Welcome to the Ohoka Rugby Club’s Touch Module at Mandeville for the 2026/27season. Thank you for choosing to play Ohoka Touch at Mandeville. We are looking forward to providing you with an enjoyable and fun competition experience.
GRADES
We have offered the following grades.
JUNIOR Grade 1 – Years 1 & 2
Grade 2 – Years 3 & 4
Grade 3 – Years 5 & 6
Grade 4 – Years 7 & 8
(all grades as of 9thth Oct 2026)
Please note these grades are all mixed teams and require 2 girls to be on field at all times. 6 players per team.
All Junior grades - 1 point for every try regardless of gender
All Senior grades - 1 point for male try and 2 points for female try remaining
SENIOR
6 a-side touch (if both teams agree 7 aside can be played)
Open Men
Mixed Open (this will depend on numbers, it may be 1 mixed grade)
Mixed Over 30’s
Also note
Mixed Grades there is always a minimum requirement of 3 females 3 males on field with at anyone time. If teams cannot field this requirement, then both teams need to agree to an even split. (4 males and 2 females)
Over 30’s grades
ONE UNDER 30’s PLAYER IS ELIGIBLE IN THIS GRADE ON THE FIELD AT ONE TIME.
GAME TIMES
Junior – 15 minutes each way and NO half time
Senior Touch – 20 minutes each way
5.10pm Grade 1&2, 3&4
5.45pm Grade 5&6, 7&8
6.25pm Senior Grades
7.15pm Senior Grades
GAME POINTS
Win 3 points
Draw 1 point
Loss 0 points
Bye 3 points
Default 0 points for forfeiting team (Score 3-0)
COMPETITION DATES
15 weeks of exciting Junior competition
Junior Competition Schedule:
- Starts: October 15th - December 10, 2026 (Thursdays)
- Resumes: January 28 - March 11th, 2027 (Thursdays)
Important Dates:
- No competition on November 12, 2026 (Show Weekend)
Finals:
- Junior straight Finals Night will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2026.
*Teams opting to finish in December will not be eligible for finals
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15 weeks of exciting Senior competition
Senior 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬:
- 15th October - 10h December 2026 (Thursdays)
- *No competition on Thursday 12th November due to Show Weekend.
Senior 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬:
- 28th January - 11th March 2027 (Thursdays)
Senior 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Finals
- Senior Semi-Finals - 4th March (Thursday)
- Senior Finals Night - 11th March (Thursday)
SUBSCRIPTIONS
SENIOR - This season subscriptions are $450 per team payable by 1st November 2026
JUNIOR – This season subscriptions are $250 per team payable by 1st November 2026
SOCIAL
MSC Clubrooms will be open for food and refreshments throughout the Touch Season. MSC is a licensed, SMOKE FREE facility. The consumption of alcohol on these grounds is prohibited by law and under NO CIRCUMSTANCES is alcohol to be bought onsite to MSC. Please take note of MSC Clubroom Code of Conduct on display in clubrooms
PLAYING FIELDS
Ohoka Touch module is played on the MSC grounds on Thursday night. Ground/field layout will be displayed in front of the clubrooms. The consumption of alcohol on these grounds is prohibited.
Junior Year 1-2 and 3-4 fields are half sized, all other grades are full sized.
REFEREES
As part of the condition of entry, your senior team needs to nominate a referee. You can nominate outside of your team if they are aware and willing. Organizing your team's referee is the sole responsibility of your team manager. Referees will be appointed to the draw by the night before. Junior games will have assigned referees these referees will meet at 4:15pm each night to set up fields and have a briefing.
If your team doesn’t supply a referee, you will be deducted 1 point for each week you do not supply a referee.
One of the obstacles to encouraging players to referee is the occasional poor sportsmanship demonstrated by some players towards refereeing decisions. Some people are put off refereeing by this intimidation. Ohoka Rugby Club wishes to encourage as many players as possible to enjoy this aspect of Touch and we will be working hard to support all referees throughout the season. Every week there will be representatives of the Competition Committee circulating around the fields to provide support for referees.
SERIOUS OFFENSES recorded by the referees of the observers will be referred to by the Competition Committee and may lead to the deduction of ALL game and sportsmanship points for that night.
Acts of dissent or abuse will not be tolerated and will be taken very seriously by the Competition Committee. Repeated instances of dissent may see a team withdrawn from the competition with NO refund of subscriptions.
PLAYER CONDUCT
An increasing trend in sport is the verbal abuse of referees. Ohoka Touch has a zero-tolerance policy towards referee abuse. The organizers appreciate and acknowledge the time and commitment given by our referees, please respect them and their decisions, as without them, there would be no game.
CANCELLATIONS
All decisions regarding cancellation of games will be by 4pm on Thursday afternoon to ALL team managers for Junior and Senior Touch via email and Facebook. Please also check the website www.mandevillesports.co.nz and our Ohoka Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MandevilleTouch for up to date information. If a cancellation occurs, the week's games won’t be rescheduled.
DRAWS
Draws will be communicated to all team managers via email and available online along with updated points.
These will be live on the website too.
UNIFORMS
All team members MUST wear the SAME uniform. As a minimum the uniform must consist of a shirt of the same colour with an identification number and the same colour/matching shorts.
Footwear MUST be worn.
All teams must be in correct uniform by the third week, unless prior arrangements are made with the module organizer. Competition points will be awarded to teams that meet the above criteria on a weekly basis.
BALLS
Ohoka Touch will provide all match balls. These are to be collected by referee before game and returned to organizer at completion of game along with completed scorecard.
TOILETS
Toilets are available inside the clubrooms and public toilets around the back of the clubrooms.
Kind Regards
Shane Findlay/Nathan Parsons
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