RFU Community Game Update September 2019.
All RFU voting clubs were advised of their indicative international ticket allocation based primarily on the number of 15-a-side matches played by their U14 – adult teams, both female and male, during the 2018/19 season taken from a club’s Team Management Module on GMS. The actual allocation for the Six Nations 2021 and other England international matches for the following two years will be based on those 15-a-side matches played by a club in both the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.
2018/19 Season. The vast majority of queries about the indicative allocation were because clubs had played more 15-a-side games in 2018/19 then they had registered on the GMS Team Management Module. The purpose of giving an indicative total was to highlight if clubs had not registered all their matches on the module, and we have encouraged clubs to add their missing matches over the summer months. It is still not too late to include missing matches from the 2018/19 season on the module and have them count towards your actual ticket allocation. Matches added now will count as long as they are listed with an appropriate outcome, as we will not be finalising the 2018/19 season data until about Christmas, but we will not be issuing a revised indicative ticket allocation. However, clubs can confirm for themselves on GMS that all their matches with outcomes have been listed on their Team Management Module.
2019/20 Season. Clubs are encouraged to keep details of their 15-a-side matches for the 2019/20 season regularly up-to-date by using the GMS Team Management Module to confirm all such fixtures and by updating the system with the outcome of all matches either weekly or at least monthly. Last season clubs were starting the process of requesting fixtures and adding results at the end of the season. This all takes time and many missed the deadline on which the indicative allocations were based. After the deadline for the 2019/20 season, which is likely to be mid-May 20, there will not be the opportunity to add missing fixtures and affect your club’s actual ticket allocation. We will give due warning through the Community Game Updates of this approaching deadline next year, but it would be far better that matches are listed now and the outcomes updated regularly.
GMS Competitions Tool. Competition organisers, particularly for inter-club CB competitions, are encouraged to use the GMS Competitions Tool to help administer their competitions. Many already do, but the value is that it automatically registers each match and result on the Team Management Module of the clubs participating in the competition, meaning that the clubs do not have to list each fixture manually.
Help. If clubs or competition organisers do require any technical help in using these GMS systems, please contact the GMS Service Desk - email gms@rfu.com. Alternatively, your local RDO will be able to help with any more general questions and any local training needed.
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