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ISSUE 27/06	10 July 2006

This is the second edition of Newsflash this week, as late additions to the Disciplinary Cases were received.

DISCIPLINARY CASES

NAME	#	TEAM	CODE	Q	OFFENCE	SUSPENDED
10 July
Chris ONYILOGWU	39	London Blitz	FPF	O	An opponent ran out of bounds into the blitz team area. As the player was attempting to return to the field of play, #39 of the Blitz deliberately kicked the opponent.	23/07/2006
Mark Andrew SMITH	6	Dundee Hurricanes	FUC	3	Abusive language towards Official. This occured after an earlier warning not to swear at officials.	23/07/06
Sebastian OSSYWA	77	Dundee Hurricanes	FUC	3	Flagrant Unsportmanlike Conduct. Equipment Violation under rule 9-2-2-d. Player was found wearing long metal studs. Approx 1" in length.	23/07/06

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

HOME TEAM	REPORT	NEXT HOME GAME
9 July
Lancashire Wolverines	In order to play game there were minimal markings on pitch or sideline agreed by officials and teams. Game suspended for 35 mins while injured Lincoln player (no. 78) taken to hospital before return of ambulance. Wolverines and staff at Wigan RFU club hospitable and keen to host American Football so as such the game was useful for their development/ improvement before joining league.	tbc
10 July
Bristol Aztecs	Coaching box line only 3ft from sideline and team area line only 9ft from sideline. Team areas extend between 20yd lines. Goals (one in particular) have posts that are not quite vertical and crossbar that is not quite horizontal nor in the plane of the end line, but we went with what we'd got!	tbc

SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT?

Before the game Mark Cohen (No 1) of the Coventry Jets Proposed Marriage to Ellie Greenwood, and she said YES!!! Silly Girl!!!
I threw a flag for Sportsmanlike Conduct but did not know the signal or yardage so I had to wave it off!
(Any suggestion for what that signal might look like would be welcomed - send to newsflash@bafra.org)

Chris Jarvis
BAFRA #10

LESLEY COTTIER

It is with sadness that we learn of the death of Phil Cottier's wife, Lesley, on Wednesday 5th July in Bedford Hospital. For those that would like to attend, the funeral is at St Andrew's Church Ampthill on Monday 17th July at 2pm. Donations to Macmillan Cancer Research.

AUGUST FLAGDOWN

Colin has advised that the deadline for all submission for the August edition of Flagdown should be with him by 24th July. Please email them (ideally in Word format) to flagdown@bafra.org.

SITUATION VACANT

Director of Youth and Development

BAFRA is looking for a new director. Although the title is "Director of Youth and Development", the job would be better described as "Director of Recruitment".

We are looking for someone who will take responsibility for increasing BAFRA's membership numbers through innovative new campaigns and taking maximum advantage of existing relationships. In particular, we want someone who can take immediate charge of our campaign to recruit members from universities during freshers' weeks this coming October.

The successful applicant will have commitment and enthusiasm, coupled with reasonable communication skills. He or she will not necessarily have been a member of BAFRA for very long – in fact, a new(ish) member may bring new perspectives to the role.

Applications should be sent by email to me before Friday 21st July. If you are considering applying or want more information, please contact me for an informal discussion.

Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org

MISSING OFFICIALS

I understand that there have been a number of instances where a crew has had to officiate one short when one of the crew has not turned up. Should this occur, please let me know by email.

Pete Thom
operations@bafra.org

EXPENSES

All expenses totalling £10 or more have been posted today. This covers the period up to 30th June. Anybody who has outstanding expenses from this period and has not received it by Friday, should contact me.

Charlie Dean-Young
finance@bafra.org

MEMBERSHIP FEES

At the Directors' meeting last week, it was decided to increase the membership fee to £40 (with a £5 discount if paid by the agreed time). The increase is in line with the increase in game day fees, and will be used to subsidise accommodation at next year's convention.

More details will follow with the renewal form due out next month.

Charlie Dean-Young
finance@bafra.org

RETURN OF INJURED PLAYER

Play: In the first quarter, A1 is taken by ambulance to a local hospital as the request of the trainer. If he should later return to the stadium, can A1 be allowed back in the game without written authorisation of a physician?

Ruling: If A1 were bleeding, the bleeding would have to be controlled and if any part of his uniform were saturated with blood, the apparel would have to be changed. Otherwise, there is no rule preventing A1 from returning (3-3-5a).

Reprinted with written permission from Referee magazine.
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