Rules for Shepherd Neame Kent Leagues

1.	The Leagues will be called: a) Metropolitan Leagues b) East Kent Leagues c) Mid Kent and East Sussex Leagues
2.	Clubs in the Metropolitan, East and mid Kent areas as defined in the County Handbook may participate in their respective area leagues. Clubs may move between areas by agreement. Other Clubs may join the leagues, provided they join the KCRFU as affiliated members.
3.	Each Area shall elect a Committee annually at its Annual General Meeting, comprising a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, plus three Committee Members. The County's Group Representatives will be invited to serve on their respective League committees.
4.	Matches will be played on a Home and Away basis with clubsbeing responsible for arranging their own fixtures. All matches shall be played by the 30th April each year and any games not played by that date shall be void.
5.	All clubs must send a Fixture List, by the 1st September each year, to their represenative League Secretary.
6.	Both clubs MUST report results, IN WRITING to their respective League Secretary, within FOUR DAYS of matches being played, on the cards provided.
7.	League tables will be sent to clubs on a regular basis.
8.	An annual fee of £15.00 (fifteen pounds only) to be paid for each XV entered, provided that should the fee be paid by 30th November each season, a 33% reduction to the fee will be made. Any such fee may be amended at an Area League AGM. To be sent to Terry Kirk (see contact list), cheques payable to KCRFU Metropolitan Leagues.
9.	The scoring system will be 3 (three) points for a win, 2 (two) points for a draw, 1 (one) point for playing. A BONUS system will operate this year, which will be 1 point, to a side that loses by 7 or less points. (Amended)
10.	If matches are not played on scheduled dates and if the reason is not acceptable to the respective Area Committee, the defaulting team will be deemed to have lost the game.
11.	Regardless of the score in any game the biggest points difference that will be entered for League table purposes will be 40 points.
12.	Replacements will be three from three. IT IS RECOMMENDED that if one team has less than 15 players and the other team has replacements, the replacements be encouraged to play for the opposition.
13.	Any team which withdraws from the Leagues will have ALL points and scores deleted in the League tables.
14.	All disputes will be dealt with by the respective League Committee, subject to an appeal to the Kent County Competitions Sub-Committee, whose decision will be final. PLease note that any complaint regarding a match or a result of a match must be notified within 14 days to the relevant League Secretary and any appeal must be sent to the KCRFU Competitions Secretary within 14 days of receiving the Area Committee decision.
15.	The Leagues are for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th XV's of clubs in the Kent Divisional Leagues of the English Club Championships or teams from non-League Clubs. Any club playing in or which gains promotion to the London and South East Leagues of the English Club Championships will be invited to enter their 3rd, 4th and 5th XV's in the Leagues.
16.	Presentation of the trophies will be made to the winning clubs at the end of the season. The plaques for the winners and runners-up will be paid for and provided by the Kent County Rugby Football Union.
17.	Metropolitan Leagues - Scrum rulings - follow link.
18.	It is hereby declared and agreed that by a special resolution passed by the Kent Metropolitan Leagues committee on March 18, 2009 a quorum for such committee’s business be achieved at any one time by a minimum of three (3) elected committee members; of which two (2) are elected officers, whilst one (1) is to be a member clubs’ elected representative.