied at the end of extra time, the team scoring the most tries shall be declared the winner. If the tie still exists a penalty shoot out shall take place (see guidelines below).

NB: I.R.B. regulations stipulate that the maximum amount of playing time in any one day at U19 level will be 80 minutes. Therefore, if extra time is required in either of the semi final games, and the championship game is on the same day, there would be no extra time in the event of a tie in the championship game after regular time. If the game is still tied at the end of extra time, the team scoring the most tries shall be declared the winner. If the tie still exists a penalty shoot out shall take place (see guidelines below).

If games to determine places 3 onwards are tied on the final day, there will be no extra time, and the team scoring the most tries will be declared the winner. If the tie still exists then the following criteria will apply:

● Total points difference for the whole tournament

● Total tries scored in the whole tournament

If a tie remains following the application of the criteria then the placing will be shared between the two teams.

Penalty shoot outFive (5) penalty kicks will be made alternately by each team into the same goal from the 22-metre line in the middle of the uprights. Each kick has to be taken by a different player selected from the players on the field at the end of extra time. If the tie still exists then a ‘sudden death’ system of taking penalty kicks will be used until on equal kicks one team gains an advantage. For the sudden death situation new and different kickers must be used for each round.

Officials: 2 Referees and 2 Touch Judges

AwardsFirst, second, and third place permanent trophies will be awarded to the relevant teams. Appropriate medals will be awarded to the players and coaches of the first three placed teams. Participation patches will be given to all players involved in the Cup and Trophy competitions. Special patches will be awarded to the 22 players voted as

“All-Tournament”.

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General tournament schedule

Wednesday 9 March14:00–16:00 Arrivals at the BSN

16:00 Hosting in the Sports Hall

17:00 Coaches meeting at the BSN

18:00 Coaches taken by bus to hotel

19:45 Bus for coaches from hotel to restaurant

20:00 Coaches’ dinner in Voorschoten

22:00 Bus from restaurant to hotel

22:30 Curfew for all players

Thursday 10 March08:30 Bus for coaches from hotel to DIOK rugby ground

08:50 Buses for players from Senior School to DIOK rugby ground

09:00–09:15 Players and coaches arrive at rugby ground

1000–1500 Matches

15:00 Players and coaches buses depart from DIOK rugby ground

15:30 Arrival at Senior School for players

15:30 Arrival at hotel for coaches

22:30 Curfew for all players

Friday 11 March08:30 Bus for coaches from hotel to DIOK rugby ground

08:50 Buses for players from Senior School to DIOK rugby ground

09:00–09:15 Players and coaches arrive at rugby ground

10:00–15:00 Matches

15:00 Awards Ceremony

16:00 Departures

Tournament staffTournament Director Matt Bennett

Venue Manager (DIOK) David Corbel

Head Referee Stephan Rommelse

Medical Staff Helen Scannell and Linda Malley

Administration and Housing Suzanne Wainwright

Important contact detailsBritish School in the Netherlands 0031 71 560 2222 Jan van Hooflaan 3 2252 BG Voorschoten Netherlands

DIOK Rugby Club 0031 71 576 5096 Smaragdlaan 101 2332 JP Leiden Netherlands

Gouden Leeuw Hotel (coaches’ hotel) 0031 71 560 2830 Veurseweg 180 2252 AG Voorschoten Netherlands

Van Steeg Taxis 0031 70 511 3108

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Game schedule and rosters

Participating schools● BSB British School of Brussels● BSP British School of Paris● ASL American School in London● BSN British School in the Netherlands● COB American Community School –

Cobham

Matches will be 2 x 20 minutes with a 5 minute half time

Day one Thursday 10 March

10:00 BSN vs ASL

11:00 COB vs BSB

12:00 ASL vs BSP

13:00 BSN vs BSB

14:00 COB vs BSP

Day two Friday 11 March

10:00 COB vs BSN

11:00 BSP vs BSB

12:00 ASL vs COB

13:00 BSP vs BSN

14:00 ASL vs BSB

*The Tournament Director reserves the right to modify the order of play so that the most important fixture is played last where possible/appropriate.

ACS CobhamColours: Green/Navy/White Mascot: Cougars Coaches: Neil McCulloch and Luke Welch

Name Grade Shirt NationalityMatthew Maher 12 1 IrishIvan Gourgel 12 2 AngolanJago Thomas 12 3 BritishVincent Robson 11 5 DanishCalvin Chapman 12 6 British/AmericanEduardo Carmona 11 7 ChileanFergus Gergori 12 8 BritishLucas Calvo-Paz 12 9 ArgentinianRicardo Medem 12 10 SpanishDennie Makhauri 11 11 RussianThomas Eelman 11 12 DutchConnor Dellapina 11 13 AmericanFrancisco Terpolilli 10 14 ArgentinianLuke O’Malley 11 15 AmericanGerald Amenyah 12 16 CanadianJames Baranello 12 17 AmericanViktor Dedieu 11 18 FrenchLuca Lecerf 11 19 FrenchGabriel Malaussena 10 20 French/AmericanAugusto Mangueira 12 21 PortugueseSjoerd Rotliep 11 23 DutchRafeal Medem 11 24 Spanish

American School in LondonColours: Black/White/Orange Mascot: Pirates Coaches: Charlie Hughes, Jack Daly and David Nesling

Name Grade Shirt NationalityDan Zimmerman 12 1 AmericanBrian Robert 11 3 AmericanJoe Burston 12 4 BritishTom Linkas 10 5 AmericanOliver Wilson 11 6 AmericanJack Potrykus 12 7 AmericanBobby Collins 12 8 AmericanRyleigh Cornelius 10 9 BritishAndrew Noorani 12 10 BritishEmerson Beckert 9 18 AmericanPT Clement 12 11 AmericanEvan DaCosta 12 12 AmericanJack De Noma 12 13 AmericanDexter Bohn 12 14 BritishFilo Fabrini 12 15 ItalianAlberto Orive 12 16 SpanishJohn Castello 10 17 AmericanGareth Rees 12 20 AmericanHans Bareihs 10 21 AmericanAlex Allen Mc Donnell 10 22 AmericanSjoerd Rotliep 11 23 DutchRafeal Medem 11 24 Spanish

ACS CobhamColours: Green/Navy/White Mascot: Cougars Coaches: Neil McCulloch and Luke Welch

Name Grade Shirt NationalityMatthew Maher 12 1 IrishIvan Gourgel 12 2 AngolanJago Thomas 12 3 BritishVincent Robson 11 5 DanishCalvin Chapman 12 6 British/AmericanEduardo Carmona 11 7 ChileanFergus Gergori 12 8 BritishLucas Calvo-Paz 12 9 ArgentinianRicardo Medem 12 10 SpanishDennie Makhauri 11 11 RussianThomas Eelman 11 12 DutchConnor Dellapina 11 13 AmericanFrancisco Terpolilli 10 14 ArgentinianLuke O’Malley 11 15 AmericanGerald Amenyah 12 16 CanadianJames Baranello 12 17 AmericanViktor Dedieu 11 18 FrenchLuca Lecerf 11 19 FrenchGabriel Malaussena 10 20 French/AmericanAugusto Mangueira 12 21 PortugueseSjoerd Rotliep 11 23 DutchRafeal Medem 11 24 Spanish

British School of BrusselsColours: Red/White/Blue Mascot: None Coaches: Marc Delreux, Caron Davies and John Chamberlain

Name Grade Shirt NationalityWilliam Tickner 13 1 BritishJano van der Merwe 13 2 DutchJack Chamberlain 13 3 BritishJames Lee 11 4 BritishAlexandru Paunica 12 5 AmericanFrederik Deakin 11 6 BritishAdam Downing 11 7 BritishMarius Flour 11 8 FrenchRiccardo Notarangelo

12 9 Italian

Joseph Cuddy 13 10 IrishSebastian Vandermeersch

11 11 Belgian

Matthew Downing 12 12 BritishPita Ledua 13 13 FijianNils Lieberherr 11 14 FrenchSean Hamill 13 15 IrishRhodri Rees 11 16 BritishJohnny Rolph 11 17 BritishBenjamin Barrett 11 18 BritishAlexander Goodall 11 19 BritishHarry Tebbett 11 20 BritishHadrien Uyttenhoven 13 21 BelgianOliver Duncan 12 22 British

British School in the NetherlandsColours: Blue/Orange Mascot: None Coaches: Iain Krysztofiak and Tim Hare

Name Grade Shirt NationalityArun Kumar 10 1 IndianMatthew Moss 10 3 GermanNiccolo Marcelli Gandolfo

10 4 Italian

Aman Shilanov 11 5 KazakhstaniGeorge Green Hix 11 6 BritishNicholas Russell 12 7 New ZealandOscar Phillips 11 8 BritishRemi Conway 11 10 BritishAlessio Podda 10 11 SwedishAdam Kus 10 12 PolishTheis Mejnertsen 12 13 DanishAlastair Slessor 11 14 BritishCalvin Davies 11 15 BritishStanislaw Baran 10 16 PolishMax Graeber 10 17 GermanTiago Costa Martins 12 18 PortugueseZachary Henderson 12 25 AmericanCarl Brunslev 11 27 Danish

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American School in LondonColours: Black/White/Orange Mascot: Pirates Coaches: Charlie Hughes, Jack Daly and David Nesling

Name Grade Shirt NationalityDan Zimmerman 12 1 AmericanBrian Robert 11 3 AmericanJoe Burston 12 4 BritishTom Linkas 10 5 AmericanOliver Wilson 11 6 AmericanJack Potrykus 12 7 AmericanBobby Collins 12 8 AmericanRyleigh Cornelius 10 9 BritishAndrew Noorani 12 10 BritishEmerson Beckert 9 18 AmericanPT Clement 12 11 AmericanEvan DaCosta 12 12 AmericanJack De Noma 12 13 AmericanDexter Bohn 12 14 BritishFilo Fabrini 12 15 ItalianAlberto Orive 12 16 SpanishJohn Castello 10 17 AmericanGareth Rees 12 20 AmericanHans Bareihs 10 21 AmericanAlex Allen Mc Donnell 10 22 AmericanSjoerd Rotliep 11 23 DutchRafeal Medem 11 24 Spanish

British School of ParisColours: Blue/Red Mascot: None Coaches: Brendan McCann, Mariano Podgaetzky

Name Grade Shirt NationalityCharles Buckman 13 1 GhanaianJose Peran Satrustegui

11 2 Spanish

Jack Coode 11 3 BritishNikolaos Economou 11 4 GreekLouis Luparello 13 5 British/FrenchNicholas Chapman 11 6 BritishRowan Davidson 12 7 BritishFranco Podgaetzky 12 8 ArgentinianHenry Crane 11 9 BritishSean Wilson 13 10 IrishGabriel Maari 11 11 FrenchAlexander Hind 11 12 BritishWill Murray 12 13 BritishZachary Sotuminu 13 14 Nigerian/BritishIsham Souffi 13 15 FrenchChristopher Owens 13 16 BritishPaul Salomon 11 17 FrenchLasse Hope 12 18 Belgian/

NorwegianNoe Routisseau 13 19 French

Senior School VoorschotenJan van Hooflaan 3

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